Software Engineer
UK
The median Software Engineer daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 December 2023.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 134 | 118 | 132 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | +14 | -29 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 846 | 1,707 | 1,891 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.90% | 2.22% | 2.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.04% | 2.33% | 2.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 529 | 1,191 | 1,359 |
| 10th Percentile | £418 | £448 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £506 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £588 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.13% | +6.82% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £786 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £540 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +13.68% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 172 | 134 | 115 |
| 10th Percentile | £48.47 | £42.50 | £40.47 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.75 | £53.03 | £44.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £48.58 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +33.80% | +7.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.38 | £67.50 | £56.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.80 | £70.62 | £61.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £49.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +32.65% | +8.89% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 41,552 | 73,114 | 85,514 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.42% | 95.16% | 95.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,976 | 50,959 | 59,881 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £313 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +7.32% | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £644 | £650 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £740 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,473 | 1,721 | 2,216 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.16 | £13.25 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.06 | £17.00 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £44.50 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.33% | +50.00% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.75 | £45.89 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £72.50 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £24.73 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +79.98% | +41.29% | -14.29% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer.
Software Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer over the 6 months to 10 December 2023.
Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer.
Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Engineer over the 6 months to 10 December 2023.
Software Engineer
Top 16 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 10 December 2023. 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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| England | -12 | 778 | £600 | - | 1,565 |
| UK excluding London | +15 | 473 | £525 | -2.78% | 1,165 |
| London | -22 | 307 | £650 | +4.00% | 638 |
| Work from Home | -22 | 302 | £600 | +9.09% | 843 |
| South West | +4 | 135 | £538 | -4.78% | 157 |
| East of England | +38 | 121 | £475 | -18.80% | 169 |
| South East | +7 | 90 | £530 | -3.64% | 349 |
| North of England | +37 | 76 | £550 | -4.35% | 235 |
| North West | +50 | 57 | £570 | -5.00% | 127 |
| Scotland | +9 | 22 | £450 | -11.11% | 94 |
| Midlands | -59 | 20 | £500 | -7.41% | 113 |
| Yorkshire | +33 | 18 | £550 | +10.00% | 67 |
| East Midlands | +20 | 10 | £420 | -20.00% | 48 |
| Wales | +17 | 10 | £525 | +5.00% | 30 |
| West Midlands | -55 | 10 | £525 | -2.78% | 65 |
| North East | +16 | 1 | £500 | -13.04% | 42 |
Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 December 2023, 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 featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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