The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in York 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 22 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 York.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
22
48
57
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in York
91.67%
90.57%
77.03%
Number of daily rates quoted
15
24
42
10th Percentile
£244
£125
£133
25th Percentile
£378
£174
£187
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£338
£375
Median % change year-on-year
+33.33%
-10.00%
-6.25%
75th Percentile
£569
£475
£500
90th Percentile
£638
£525
£684
North Yorkshire median daily rate
£438
£500
£395
% change year-on-year
-12.50%
+26.58%
+8.97%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
0
Median hourly rate
-
£27.00
-
North Yorkshire median hourly rate
£25.08
£15.50
£22.00
% change year-on-year
+61.77%
-29.55%
+17.33%
Software Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in York
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in York.
Software Engineering Contractor Daily Rate Trend in York
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in York.
Software Engineering Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in York
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in York.
Software Engineering Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in York
For the 6 months to 22 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Software Engineering also mentioned 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 York region with a requirement for Software Engineering.
Software Engineering Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in York 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:
