Research Software Engineer Contracts in the South West

Research Software Engineer
England > South West

As of 28 August 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Research Software Engineer daily rate in the South West.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 118 - 159
Rank change year-on-year - - -
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Research Software Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.052% - 0.030%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.059% - 0.031%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £750
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £800
75th Percentile - - £850
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate - £650 £800
% change year-on-year - -18.75% +33.33%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in the South West with a recognized job title 1,705 2,527 3,176
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.80% 92.43% 95.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 978 1,607 2,198
10th Percentile £220 £228 £300
25th Percentile £363 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.48% -3.33% +1.92%
75th Percentile £624 £613 £638
90th Percentile £700 £700 £719
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 198 299 280
10th Percentile £13.50 £13.82 £18.26
25th Percentile £18.13 £32.49 £40.85
Median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -62.74% +8.00% +15.74%
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.50 £74.06
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £83.40
England median hourly rate £25.15 £44.00 £43.86
% change year-on-year -42.84% +0.32% +68.69%

Research Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings that featured Research Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Research Software Engineer in the South West

Research Software Engineer
DemandTrendContract 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 Research Software Engineer within the South West region over the 6 months to 28 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Gloucestershire - 1 - -
Research Software Engineer
England

Research Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, Research Software Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South West region featuring Research Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Research

Research Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Research
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared