Software Engineering
Hampshire > Southampton
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 18 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +7 | -7 |
| Contract jobs citing Software Engineering | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Southampton | 5.04% | 2.61% | 1.59% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.98% | 3.92% | 1.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £71 | - | £475 |
| 25th Percentile | £71 | - | £479 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £75 | - | £498 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -17.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £289 | - | £513 |
| 90th Percentile | £416 | - | £516 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £425 | £571 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.60% | +3.86% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £58.18 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £60.31 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £65.25 | £80.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.44% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £69.81 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £71.73 | - | - |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £54.25 | £70.00 | £59.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.50% | +18.14% | -8.85% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Southampton
Software Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Southampton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 117 | 102 | 163 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton | 84.17% | 66.67% | 86.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 73 | 72 | 119 |
| 10th Percentile | £170 | £200 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £333 | £350 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £438 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -16.67% | +0.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £588 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £670 | £649 | £650 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £525 | £563 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +5.14% | +1.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.50 | - | £18.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £39.63 | - | £22.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £71.00 | £80.00 | £27.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.25% | +196.30% | +69.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.00 | - | £32.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.40 | - | £36.63 |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £22.50 | £70.00 | £53.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -67.86% | +30.23% | +31.66% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
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Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Software Engineering.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Southampton
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Southampton over the 6 months to 10 October 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Software Engineering.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Southampton
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Engineering in Southampton over the 6 months to 10 October 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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: