Development Engineer Contracts in the South West

Development Engineer
England > South West

The median Development Engineer daily rate in the South West is £581, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 October 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
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 128 - 173
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Contract jobs requiring a Development Engineer 1 0 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.041% - 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.045% - 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £559
25th Percentile £572 - £626
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £581 - £675
75th Percentile £591 - £688
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £525 £425 £525
% change year-on-year +23.53% -19.05% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Median hourly rate - - £50.00
England median hourly rate £40.00 £40.55 £50.00
% change year-on-year -1.34% -18.91% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title 2,234 3,004 3,528
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.28% 95.06% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,356 2,001 2,597
10th Percentile £230 £275 £263
25th Percentile £413 £413 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.65% +2.38% +14.13%
75th Percentile £628 £640 £625
90th Percentile £704 £713 £710
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 190 312 246
10th Percentile £12.79 £17.70 £16.54
25th Percentile £31.97 £40.85 £38.45
Median hourly rate £65.00 £56.49 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year +15.06% -8.15% +29.47%
75th Percentile £71.25 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £83.31 £75.00
England median hourly rate £41.50 £45.94 £30.00
% change year-on-year -9.66% +53.13% +50.00%

Development Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings that featured Development Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Development Engineer in the South West

Development Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Development Engineer in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Development Engineer in the South West

Development Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Development Engineer in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Development Engineer in the South West

Development Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Development Engineer within the South West region over the 6 months to 31 October 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
Gloucestershire - 1 £581 -
Development Engineer
England

Development Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 31 October 2024, Development 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 South West region featuring Development Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Avionics
1 1 (100.00%) DO-254
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Aviation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation

Development Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Aviation
1 1 (100.00%) Avionics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) DO-254