Hackathon Contract Job Trends in the South West

Hackathon
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Hackathon in contract job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Hackathon over the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 123 127 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Contract jobs citing Hackathon 1 7 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.049% 0.28% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.15% 1.04% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £484 -
25th Percentile £145 £516 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £160 £575 -
Median % change year-on-year -72.17% - -
75th Percentile £175 £628 -
90th Percentile - £656 -
England median daily rate £160 £575 £775
% change year-on-year -72.17% -25.81% +29.17%

All Generic Skills
South West

Hackathon falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 668 673 914
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 32.70% 27.34% 28.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 401 370 660
10th Percentile £225 £205 £284
25th Percentile £378 £440 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £672 £673
90th Percentile £715 £725 £729
England median daily rate £525 £540 £550
% change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 80 72 58
10th Percentile £6.00 £16.04 £15.48
25th Percentile £15.48 £65.31 £35.00
Median hourly rate £23.17 £70.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -66.90% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £63.75 £70.63 £83.40
90th Percentile £72.75 £74.88 -
England median hourly rate £27.77 £52.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -47.11% +17.98% +71.15%

Hackathon
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Hackathon relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Hackathon job vacancy trend in the South West

Hackathon
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Hackathon.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Hackathon

Hackathon
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Hackathon within the South West region over the 6 months to 25 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Devon +5 1 £160 -66.32%
Hackathon
England

Hackathon
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (100.00%) Data Structures
1 1 (100.00%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Innovation
1 1 (100.00%) Game Development
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree