Developer Contracts in the South East

Developer
England > South East

The median Developer daily rate in the South East is £495 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 12 10 15
Rank change year-on-year -2 +5 -11
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 515 591 780
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 9.47% 10.58% 10.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.26% 11.17% 10.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 394 446 544
10th Percentile £325 £363 £358
25th Percentile £400 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £521 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.04% +4.25% +11.48%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £694 £638
England median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 19 23
10th Percentile £41.75 £52.50 £19.80
25th Percentile £50.55 £58.59 £40.48
Median hourly rate £58.91 £70.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.85% +47.37% -5.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £61.08
90th Percentile £81.78 - £63.25
England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year - +18.18% +10.55%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 5,018 5,291 7,308
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.26% 94.69% 95.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,016 3,707 4,981
10th Percentile £213 £221 £203
25th Percentile £400 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £495
Median % change year-on-year - +1.01% +10.00%
75th Percentile £619 £601 £588
90th Percentile £688 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 480 230 327
10th Percentile £12.78 £16.25 £12.24
25th Percentile £18.20 £21.95 £15.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £48.40 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.86% +142.00% -19.19%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.00 £42.63
90th Percentile £77.50 £75.00 £57.85
England median hourly rate £37.18 £45.00 £23.23
% change year-on-year -17.38% +93.72% +5.59%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Developer in the South East

Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Developer in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Developer in the South East

Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in the South East over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Developer in the South East

Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Developer in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Developer in the South East

Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Developer in the South East over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Developer in the South East

Developer
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the South East region over the 6 months to 16 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
Thames Valley +1 258 £525 - 103
Berkshire -3 176 £525 +5.00% 44
Surrey +15 99 £500 -3.47% 43
Hampshire -16 82 £473 -9.13% 74
Buckinghamshire +11 61 £511 -7.09% 35
West Sussex -10 25 £394 -4.95% 10
Oxfordshire +2 21 £525 +12.90% 24
Kent +14 18 £470 +13.94% 30
East Sussex +3 17 £365 -18.89% 22
Sussex - 8 £350 - 3
Middlesex -10 3 £325 -67.50% 1
Home Counties +4 1 £475 +14.46%
Developer
England

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 16 May 2024, Developer 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 South East region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 136 (26.41%) Agile
2 115 (22.33%) SQL
3 107 (20.78%) Security Cleared
4 105 (20.39%) DevOps
5 102 (19.81%) Azure
6 98 (19.03%) SC Cleared
7 83 (16.12%) Python
8 82 (15.92%) JavaScript
9 81 (15.73%) C#
10 76 (14.76%) Full Stack Development
11 74 (14.37%) Git
12 71 (13.79%) Java
13 59 (11.46%) Software Engineering
14 57 (11.07%) Problem-Solving
15 56 (10.87%) AWS
16 55 (10.68%) .NET
16 55 (10.68%) Linux
16 55 (10.68%) Microsoft
17 52 (10.10%) HTML
18 50 (9.71%) CSS
18 50 (9.71%) Power Platform
19 49 (9.51%) Oracle
20 47 (9.13%) Scrum
21 45 (8.74%) React
22 44 (8.54%) Analytical Skills
22 44 (8.54%) Social Skills
23 43 (8.35%) Microservices
23 43 (8.35%) PostgreSQL
24 42 (8.16%) Finance
24 42 (8.16%) AngularJS

Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 14 (2.72%) SAS
2 13 (2.52%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.94%) Drupal
4 8 (1.55%) Apache
5 6 (1.17%) CMS
6 5 (0.97%) Confluence
7 4 (0.78%) CICS
7 4 (0.78%) Jadu
7 4 (0.78%) Moodle
7 4 (0.78%) WordPress
8 3 (0.58%) OpenStack
9 2 (0.39%) FileNet
9 2 (0.39%) GeoServer
9 2 (0.39%) Headless CMS
9 2 (0.39%) JBoss
9 2 (0.39%) Kentico
9 2 (0.39%) WebSphere
10 1 (0.19%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.19%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.19%) WebLogic
Applications
1 7 (1.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.97%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.39%) Sketch
4 1 (0.19%) 3ds Max
4 1 (0.19%) Blender
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.19%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.19%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 5 (0.97%) Aareon QL
2 4 (0.78%) LabWindows
3 3 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.58%) Remedy AR System
3 3 (0.58%) Shopify
4 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.19%) Epicor Tropos
4 1 (0.19%) Magento
4 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.19%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 102 (19.81%) Azure
2 56 (10.87%) AWS
3 50 (9.71%) Power Platform
4 40 (7.77%) Azure DevOps
5 36 (6.99%) Serverless
6 30 (5.83%) Azure Monitor
7 28 (5.44%) Azure Data Factory
7 28 (5.44%) Azure Functions
8 25 (4.85%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 22 (4.27%) Power Automate
10 20 (3.88%) Entra ID
11 15 (2.91%) GitHub
11 15 (2.91%) SaaS
12 14 (2.72%) Azure Logic Apps
12 14 (2.72%) PowerApps
13 12 (2.33%) Amazon S3
14 9 (1.75%) Azure AKS
14 9 (1.75%) Dynamics 365
15 8 (1.55%) Amazon EKS
15 8 (1.55%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.69%) TCP/IP
2 10 (1.94%) SAN
3 5 (0.97%) HTTP
3 5 (0.97%) OpenLDAP
4 4 (0.78%) Link 16
4 4 (0.78%) RS-232
4 4 (0.78%) Tactical Data Link
5 2 (0.39%) SNMP
5 2 (0.39%) Software-Defined Radio
6 1 (0.19%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (8.35%) PostgreSQL
2 36 (6.99%) SQL Server
3 31 (6.02%) NoSQL
4 27 (5.24%) Power BI
5 22 (4.27%) MySQL
6 17 (3.30%) Oracle Database
7 15 (2.91%) Relational Database
8 14 (2.72%) Data Warehouse
9 13 (2.52%) Oracle Database 11g
10 10 (1.94%) Couchbase
11 8 (1.55%) GIS
11 8 (1.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 8 (1.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 7 (1.36%) Azure SQL Database
12 7 (1.36%) Crystal Reports
13 6 (1.17%) MongoDB
13 6 (1.17%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 5 (0.97%) Data Lake
14 5 (0.97%) MariaDB
14 5 (0.97%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 74 (14.37%) Git
2 24 (4.66%) Jenkins
3 23 (4.47%) Visual Studio
4 18 (3.50%) JIRA
5 12 (2.33%) LabVIEW
6 11 (2.14%) GitLab
6 11 (2.14%) Selenium
7 6 (1.17%) Cucumber
8 5 (0.97%) REST Assured
8 5 (0.97%) SonarQube
8 5 (0.97%) Subversion
9 4 (0.78%) Bitbucket
9 4 (0.78%) JUnit
10 3 (0.58%) Team Foundation Server
10 3 (0.58%) Visual Studio Code
11 2 (0.39%) GoogleTest
11 2 (0.39%) JMeter
11 2 (0.39%) Rational DOORS
11 2 (0.39%) Robot Framework
11 2 (0.39%) VersionOne
General
1 44 (8.54%) Analytical Skills
1 44 (8.54%) Social Skills
2 42 (8.16%) Finance
3 37 (7.18%) Public Sector
4 13 (2.52%) Telecoms
5 12 (2.33%) Billing
6 8 (1.55%) Local Government
6 8 (1.55%) Marketing
6 8 (1.55%) Pharmaceutical
7 7 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (0.97%) Banking
9 4 (0.78%) Aerospace
9 4 (0.78%) Law
9 4 (0.78%) Police
9 4 (0.78%) Retail
10 3 (0.58%) Advertising
10 3 (0.58%) Manufacturing
10 3 (0.58%) Music Industry
11 2 (0.39%) Aviation
11 2 (0.39%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (10.68%) .NET
2 52 (10.10%) HTML
3 50 (9.71%) CSS
4 45 (8.74%) React
5 42 (8.16%) AngularJS
6 32 (6.21%) REST
7 27 (5.24%) ASP.NET
8 26 (5.05%) Spring
9 24 (4.66%) Kafka
10 21 (4.08%) Node.js
