Prototyping Contracts in the South East

Prototyping
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Prototyping skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Prototyping 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 87 143 183
Rank change year-on-year +56 +40 -32
Contract jobs citing Prototyping 117 70 80
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 2.14% 1.24% 1.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.54% 1.39% 1.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 41 59
10th Percentile £537 £400 £518
25th Percentile £560 £475 £545
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £663 £570 £600
Median % change year-on-year +16.23% -5.00% +74.55%
75th Percentile £825 £600 £700
90th Percentile - £650 £743
England median daily rate £560 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +1.82% - +15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 8 2
10th Percentile £62.00 £51.25 £40.59
25th Percentile £62.38 £54.06 £43.34
Median hourly rate £70.00 £57.50 £49.88
Median % change year-on-year +21.74% +15.29% -0.25%
75th Percentile £90.50 £60.94 £54.59
90th Percentile £92.33 £67.50 £56.26
England median hourly rate £62.50 £62.50 £57.25
% change year-on-year - +9.17% +25.82%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Prototyping 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 the South East with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,603 5,023 6,933
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 84.23% 89.08% 89.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,675 3,482 4,732
10th Percentile £250 £248 £231
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £625 £615 £598
90th Percentile £700 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 440 218 278
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.25 £12.21
25th Percentile £18.20 £22.16 £14.06
Median hourly rate £47.50 £50.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +132.56% -21.82%
75th Percentile £62.50 £64.63 £47.50
90th Percentile £76.86 £75.00 £61.50
England median hourly rate £36.50 £36.54 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.11% +46.16% +8.70%

Prototyping
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Prototyping as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Prototyping in the South East

Prototyping
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

Daily rate trend for Prototyping in the South East

Prototyping
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Prototyping in the South East over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Prototyping in the South East

Prototyping
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

Hourly rate trend for Prototyping in the South East

Prototyping
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Prototyping in the South East over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Prototyping in the South East

Prototyping
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 Prototyping within the South East 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
Hampshire +30 79 £800 +25.49% 14
Thames Valley +11 34 £560 +1.82% 27
Berkshire -3 23 £675 +22.73% 6
Buckinghamshire +17 11 £550 +4.76% 6
Surrey +19 4 £650 -13.33% 3
Prototyping
England

