Software Engineer Contracts in Oxfordshire

Software Engineer
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Software Engineer daily rate in Oxfordshire is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 19 27 34
Rank change year-on-year +8 +7 +1
Contract jobs requiring a Software Engineer 9 3 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 3.66% 1.31% 1.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.27% 1.44% 1.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile - - £410
25th Percentile £425 - £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - +39.13%
75th Percentile £500 - £660
90th Percentile £515 - £696
South East median daily rate £475 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -9.52% -4.55% +15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £51.25 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £52.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% - -
75th Percentile - £53.75 -
90th Percentile £82.25 - -
South East median hourly rate £65.00 £56.75 £52.50
% change year-on-year +14.54% +8.10% +12.30%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Oxfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxfordshire. 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 Oxfordshire with a recognized job title 211 209 253
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.77% 91.27% 94.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 134 143 203
10th Percentile £133 £200 £164
25th Percentile £180 £311 £226
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +5.88% -
75th Percentile £500 £538 £538
90th Percentile £563 £625 £638
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 18 17
10th Percentile £12.92 £18.08 £17.42
25th Percentile £13.97 £19.19 -
Median hourly rate £19.50 £27.08 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.99% +35.40% +6.52%
75th Percentile £22.69 £45.20 £21.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £51.13 £34.15
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £52.50 £21.00
% change year-on-year -4.76% +150.00% -13.93%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Oxfordshire

Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Oxfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Software Engineer in Oxfordshire

Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Oxfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Software Engineer in Oxfordshire

Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Engineer in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Software Engineer in Oxfordshire

Software Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Oxford - 5 - - 13
Software Engineer
South East

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, 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 across the Oxfordshire region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (88.89%) Software Engineering
2 7 (77.78%) C
3 6 (66.67%) C++
3 6 (66.67%) Python
3 6 (66.67%) Validation
4 5 (55.56%) Degree
4 5 (55.56%) Git
4 5 (55.56%) Aerospace
5 4 (44.44%) Wireless
5 4 (44.44%) Telecoms
5 4 (44.44%) PhD
5 4 (44.44%) Assembly Language
5 4 (44.44%) Firmware
5 4 (44.44%) Shell Script
5 4 (44.44%) MATLAB
5 4 (44.44%) Subversion
5 4 (44.44%) Signal Processing
5 4 (44.44%) JIRA
5 4 (44.44%) Computer Science
5 4 (44.44%) JTAG
5 4 (44.44%) Device Driver
5 4 (44.44%) Algorithms
5 4 (44.44%) Defect Tracking
5 4 (44.44%) Embedded Firmware
5 4 (44.44%) Master's Degree
5 4 (44.44%) Software Optimisation
6 2 (22.22%) Aviation
6 2 (22.22%) Verification and Validation
6 2 (22.22%) Embedded C
6 2 (22.22%) Manufacturing

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 4 (44.44%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) MongoDB
1 1 (11.11%) Relational Database
1 1 (11.11%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (55.56%) Git
2 4 (44.44%) JIRA
2 4 (44.44%) Subversion
General
1 5 (55.56%) Aerospace
2 4 (44.44%) Telecoms
3 2 (22.22%) Aviation
3 2 (22.22%) Manufacturing
4 1 (11.11%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) NestJS
1 1 (11.11%) Next.js
1 1 (11.11%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 4 (44.44%) Algorithms
1 4 (44.44%) Device Driver
2 1 (11.11%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Software Engineering
2 6 (66.67%) Validation
3 4 (44.44%) Computer Science
3 4 (44.44%) Defect Tracking
3 4 (44.44%) Signal Processing
3 4 (44.44%) Software Optimisation
4 2 (22.22%) Verification and Validation
5 1 (11.11%) Agile
5 1 (11.11%) Artificial Intelligence
5 1 (11.11%) Clean Code
5 1 (11.11%) Customer Service
5 1 (11.11%) Design Patterns
5 1 (11.11%) DevOps
5 1 (11.11%) Embedded Software Development
5 1 (11.11%) Full Stack Development
5 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (11.11%) SOLID
Programming Languages
1 7 (77.78%) C
2 6 (66.67%) C++
2 6 (66.67%) Python
3 4 (44.44%) Assembly Language
3 4 (44.44%) MATLAB
3 4 (44.44%) Shell Script
4 2 (22.22%) Embedded C
5 1 (11.11%) Fortran
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) Degree
2 4 (44.44%) Master's Degree
2 4 (44.44%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (44.44%) JTAG
2 1 (11.11%) AUTOSAR
System Software
1 4 (44.44%) Embedded Firmware
1 4 (44.44%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Cadence
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
1 1 (11.11%) QNX