10 21 (4.08%) Spring Boot
11 20 (3.88%) Web Services
12 14 (2.72%) RESTful
12 14 (2.72%) XML
13 12 (2.33%) JSON
14 11 (2.14%) .NET Core
14 11 (2.14%) ASP.NET MVC
14 11 (2.14%) Django
15 10 (1.94%) SOAP
16 9 (1.75%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 19 (3.69%) Product Ownership
2 12 (2.33%) Robotics
3 9 (1.75%) CCTV
4 7 (1.36%) Distributed Systems
5 6 (1.17%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (0.97%) Housing Association
6 5 (0.97%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (0.78%) IBM Mainframe
7 4 (0.78%) Mainframe
7 4 (0.78%) Mobile App
8 3 (0.58%) Credit Risk
8 3 (0.58%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (0.58%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.39%) Biopharmaceutical
9 2 (0.39%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.39%) Distributed Applications
9 2 (0.39%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (0.39%) IoT
9 2 (0.39%) Legacy Applications
9 2 (0.39%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 55 (10.68%) Linux
2 14 (2.72%) Windows
3 13 (2.52%) Ubuntu
4 12 (2.33%) Debian
5 10 (1.94%) Unix
6 7 (1.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (1.17%) Apple iOS
8 5 (0.97%) Android
9 4 (0.78%) Windows 10
9 4 (0.78%) zOS
10 1 (0.19%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (26.41%) Agile
2 105 (20.39%) DevOps
3 76 (14.76%) Full Stack Development
4 59 (11.46%) Software Engineering
5 57 (11.07%) Problem-Solving
6 47 (9.13%) Scrum
7 43 (8.35%) Microservices
8 42 (8.16%) CI/CD
9 37 (7.18%) Unit Testing
10 36 (6.99%) Continuous Improvement
11 34 (6.60%) TDD
12 32 (6.21%) Business Intelligence
13 29 (5.63%) Migration
14 28 (5.44%) Analytics
15 27 (5.24%) Data Modelling
16 25 (4.85%) Test Automation
16 25 (4.85%) User Experience
17 24 (4.66%) SDLC
18 19 (3.69%) Clean Code
18 19 (3.69%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 115 (22.33%) SQL
2 83 (16.12%) Python
3 82 (15.92%) JavaScript
4 81 (15.73%) C#
5 71 (13.79%) Java
6 37 (7.18%) PL/SQL
7 33 (6.41%) PHP
8 27 (5.24%) C++
9 24 (4.66%) C
10 19 (3.69%) PowerShell
11 13 (2.52%) T-SQL
11 13 (2.52%) TypeScript
12 10 (1.94%) Scala
13 9 (1.75%) ProC
14 7 (1.36%) Go
14 7 (1.36%) Shell Script
15 6 (1.17%) ABAP
15 6 (1.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 6 (1.17%) VB
16 5 (0.97%) X++
Qualifications
1 107 (20.78%) Security Cleared
2 98 (19.03%) SC Cleared
3 13 (2.52%) Degree
4 9 (1.75%) DV Cleared
5 4 (0.78%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (0.58%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.39%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.19%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.19%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (2.52%) QA
2 8 (1.55%) ISO 9001
2 8 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (1.17%) Accessibility
3 6 (1.17%) Data Quality
4 5 (0.97%) GDPR
5 3 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 2 (0.39%) IFRS
6 2 (0.39%) IFRS 9
7 1 (0.19%) Def Stans
7 1 (0.19%) DO-178B
7 1 (0.19%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.19%) IEC 61508
7 1 (0.19%) MISRA
7 1 (0.19%) MISRA C
7 1 (0.19%) PMO
7 1 (0.19%) SLA
7 1 (0.19%) WCAG
System Software
1 21 (4.08%) Active Directory
2 20 (3.88%) Docker
3 2 (0.39%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 24 (4.66%) Kubernetes
2 19 (3.69%) Ansible
3 8 (1.55%) Terraform
4 4 (0.78%) Docker Swarm
4 4 (0.78%) Podman
5 2 (0.39%) Kibana
6 1 (0.19%) Grafana
6 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 55 (10.68%) Microsoft
2 49 (9.51%) Oracle
3 24 (4.66%) ServiceNow
4 17 (3.30%) VMware
5 16 (3.11%) Guidewire
5 16 (3.11%) Red Hat
6 14 (2.72%) SAP
7 10 (1.94%) Google
8 8 (1.55%) Adobe
8 8 (1.55%) Informatica
9 7 (1.36%) IBM
9 7 (1.36%) IFS
10 6 (1.17%) Workday
11 5 (0.97%) Aareon
11 5 (0.97%) Virgin Media
12 4 (0.78%) Atlassian
12 4 (0.78%) Remedy
12 4 (0.78%) Salesforce
12 4 (0.78%) Snow
12 4 (0.78%) Syncsort