Prototyping
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 12 (10.26%) Confluence
2 1 (0.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (5.13%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.85%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 1 (0.85%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 5 (4.27%) Azure
2 4 (3.42%) AWS
3 2 (1.71%) Figma
4 1 (0.85%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 16 (13.68%) Ethernet
2 15 (12.82%) SNMP
2 15 (12.82%) Software-Defined Radio
3 11 (9.40%) SAN
4 9 (7.69%) TCP/IP
5 4 (3.42%) BGP
5 4 (3.42%) DMVPN
5 4 (3.42%) EIGRP
5 4 (3.42%) OSPF
6 1 (0.85%) HTTP
6 1 (0.85%) SSL
Development Applications
1 16 (13.68%) Git
1 16 (13.68%) Rational DOORS
2 15 (12.82%) Eclipse
2 15 (12.82%) Robot Framework
3 14 (11.97%) GoogleTest
3 14 (11.97%) MSI
4 13 (11.11%) JIRA
5 12 (10.26%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.85%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 16 (13.68%) Electronics
2 6 (5.13%) Aerospace
3 5 (4.27%) Social Skills
4 3 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (1.71%) Back Office
5 2 (1.71%) Retail
6 1 (0.85%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (0.85%) Automotive
6 1 (0.85%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 61 (52.14%) Architect
2 52 (44.44%) Infrastructure Architect
3 16 (13.68%) Consultant
3 16 (13.68%) Developer
4 9 (7.69%) Python Developer
4 9 (7.69%) Software Engineer
5 7 (5.98%) C++ Software Engineer
5 7 (5.98%) Java Engineer
5 7 (5.98%) Java Software Engineer
6 6 (5.13%) Solutions Architect
7 5 (4.27%) Analyst
7 5 (4.27%) Linux Developer
8 4 (3.42%) Backend Developer
8 4 (3.42%) Network Specialist
8 4 (3.42%) Senior
8 4 (3.42%) Software Architect
9 3 (2.56%) Developer Analyst
9 3 (2.56%) Python Programmer
9 3 (2.56%) Security Analyst
9 3 (2.56%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (11.11%) CSS
1 13 (11.11%) HTML
2 1 (0.85%) DirectX
2 1 (0.85%) Flask
2 1 (0.85%) OpenGL
2 1 (0.85%) OpenGL ES
2 1 (0.85%) Pandas
2 1 (0.85%) SQLAlchemy
2 1 (0.85%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 1 (0.85%) Unreal Engine
2 1 (0.85%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 21 (17.95%) Robotics
2 16 (13.68%) Analogue Electronics
3 5 (4.27%) Management Information System
4 4 (3.42%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.71%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.85%) Animation
6 1 (0.85%) Augmented Reality
6 1 (0.85%) CMDB
6 1 (0.85%) Graphic Design
6 1 (0.85%) Mixed Reality
6 1 (0.85%) PKI
6 1 (0.85%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.85%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 60 (51.28%) Windows
2 26 (22.22%) Linux
3 9 (7.69%) Debian
3 9 (7.69%) Ubuntu
4 7 (5.98%) Windows Server
5 6 (5.13%) Windows 10
5 6 (5.13%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.85%) Android
6 1 (0.85%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.85%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (45.30%) Agile
2 23 (19.66%) Software Engineering
3 16 (13.68%) Configuration Management
3 16 (13.68%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 16 (13.68%) Requirements Management
3 16 (13.68%) Validation
4 15 (12.82%) Design for Manufacturing
4 15 (12.82%) Systems Engineering
4 15 (12.82%) Verification and Validation
5 13 (11.11%) Scrum
6 12 (10.26%) SysML
6 12 (10.26%) UML
7 10 (8.55%) Data Modelling
7 10 (8.55%) ITIL
7 10 (8.55%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
8 9 (7.69%) Data Engineering
9 8 (6.84%) Continuous Improvement
9 8 (6.84%) DevOps
9 8 (6.84%) Problem-Solving
9 8 (6.84%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 19 (16.24%) PowerShell
2 15 (12.82%) C++
3 13 (11.11%) JavaScript
4 11 (9.40%) Python
5 10 (8.55%) Java
6 1 (0.85%) SQL
Qualifications
1 72 (61.54%) Security Cleared
2 40 (34.19%) DV Cleared
3 19 (16.24%) SC Cleared
4 6 (5.13%) Degree
4 6 (5.13%) Master's Degree
5 2 (1.71%) PhD
6 1 (0.85%) CCNP
6 1 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.85%) MCSE
6 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.56%) GDPR
2 2 (1.71%) NCSC
2 2 (1.71%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.85%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.85%) JSP 440
3 1 (0.85%) NIST
3 1 (0.85%) PMO
System Software
1 12 (10.26%) Firmware
2 7 (5.98%) Active Directory
3 3 (2.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.85%) Docker
Systems Management
1 14 (11.97%) WMI
2 4 (3.42%) FortiGate
3 2 (1.71%) Terraform
4 1 (0.85%) Ansible
4 1 (0.85%) Nessus
Vendors
1 59 (50.43%) Microsoft
2 14 (11.97%) Google
3 13 (11.11%) Atlassian
3 13 (11.11%) VMware
4 9 (7.69%) Red Hat
5 4 (3.42%) Cisco
5 4 (3.42%) Fortinet
5 4 (3.42%) Juniper
6 1 (0.85%) Adobe
6 1 (0.85%) CA
6 1 (0.85%) SAP
6 1 (0.85%) Workday