Software Engineering
Worcestershire > Worcester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Worcester requiring Software Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Software Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 4 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | +9 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Software Engineering | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Worcester | 3.57% | 10.34% | 1.96% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 3.85% | 13.64% | 2.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £588 | £525 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £550 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | +14.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £575 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Worcestershire median daily rate | £575 | £525 | £590 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -11.02% | +21.84% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £70.00 | - |
| Worcestershire median hourly rate | - | £70.00 | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Worcester
Software Engineering 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 Worcester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 26 | 22 | 48 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcester | 92.86% | 75.86% | 94.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 18 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £138 | £213 | £281 |
| 25th Percentile | £145 | £306 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £425 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +41.18% | -17.07% | +36.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £574 | £597 |
| 90th Percentile | £900 | £694 | £675 |
| Worcestershire median daily rate | £575 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | - | +35.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £14.33 | £15.82 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.22 | £18.78 | £16.83 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.16 | £46.25 | £17.70 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -62.91% | +161.30% | +3.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.13 | £72.50 | £17.72 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £17.72 |
| Worcestershire median hourly rate | £17.16 | £11.73 | £17.70 |
| % change year-on-year | +46.31% | -33.76% | +11.60% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Worcester
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Worcester.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Worcester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Worcester.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Worcester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Worcester.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcester 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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