Software Development Engineer Contracts in Stevenage

Software Development Engineer
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

As of 18 July 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Development Engineer daily rate in Stevenage.

6 months to
18 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Development Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage 1.68% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.05% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate - - £425
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £67.00 - -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £67.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Stevenage

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Stevenage. 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 Stevenage with a recognized job title 146 398 256
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 81.56% 88.64% 91.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 76 76
10th Percentile £225 £146 £273
25th Percentile £425 £349 £315
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £430
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +27.91% -21.82%
75th Percentile £685 £575 £550
90th Percentile £711 - £655
Hertfordshire median daily rate £512 £430 £500
% change year-on-year +19.07% -14.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 83 248 116
10th Percentile £31.64 £40.85 £49.00
25th Percentile £45.00 £43.00 £53.75
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -15.38% +15.04%
75th Percentile £73.75 £65.00 £72.81
90th Percentile £81.28 £70.00 £90.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £57.50 £50.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year +15.00% -20.00% +25.00%

Software Development Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Development Engineer in Stevenage

Software Development Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Development Engineer in Stevenage.

Hourly rate trend for Software Development Engineer in Stevenage

Software Development Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stevenage

For the 6 months to 18 July 2025, Software Development 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 Stevenage region featuring Software Development Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) HTML
1 3 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (100.00%) .NET
1 3 (100.00%) Visual Studio
1 3 (100.00%) CSS
1 3 (100.00%) OOP
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) TDD
1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 3 (100.00%) .NET Framework
1 3 (100.00%) JIRA
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Node.js
1 3 (100.00%) AngularJS
1 3 (100.00%) Artifactory
1 3 (100.00%) TypeScript
1 3 (100.00%) Docker
1 3 (100.00%) Microservices
1 3 (100.00%) Data Structures
1 3 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 3 (100.00%) GitLab
1 3 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 3 (100.00%) React
1 3 (100.00%) SDLC
1 3 (100.00%) Vue
1 3 (100.00%) npm
1 3 (100.00%) Svelte
1 3 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 3 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 3 (100.00%) Containerisation

Software Development Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stevenage 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) npm
Development Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Artifactory
1 3 (100.00%) GitLab
1 3 (100.00%) JIRA
1 3 (100.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) .NET
1 3 (100.00%) .NET Framework
1 3 (100.00%) AngularJS
1 3 (100.00%) CSS
1 3 (100.00%) HTML
1 3 (100.00%) Node.js
1 3 (100.00%) React
1 3 (100.00%) Svelte
1 3 (100.00%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 3 (100.00%) Data Structures
1 3 (100.00%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 3 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 3 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 3 (100.00%) Microservices
1 3 (100.00%) OOP
1 3 (100.00%) SDLC
1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 3 (100.00%) TDD
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
3 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C#
1 3 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (100.00%) TypeScript
2 2 (66.67%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) Kubernetes