Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in Woking

Software Engineer
Surrey > Woking

The median Software Engineer daily rate in Woking is £640, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 8 -
Rank change year-on-year +1 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Engineer 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Woking 8.33% 7.14% -
As % of the Job Titles category 11.11% 7.41% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £358 -
25th Percentile £620 £359 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £640 £359 -
Median % change year-on-year +78.27% - -
75th Percentile £660 £360 -
90th Percentile - £360 -
Surrey median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -2.91%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Woking

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Woking. 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 Woking with a recognized job title 9 27 12
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 75.00% 96.43% 85.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 15 11
10th Percentile £215 £281 £190
25th Percentile £317 £382 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £425 £350
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% +21.43% -12.50%
75th Percentile £569 £506 £469
90th Percentile £654 £628 £708
Surrey median daily rate £496 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +4.42% -5.00% -

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Woking

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Woking.

Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Woking

Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Woking

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Woking.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Woking

Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Woking

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Woking.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in Woking

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Woking

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Software Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Woking region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Clean Code
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) IIS
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) Vue
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Woking 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) IIS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Relational Database
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) Vue
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Clean Code
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Bash
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes