Software Engineering Contracts in Stevenage

Software Engineering
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Stevenage with a requirement for Software Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Software Engineering over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 3 5
Rank change year-on-year 0 +2 -2
Contract jobs citing Software Engineering 96 75 52
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage 20.60% 25.86% 30.77%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 22.33% 28.30% 33.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 1 1
10th Percentile £330 - -
25th Percentile £350 - £505
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £65 £509
Median % change year-on-year +515.38% -87.23% -
75th Percentile £450 - £514
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £400 £700 £425
% change year-on-year -42.86% +64.71% -9.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 83 51 24
10th Percentile £60.00 - £55.00
25th Percentile £61.25 £53.75 £56.13
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year - +8.33% +39.53%
75th Percentile £66.25 £65.75 -
90th Percentile £90.00 £77.00 -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £57.00
% change year-on-year - +14.04% +26.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Stevenage

Software Engineering is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Stevenage with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 430 265 155
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 92.27% 91.38% 91.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 60 50
10th Percentile £80 £273 £299
25th Percentile £258 £311 £364
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £388 £488
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% -20.51% -2.50%
75th Percentile £563 £504 £588
90th Percentile £650 £607 £653
Hertfordshire median daily rate £425 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 300 131 53
10th Percentile £38.12 £50.00 £39.50
25th Percentile £43.00 £53.75 £46.25
Median hourly rate £50.00 £65.00 £56.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +16.07% +24.44%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £77.00 -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £50.00 £65.00 £49.50
% change year-on-year -23.08% +31.31% +10.00%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineering in Stevenage

Software Engineering
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Daily rate trend for Software Engineering in Stevenage

Software Engineering
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Hourly rate trend for Software Engineering in Stevenage

Software Engineering
Hourly Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Engineering in Stevenage over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Software Engineering in Stevenage

Software Engineering
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 (7.29%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 36 (37.50%) Modbus
1 36 (37.50%) RS-422
1 36 (37.50%) RS-485
2 5 (5.21%) Ethernet
2 5 (5.21%) TCP/IP
3 4 (4.17%) Wireless
4 3 (3.13%) 4G
4 3 (3.13%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.04%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 14 (14.58%) Rational Rhapsody
2 12 (12.50%) Rational DOORS
3 8 (8.33%) Visual Studio
4 6 (6.25%) Eclipse
5 3 (3.13%) JIRA
6 2 (2.08%) Git
6 2 (2.08%) IntelliJ
General
1 46 (47.92%) Electronics
2 37 (38.54%) Social Skills
3 6 (6.25%) Aerospace
4 5 (5.21%) Military
4 5 (5.21%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (3.13%) Law
5 3 (3.13%) Telecoms
6 2 (2.08%) Aviation
7 1 (1.04%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 84 (87.50%) Software Engineer
2 40 (41.67%) C++ Software Engineer
3 29 (30.21%) C Software Engineer
4 24 (25.00%) Embedded Engineer
4 24 (25.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 17 (17.71%) Ada Engineer
5 17 (17.71%) Ada Software Engineer
6 16 (16.67%) C/C++ Software Engineer
7 11 (11.46%) Embedded C Engineer
7 11 (11.46%) Embedded C Software Engineer
8 8 (8.33%) Linux Engineer
9 7 (7.29%) C# Software Engineer
9 7 (7.29%) Real Time Engineer
9 7 (7.29%) Real Time Software Engineer
10 3 (3.13%) Analyst
10 3 (3.13%) Architect
10 3 (3.13%) Consultant
10 3 (3.13%) Data Architect
10 3 (3.13%) Infrastructure Consultant
10 3 (3.13%) Network Infrastructure Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (7.29%) Web Services
2 5 (5.21%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 29 (30.21%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (4.17%) Algorithms
2 4 (4.17%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 16 (16.67%) Linux
2 7 (7.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (47.92%) Agile
2 41 (42.71%) Continuous Integration
2 41 (42.71%) TDD
2 41 (42.71%) Unit Testing
3 38 (39.58%) Customer Requirements
4 36 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 36 (37.50%) DevOps
4 36 (37.50%) Pair Programming
4 36 (37.50%) Software Testing
5 30 (31.25%) Validation
6 20 (20.83%) Verification and Validation
7 15 (15.63%) Problem-Solving
8 14 (14.58%) Visualisation
9 12 (12.50%) Systems Engineering
10 11 (11.46%) Mathematics
10 11 (11.46%) Scrum
10 11 (11.46%) UML
11 10 (10.42%) Code Quality
11 10 (10.42%) Test Automation
11 10 (10.42%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 67 (69.79%) C
2 66 (68.75%) C++
3 44 (45.83%) C#
4 17 (17.71%) Ada
5 10 (10.42%) Embedded C
6 8 (8.33%) Embedded C++
7 7 (7.29%) Java
7 7 (7.29%) MATLAB
8 5 (5.21%) JavaScript
9 4 (4.17%) Python
9 4 (4.17%) R
10 3 (3.13%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (12.50%) Security Cleared
2 10 (10.42%) SC Cleared
3 4 (4.17%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (4.17%) Degree
4 2 (2.08%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.04%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 10 (10.42%) IBM
2 8 (8.33%) Microsoft
3 2 (2.08%) Twitter