Software Engineer Contracts in South London

Software Engineer
London > South London

As of 25 April 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Engineer daily rate in South London.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 36 46 47
Rank change year-on-year +10 +1 -13
Contract jobs requiring a Software Engineer 5 6 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South London 2.08% 1.55% 2.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.14% 1.69% 2.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - £435
25th Percentile - - £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +8.11%
75th Percentile - - £525
90th Percentile - - -
London median daily rate £675 £625 £600
% change year-on-year +8.00% +4.17% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 5
10th Percentile £56.99 - £41.10
25th Percentile £81.25 - £45.15
Median hourly rate £82.50 £50.42 £48.58
Median % change year-on-year +63.63% +3.79% +5.13%
75th Percentile £83.75 - -
90th Percentile - - £52.97
London median hourly rate £55.00 £57.50 £48.58
% change year-on-year -4.35% +18.36% +9.17%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in South London. 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 South London with a recognized job title 234 356 351
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.50% 92.23% 95.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 155 282 270
10th Percentile £200 £213 £225
25th Percentile £400 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £508
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £575 £638 £638
90th Percentile £638 £776 £713
London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 13 12
10th Percentile £17.00 £18.75 £38.49
25th Percentile £21.25 £20.00 £39.64
Median hourly rate £23.50 £23.46 £45.74
Median % change year-on-year +0.17% -48.70% -1.47%
75th Percentile £75.00 £50.42 £48.58
90th Percentile £83.75 £52.46 £49.71
London median hourly rate £27.81 £36.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -22.75% +2.86% +12.90%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in South London

Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in South London.

Daily rate trend for Software Engineer in South London

Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in South London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in South London.

Hourly rate trend for Software Engineer in South London

Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in South London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Engineer in South London over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Software Engineer in South London

Software Engineer
Contract Job Locations in South London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the South London region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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
Kingston Upon Thames 0 5 - - 5
Merton -1 1 - - 6
Software Engineer
London

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South London

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, 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 London region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
2 4 (80.00%) Master's Degree
2 4 (80.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (80.00%) Code Quality
2 4 (80.00%) Degree
2 4 (80.00%) Computer Science
2 4 (80.00%) Aerospace
2 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) UML
3 1 (20.00%) Ada
3 1 (20.00%) Client/Server
3 1 (20.00%) Configuration Management
3 1 (20.00%) C#
3 1 (20.00%) C++
3 1 (20.00%) VBScript
3 1 (20.00%) Windows
3 1 (20.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
3 1 (20.00%) Change Control
3 1 (20.00%) VMware
3 1 (20.00%) Software Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Integration Testing

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South London 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:

General
1 4 (80.00%) Aerospace
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (20.00%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (80.00%) Code Quality
2 4 (80.00%) Computer Science
2 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (80.00%) UML
3 1 (20.00%) Change Control
3 1 (20.00%) Configuration Management
3 1 (20.00%) Integration Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) Ada
1 1 (20.00%) C#
1 1 (20.00%) C++
1 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (20.00%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
1 4 (80.00%) Master's Degree
1 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) VMware