Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
South East > Surrey
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Surrey requiring SDLC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 42 | 38 | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +13 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing SDLC | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Surrey | 2.28% | 2.16% | 2.69% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 2.74% | 2.44% | 3.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £384 | £329 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £343 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £413 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.21% | -25.00% | +29.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £513 | £623 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £689 |
| South East median daily rate | £550 | £575 | £593 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -2.95% | +12.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £56.50 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £58.75 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £60.00 | £67.02 | £48.40 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.47% | +38.47% | -25.54% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Surrey
SDLC 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 Surrey.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 365 | 328 | 564 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey | 83.33% | 88.65% | 84.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 237 | 207 | 435 |
| 10th Percentile | £204 | £203 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £265 | £355 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £550 | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £661 | £675 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.44% | +2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 46 | 15 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.15 | £15.95 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.88 | £22.24 | £16.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £24.18 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +127.46% | -51.64% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.38 | £26.50 | £76.53 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £31.95 | £77.50 |
| South East median hourly rate | £23.58 | £45.00 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.61% | -5.26% | +7.34% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SDLC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey.
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Daily Rate Trend in Surrey
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing SDLC.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Surrey
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SDLC in Surrey over the 6 months to 30 January 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing SDLC.
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Contract Job Locations in Surrey
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SDLC within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 30 January 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guildford | - | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| Reigate | +9 | 3 | - | - | |
| Epsom | - | 1 | £550 | - | |
| Godalming | - | 1 | £500 | - | |
| SDLC South East |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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: