Software Engineering Contracts in the UK excluding London

Software Engineering
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 33 48 44
Rank change year-on-year +15 -4 -4
Contract jobs citing Software Engineering 1,058 1,077 1,514
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 5.12% 4.47% 4.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.04% 4.99% 5.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 429 651 823
10th Percentile £358 £413 £400
25th Percentile £425 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +16.67%
75th Percentile £625 £626 £625
90th Percentile £688 £700 £688
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £575
% change year-on-year - +4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 327 164 167
10th Percentile £46.25 £47.00 £40.70
25th Percentile £52.50 £53.75 £47.75
Median hourly rate £62.50 £65.00 £56.50
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +15.04% +25.56%
75th Percentile £70.00 £68.61 £61.25
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £69.18
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £64.15 £55.00
% change year-on-year -2.56% +16.63% +22.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,509 21,592 27,554
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.76% 89.53% 88.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,486 14,972 19,224
10th Percentile £248 £252 £231
25th Percentile £378 £400 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.20%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,026 1,320 1,373
10th Percentile £12.30 £11.00 £12.00
25th Percentile £15.17 £15.99 £14.00
Median hourly rate £36.00 £36.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year - +80.00% -8.17%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £45.20
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.60 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £37.34 £25.00
% change year-on-year -6.27% +49.36% -

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineering in the UK excluding London

Software Engineering
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Software Engineering in the UK excluding London

Software Engineering
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Software Engineering in the UK excluding London

Software Engineering
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Software Engineering in the UK excluding London

Software Engineering
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Engineering in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Software Engineering in the UK excluding London

Software Engineering
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
South East +26 262 £550 +1.85% 356
North of England +46 252 £525 -4.55% 301
East of England +17 188 £500 -4.40% 225
North West +60 152 £549 -8.50% 180
South West -14 145 £525 -9.33% 268
Scotland +19 103 £498 +4.74% 138
Midlands +5 90 £496 -7.85% 225
Yorkshire +9 67 £425 -18.07% 92
West Midlands -3 59 £463 -14.35% 123
North East +22 35 £390 -32.17% 32
East Midlands +31 31 £550 +29.41% 102
Wales -2 18 £551 -5.97% 26
Northern Ireland +8 3 £675 +68.75% 38
Software Engineering
UK

Software Engineering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 24 (2.27%) Confluence
2 13 (1.23%) Apache Spark
3 12 (1.13%) Apache
4 11 (1.04%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.19%) Apache Solr
5 2 (0.19%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.19%) CICS
5 2 (0.19%) Drupal
5 2 (0.19%) SAS
6 1 (0.095%) Ethereum
6 1 (0.095%) GeoServer
6 1 (0.095%) MetaMask
6 1 (0.095%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.095%) MTS
6 1 (0.095%) nginx
6 1 (0.095%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.095%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.095%) WebSphere
Applications
1 108 (10.21%) Chatbot
2 31 (2.93%) Simulink
3 21 (1.98%) Stateflow
4 5 (0.47%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.47%) TargetLink
5 3 (0.28%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (0.19%) Adobe After Effects
6 2 (0.19%) Blender
6 2 (0.19%) Maya
6 2 (0.19%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.095%) CATIA
7 1 (0.095%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.095%) PlantUML
7 1 (0.095%) Sketch
7 1 (0.095%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (0.38%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 3 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.095%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.095%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.095%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 159 (15.03%) AWS
2 89 (8.41%) Azure
3 31 (2.93%) Serverless
4 29 (2.74%) Azure DevOps
5 26 (2.46%) GitHub
6 23 (2.17%) GCP
7 21 (1.98%) AWS Lambda
8 14 (1.32%) Amazon S3
9 12 (1.13%) OpenShift
10 10 (0.95%) Amazon EC2
10 10 (0.95%) npm
11 8 (0.76%) SaaS
12 7 (0.66%) Power Platform
13 6 (0.57%) Azure Functions
13 6 (0.57%) GitHub Actions
13 6 (0.57%) IaaS
13 6 (0.57%) PaaS
13 6 (0.57%) Snowflake
14 5 (0.47%) Amazon EMR
14 5 (0.47%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 38 (3.59%) Modbus
2 37 (3.50%) RS-422
3 36 (3.40%) RS-485
4 27 (2.55%) Software-Defined Radio
5 20 (1.89%) TCP/IP
6 17 (1.61%) HTTP
6 17 (1.61%) SNMP
7 13 (1.23%) Firewall
7 13 (1.23%) Wi-Fi
7 13 (1.23%) Wireless
8 12 (1.13%) 802.11
8 12 (1.13%) VPN
9 11 (1.04%) SAN
10 8 (0.76%) Internet
11 6 (0.57%) Ethernet
11 6 (0.57%) FTP
12 5 (0.47%) J1939
12 5 (0.47%) Tactical Data Link
13 4 (0.38%) 5G
13 4 (0.38%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (4.91%) PostgreSQL
2 28 (2.65%) MySQL
3 23 (2.17%) MongoDB
4 20 (1.89%) Oracle Database
5 18 (1.70%) Oracle Database 11g
6 16 (1.51%) Relational Database
7 15 (1.42%) NoSQL
8 14 (1.32%) Big Data
9 10 (0.95%) Amazon Redshift
9 10 (0.95%) Elasticsearch
10 9 (0.85%) SQL Server
11 7 (0.66%) Amazon RDS
11 7 (0.66%) SQLite
12 5 (0.47%) Apache Cassandra
12 5 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
13 4 (0.38%) BigQuery
13 4 (0.38%) CockroachDB
13 4 (0.38%) DB2
13 4 (0.38%) Parquet
14 3 (0.28%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 112 (10.59%) Git
2 78 (7.37%) JIRA
3 69 (6.52%) Jenkins
4 37 (3.50%) GitLab
5 34 (3.21%) SonarQube
6 33 (3.12%) Rational DOORS
7 32 (3.02%) Bitbucket
8 27 (2.55%) Cucumber
9 25 (2.36%) Eclipse
10 24 (2.27%) Selenium
11 22 (2.08%) GoogleTest
12 21 (1.98%) REST Assured
13 19 (1.80%) Cypress.io
14 16 (1.51%) Visual Studio
15 15 (1.42%) Rational Rhapsody
15 15 (1.42%) Robot Framework
16 12 (1.13%) Artifactory
16 12 (1.13%) Subversion
17 11 (1.04%) JUnit
18 7 (0.66%) Mercurial
General
1 155 (14.65%) Social Skills
2 92 (8.70%) Electronics
3 68 (6.43%) Aerospace
4 61 (5.77%) Finance
5 57 (5.39%) Public Sector
6 52 (4.91%) Automotive
7 33 (3.12%) Analytical Skills
8 31 (2.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 31 (2.93%) Manufacturing
9 28 (2.65%) Law
10 21 (1.98%) Legal
10 21 (1.98%) Telecoms
11 15 (1.42%) Military
12 13 (1.23%) Financial Institution
12 13 (1.23%) Police
13 12 (1.13%) Aviation
14 8 (0.76%) Marketing
14 8 (0.76%) Multimedia
15 7 (0.66%) Billing
15 7 (0.66%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 525 (49.62%) Software Engineer
2 287 (27.13%) Developer
3 133 (12.57%) Software Developer
4 122 (11.53%) Embedded Engineer
5 117 (11.06%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 108 (10.21%) Senior
7 92 (8.70%) C++ Software Engineer
8 67 (6.33%) Senior Software Engineer
9 66 (6.24%) Java Engineer
10 55 (5.20%) Java Developer
11 53 (5.01%) Lead
12 41 (3.88%) Full Stack Engineer
13 35 (3.31%) Ada Engineer
13 35 (3.31%) Ada Software Engineer
14 33 (3.12%) Java Software Engineer
15 30 (2.84%) C Software Engineer
16 25 (2.36%) Principal Engineer
17 24 (2.27%) Python Developer
18 23 (2.17%) Project Manager
19 21 (1.98%) DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 171 (16.16%) HTML
2 99 (9.36%) React
3 65 (6.14%) CSS
4 63 (5.95%) REST
5 56 (5.29%) Node.js
6 54 (5.10%) RESTful
7 45 (4.25%) AngularJS
8 43 (4.06%) Spring
9 35 (3.31%) .NET
10 31 (2.93%) Spring Boot
11 25 (2.36%) Kafka
12 23 (2.17%) XML
13 22 (2.08%) Java EE
14 18 (1.70%) JPA
