The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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
2,942
3,199
3,481
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
93.10%
92.38%
95.21%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,870
2,390
2,486
10th Percentile
£213
£275
£225
25th Percentile
£400
£415
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£514
£525
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-2.19%
+5.00%
+8.11%
75th Percentile
£613
£643
£588
90th Percentile
£700
£719
£669
England median daily rate
£525
£550
£525
% change year-on-year
-4.55%
+4.76%
+7.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted
413
252
212
10th Percentile
£14.00
£18.09
£15.90
25th Percentile
£27.50
£50.00
£17.50
Median hourly rate
£55.00
£65.00
£45.60
Median % change year-on-year
-15.38%
+42.54%
+7.29%
75th Percentile
£71.25
£72.98
£63.64
90th Percentile
£77.50
£83.40
£69.05
England median hourly rate
£36.92
£44.77
£23.00
% change year-on-year
-17.54%
+94.63%
+6.38%
Software Developer Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Software Developer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in the South West.
Software Developer Daily Rate Histogram in the South West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in the South West over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
Software Developer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in the South West.
Software Developer 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 Software Developer within the South West region over the 6 months to 18 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
Software Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West
For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, Software 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 West region featuring Software Developer in the job title.
Software Developer 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:
