Software Engineer Contracts in Stevenage

Software Engineer
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

As of 18 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 Stevenage.

6 months to
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 12 10
Rank change year-on-year +5 -2 -4
Contract jobs requiring a Software Engineer 84 44 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage 20.10% 15.12% 20.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 23.08% 16.73% 24.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £65 -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £425 £65 £390
% change year-on-year +553.85% -83.33% +0.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 79 32 19
10th Percentile £60.00 - £59.30
25th Percentile £61.25 £53.75 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £57.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% -4.17% +50.94%
75th Percentile £68.75 £68.00 -
90th Percentile £90.00 £77.00 -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £65.00 £57.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year +13.04% -4.17% +33.33%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Stevenage

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 364 263 140
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.08% 90.38% 84.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 72 55
10th Percentile £80 £241 £161
25th Percentile £252 £319 £312
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 £388 £401
Median % change year-on-year -6.45% -3.25% -18.27%
75th Percentile £525 £500 £563
90th Percentile £650 £598 £629
Hertfordshire median daily rate £425 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -15.00% +11.11% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 246 124 50
10th Percentile £40.00 £49.00 £34.40
25th Percentile £47.00 £53.75 £40.29
Median hourly rate £60.00 £65.00 £56.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +16.07% +24.44%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £76.70 -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £55.00 £62.50 £49.00
% change year-on-year -12.00% +27.55% +22.50%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Stevenage

Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Daily rate trend for Software Engineer in Stevenage

Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Hourly rate trend for Software Engineer in Stevenage

Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Engineer in Stevenage over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Software Engineer in Stevenage

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

For the 6 months to 18 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 Stevenage region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 84 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 69 (82.14%) C
3 65 (77.38%) C++
4 47 (55.95%) Electronics
5 41 (48.81%) Agile
5 41 (48.81%) C#
6 39 (46.43%) TDD
6 39 (46.43%) Unit Testing
6 39 (46.43%) Continuous Integration
7 38 (45.24%) Software Testing
8 37 (44.05%) Modbus
8 37 (44.05%) DevOps
8 37 (44.05%) RS-485
8 37 (44.05%) RS-422
8 37 (44.05%) Pair Programming
8 37 (44.05%) Continuous Improvement
8 37 (44.05%) Customer Requirements
9 31 (36.90%) Social Skills
10 28 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
11 26 (30.95%) Validation
12 18 (21.43%) Ada
13 16 (19.05%) Verification and Validation
14 15 (17.86%) Rational Rhapsody
15 14 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
16 12 (14.29%) Linux
16 12 (14.29%) UML
17 11 (13.10%) Embedded C
17 11 (13.10%) Test Scripting
17 11 (13.10%) Test Automation
17 11 (13.10%) Visualisation

Software 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:

Applications
1 7 (8.33%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 37 (44.05%) Modbus
1 37 (44.05%) RS-422
1 37 (44.05%) RS-485
2 2 (2.38%) Ethernet
2 2 (2.38%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 15 (17.86%) Rational Rhapsody
2 11 (13.10%) Rational DOORS
3 4 (4.76%) Visual Studio
4 3 (3.57%) Eclipse
5 1 (1.19%) JIRA
General
1 47 (55.95%) Electronics
2 31 (36.90%) Social Skills
3 3 (3.57%) Aerospace
3 3 (3.57%) Law
4 2 (2.38%) Aviation
4 2 (2.38%) Military
4 2 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.57%) Web Services
2 2 (2.38%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 28 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 12 (14.29%) Linux
2 3 (3.57%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 41 (48.81%) Agile
3 39 (46.43%) Continuous Integration
3 39 (46.43%) TDD
3 39 (46.43%) Unit Testing
4 38 (45.24%) Software Testing
5 37 (44.05%) Continuous Improvement
5 37 (44.05%) Customer Requirements
5 37 (44.05%) DevOps
5 37 (44.05%) Pair Programming
6 26 (30.95%) Validation
7 16 (19.05%) Verification and Validation
8 14 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
9 12 (14.29%) UML
10 11 (13.10%) Test Automation
10 11 (13.10%) Test Scripting
10 11 (13.10%) Visualisation
11 10 (11.90%) Embedded Software Development
11 10 (11.90%) Scrum
11 10 (11.90%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 69 (82.14%) C
2 65 (77.38%) C++
3 41 (48.81%) C#
4 18 (21.43%) Ada
5 11 (13.10%) Embedded C
6 10 (11.90%) Embedded C++
7 7 (8.33%) MATLAB
8 2 (2.38%) JavaScript
9 1 (1.19%) Java
9 1 (1.19%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (9.52%) Security Cleared
2 6 (7.14%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 10 (11.90%) IBM
2 3 (3.57%) Microsoft
3 2 (2.38%) Twitter