Software Engineer
UK
The median Software Engineer daily rate in the UK is £625 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 78 | 146 | 133 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +68 | -13 | +4 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 1,182 | 1,027 | 1,751 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.75% | 1.83% | 2.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.96% | 1.94% | 2.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 599 | 637 | 1,170 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £438 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | - | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £750 | £688 | £694 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £530 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +0.95% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 365 | 143 | 131 |
| 10th Percentile | £46.25 | £46.90 | £44.69 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £52.32 | £48.92 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | +31.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.30 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £78.00 | £65.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | +31.87% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer.
Software Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer.
Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Software Engineer
Top 17 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| England | +64 | 1,098 | £630 | +5.00% | 1,120 |
| UK excluding London | +69 | 592 | £500 | -5.66% | 764 |
| London | +62 | 495 | £675 | +8.00% | 437 |
| Work from Home | +38 | 393 | £650 | +8.33% | 611 |
| East of England | +29 | 159 | £525 | -2.33% | 103 |
| South East | +43 | 140 | £450 | -13.88% | 147 |
| North of England | +70 | 123 | £463 | -15.91% | 158 |
| South West | +21 | 122 | £550 | +2.33% | 153 |
| North West | +72 | 90 | £525 | -1.64% | 111 |
| Scotland | +33 | 26 | £354 | -28.17% | 68 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 19 | £400 | -20.00% | 33 |
| North East | +15 | 14 | £390 | -44.29% | 16 |
| Midlands | -4 | 13 | £513 | -5.18% | 111 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 8 | £513 | -13.14% | 54 |
| Wales | +14 | 6 | £458 | -22.95% | 18 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 5 | £513 | +20.59% | 56 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | £675 | - | 17 |
Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 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 featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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