15 17 (1.61%) JSON
15 17 (1.61%) Web Services
16 16 (1.51%) .NET Framework
17 13 (1.23%) PySpark
17 13 (1.23%) Vue
18 12 (1.13%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 40 (3.78%) Algorithms
2 38 (3.59%) Self-Motivation
3 19 (1.80%) Distributed Systems
4 17 (1.61%) ARM Cortex
5 16 (1.51%) Management Information System
6 15 (1.42%) Product Ownership
7 14 (1.32%) Data Structures
8 13 (1.23%) IoT
9 12 (1.13%) Cloud Native
10 10 (0.95%) Device Driver
10 10 (0.95%) Embedded Systems
11 9 (0.85%) Public Cloud
12 8 (0.76%) CCTV
12 8 (0.76%) Linux Command Line
13 7 (0.66%) Data Protection Act
13 7 (0.66%) Greenfield Project
14 6 (0.57%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 5 (0.47%) Data Centre
15 5 (0.47%) Renewable Energy
15 5 (0.47%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 165 (15.60%) Linux
2 61 (5.77%) Windows
3 21 (1.98%) Embedded Linux
3 21 (1.98%) FreeRTOS
4 16 (1.51%) Unix
5 10 (0.95%) Ubuntu
6 9 (0.85%) Debian
7 7 (0.66%) Android
7 7 (0.66%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.47%) VxWorks
9 4 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (0.38%) SafeRTOS
9 4 (0.38%) Windows 10
10 2 (0.19%) zOS
11 1 (0.095%) CentOS
11 1 (0.095%) Solaris
11 1 (0.095%) Windows Server
11 1 (0.095%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 329 (31.10%) Agile
2 198 (18.71%) DevOps
3 144 (13.61%) Artificial Intelligence
4 139 (13.14%) CI/CD
5 136 (12.85%) Code Quality
6 122 (11.53%) Continuous Integration
7 116 (10.96%) Test Automation
8 112 (10.59%) Problem-Solving
9 109 (10.30%) Scrum
10 108 (10.21%) Conversational UI
11 94 (8.88%) Validation
12 91 (8.60%) Software Testing
13 88 (8.32%) Unit Testing
14 82 (7.75%) TDD
15 80 (7.56%) SDLC
16 79 (7.47%) Computer Science
17 76 (7.18%) Microservices
18 74 (6.99%) Full Stack Development
19 63 (5.95%) Verification and Validation
20 60 (5.67%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 258 (24.39%) Python
2 232 (21.93%) C#
3 216 (20.42%) JavaScript
4 199 (18.81%) C++
5 196 (18.53%) Java
6 195 (18.43%) C
7 193 (18.24%) SQL
8 76 (7.18%) TypeScript
9 58 (5.48%) Embedded C
10 37 (3.50%) Ada
10 37 (3.50%) MATLAB
11 30 (2.84%) PL/SQL
12 27 (2.55%) Scala
13 22 (2.08%) Bash
14 20 (1.89%) PowerShell
15 19 (1.80%) Perl
16 14 (1.32%) PHP
17 13 (1.23%) Embedded C++
17 13 (1.23%) Go
18 12 (1.13%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 241 (22.78%) Security Cleared
2 204 (19.28%) Degree
3 177 (16.73%) SC Cleared
4 69 (6.52%) DV Cleared
5 41 (3.88%) Computer Science Degree
6 32 (3.02%) Master's Degree
7 15 (1.42%) PhD
8 5 (0.47%) Chartered Engineer
9 4 (0.38%) AWS Certification
9 4 (0.38%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.28%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.19%) HND
12 1 (0.095%) CESG Certified Professional
12 1 (0.095%) CISM
12 1 (0.095%) CISSP
12 1 (0.095%) CLAS
12 1 (0.095%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.095%) HNC
12 1 (0.095%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (2.65%) QA
2 16 (1.51%) MISRA
3 12 (1.13%) AUTOSAR
4 11 (1.04%) Accessibility
5 10 (0.95%) MISRA C
6 9 (0.85%) Data Quality
6 9 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (0.76%) ISO 9001
8 6 (0.57%) ISO 26262
8 6 (0.57%) JTAG
9 3 (0.28%) Disclosure Scotland
9 3 (0.28%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.19%) Def Stans
10 2 (0.19%) DO-178B
10 2 (0.19%) GDPR
10 2 (0.19%) IEC 61508
11 1 (0.095%) GRC
11 1 (0.095%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 1 (0.095%) NCSC
11 1 (0.095%) NIST
System Software
1 53 (5.01%) Docker
2 34 (3.21%) Firmware
3 8 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.57%) Embedded Firmware
4 6 (0.57%) VirtualBox
5 4 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.38%) zsh
6 3 (0.28%) Active Directory
6 3 (0.28%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.095%) NFS
7 1 (0.095%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.095%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.095%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 66 (6.24%) Kubernetes
2 51 (4.82%) Terraform
3 49 (4.63%) Ansible
4 30 (2.84%) Grafana
5 16 (1.51%) Prometheus
6 10 (0.95%) Docker Swarm
7 9 (0.85%) Podman
8 7 (0.66%) Progress Chef
9 6 (0.57%) Argo
9 6 (0.57%) Functional Safety
9 6 (0.57%) Istio
9 6 (0.57%) Kibana
10 4 (0.38%) HP ALM
10 4 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
11 3 (0.28%) Zipkin
12 2 (0.19%) Puppet
13 1 (0.095%) Microsoft Intune
13 1 (0.095%) PowerCLI
13 1 (0.095%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 108 (10.21%) PayPal
2 59 (5.58%) Microsoft
3 34 (3.21%) Google
4 33 (3.12%) Oracle
5 32 (3.02%) IBM
6 20 (1.89%) Atlassian
7 17 (1.61%) Lauterbach
7 17 (1.61%) VMware
8 16 (1.51%) Red Hat
9 15 (1.42%) Talend
10 12 (1.13%) SAP
11 10 (0.95%) Denodo
12 7 (0.66%) Avaloq
13 5 (0.47%) Informatica
13 5 (0.47%) NVIDIA
14 4 (0.38%) CA Agile Central
14 4 (0.38%) HP
14 4 (0.38%) Intel
14 4 (0.38%) ServiceNow
14 4 (0.38%) Sparx