Software Engineer
South East > Surrey
The median Software Engineer daily rate in Surrey is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 33 | 44 | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +7 | +2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Surrey | 2.92% | 1.19% | 3.01% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.02% | 1.28% | 3.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £463 | £378 | £481 |
| 25th Percentile | £469 | £406 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £515 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -12.62% | -1.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £488 | £540 |
| 90th Percentile | £535 | £510 | £589 |
| South East median daily rate | £550 | £475 | £518 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -8.21% | -8.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £51.13 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £52.81 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £56.25 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £60.31 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £62.38 |
| South East median hourly rate | £51.40 | £62.50 | £58.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.76% | +6.84% | +11.43% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Surrey
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title | 265 | 548 | 668 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 96.72% | 92.88% | 95.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 182 | 398 | 508 |
| 10th Percentile | £195 | £249 | £204 |
| 25th Percentile | £257 | £375 | £344 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £515 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -2.91% | +2.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £625 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £587 | £700 | £725 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 57 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.40 | £12.41 | £30.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.18 | £13.25 | £42.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £30.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | -33.33% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.57 | £57.50 | £62.53 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.50 | £76.86 | £64.88 |
| South East median hourly rate | £32.50 | £47.50 | £49.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.58% | -4.04% | +147.50% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Surrey.
Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Surrey
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Surrey.
Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Surrey.
Software Engineer
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 Software Engineer within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 24 May 2025. 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 |
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| Redhill | +7 | 6 | £500 | +11.11% | 4 |
| Woking | - | 2 | £550 | - | 80 |
| Software Engineer South East |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey
For the 6 months to 24 May 2025, 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 Surrey region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey 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:
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