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.
Contract vacancies in the South West with a recognized job title
1,691
2,751
3,227
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
88.95%
92.25%
95.56%
Number of daily rates quoted
997
1,780
2,265
10th Percentile
£225
£250
£300
25th Percentile
£363
£406
£415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£520
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-3.85%
-0.95%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£613
£613
£644
90th Percentile
£688
£700
£720
England median daily rate
£510
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-2.86%
-4.55%
+1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted
182
377
273
10th Percentile
£14.04
£13.94
£17.70
25th Percentile
£18.19
£35.00
£39.55
Median hourly rate
£26.28
£65.00
£63.00
Median % change year-on-year
-59.57%
+3.17%
+30.52%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£72.50
£75.50
90th Percentile
£70.00
£75.00
£83.75
England median hourly rate
£26.30
£43.00
£43.86
% change year-on-year
-38.84%
-1.96%
+70.79%
Senior Developer Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings that featured Senior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Senior Developer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer in the South West.
Senior Developer Daily Rate Histogram in the South West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer in the South West over the 6 months to 26 July 2025.
Senior Developer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer in the South West.
Senior Developer 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 Senior Developer within the South West region over the 6 months to 26 July 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
Senior Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West
For the 6 months to 26 July 2025, Senior Developer 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 Senior Developer in the job title.
Senior Developer 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:
