Agile Contracts in Essex

Agile Software Development
East of England > Essex

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Essex with a requirement for Agile skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Agile over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 1 1
Rank change year-on-year -5 0 +3
Contract jobs citing Agile 32 64 131
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex 15.17% 25.00% 32.91%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 18.50% 28.96% 37.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 44 92
10th Percentile £408 £433 £364
25th Percentile £495 £475 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £542 £530 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.26% +6.00% +0.05%
75th Percentile £600 £596 £557
90th Percentile £675 £650 £612
East of England median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 8
10th Percentile - £70.47 £59.77
25th Percentile - £71.04 £64.77
Median hourly rate - £74.00 £71.73
Median % change year-on-year - +3.17% +147.34%
75th Percentile - £77.75 £76.73
90th Percentile - £78.80 £77.10
East of England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.25 £55.75
% change year-on-year -0.38% +17.04% +23.89%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Essex

Agile 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 Essex with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 173 221 351
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex 81.99% 86.33% 88.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 137 221
10th Percentile £194 £219 £213
25th Percentile £350 £316 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £499 £495
Median % change year-on-year -4.81% +0.81% +16.47%
75th Percentile £560 £552 £577
90th Percentile £600 £630 £632
East of England median daily rate £475 £475 £475
% change year-on-year - - +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 17 37
10th Percentile £10.42 £22.02 £14.53
25th Percentile £14.17 £24.62 £18.55
Median hourly rate £59.50 £43.63 £26.98
Median % change year-on-year +36.37% +61.71% +28.48%
75th Percentile £80.00 £65.75 £55.00
90th Percentile - £72.56 £76.64
East of England median hourly rate £40.00 £22.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year +81.82% +41.94% -8.58%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Job postings citing Agile as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Job vacancy trend for Agile in Essex

Agile
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Agile in Essex.

Daily rate trend for Agile in Essex

Agile
Daily Rate Histogram in Essex

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Agile in Essex over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Agile in Essex

Agile
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Agile in Essex.

Hourly rate trend for Agile in Essex

Agile
Contract Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Agile within the Essex region over the 6 months to 20 May 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
Brentwood -3 11 £275 -48.60% 5
Basildon -8 6 £600 +13.21% 7
Thurrock - 1 £550 -
Agile
East of England

Agile
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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 1 (3.13%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 6 (18.75%) GCP
2 5 (15.63%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 14 (43.75%) Firewall
1 14 (43.75%) VPN
Development Applications
1 1 (3.13%) JIRA
General
1 10 (31.25%) Social Skills
2 9 (28.13%) Finance
3 6 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (18.75%) Banking
4 2 (6.25%) Automotive
4 2 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (6.25%) Manufacturing
5 1 (3.13%) Aviation
5 1 (3.13%) Financial Institution
5 1 (3.13%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 9 (28.13%) Full Stack Engineer
2 8 (25.00%) Java Engineer
2 8 (25.00%) Senior
3 7 (21.88%) Developer
4 6 (18.75%) Senior Java Engineer
5 5 (15.63%) Architect
5 5 (15.63%) Senior Full Stack Engineer
6 4 (12.50%) Java Developer
6 4 (12.50%) Software Engineer
6 4 (12.50%) Solutions Architect
7 3 (9.38%) Audio Engineer
7 3 (9.38%) DTV Engineer
7 3 (9.38%) Enterprise Architect
7 3 (9.38%) Firmware Engineer
7 3 (9.38%) React Developer
8 2 (6.25%) Developer/Software Engineer
8 2 (6.25%) Enterprise Solutions Architect
8 2 (6.25%) Full Stack Developer
8 2 (6.25%) Full Stack Java Developer
8 2 (6.25%) Full Stack Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (43.75%) CSS
1 14 (43.75%) HTML
1 14 (43.75%) React
2 9 (28.13%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 6 (18.75%) Legacy Systems
1 6 (18.75%) STB
2 4 (12.50%) Digital TV
Operating Systems
1 9 (28.13%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (62.50%) DevOps
2 18 (56.25%) Identity Management
2 18 (56.25%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (43.75%) CI/CD
4 12 (37.50%) Full Stack Development
4 12 (37.50%) Load Balancing
4 12 (37.50%) Software Engineering
5 9 (28.13%) Open Source
6 6 (18.75%) Business Strategy
6 6 (18.75%) Computer Science
6 6 (18.75%) Data Science
6 6 (18.75%) Fintech
6 6 (18.75%) Migration
6 6 (18.75%) Roadmaps
6 6 (18.75%) Scaled Agile Framework
6 6 (18.75%) Technical Leadership
6 6 (18.75%) TOGAF
6 6 (18.75%) Zachman Framework
7 5 (15.63%) Enterprise Architecture
7 5 (15.63%) Technology Transformation
Programming Languages
1 19 (59.38%) Java
2 12 (37.50%) TypeScript
3 9 (28.13%) C
4 1 (3.13%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 8 (25.00%) Degree
2 6 (18.75%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (3.13%) PgMP
3 1 (3.13%) PMI Certification
3 1 (3.13%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.13%) PMBOK
System Software
1 3 (9.38%) Firmware
Vendors
1 6 (18.75%) Google
2 4 (12.50%) Microsoft