SDLC Contracts in England

Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for SDLC skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SDLC over the 6 months to 3 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 94 78 80
Rank change year-on-year -16 +2 +1
Contract jobs citing SDLC 878 1,430 2,246
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.39% 3.00% 3.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.79% 3.33% 3.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 609 979 1,565
10th Percentile £380 £413 £410
25th Percentile £450 £500 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £706 £718 £688
90th Percentile £838 £825 £775
UK median daily rate £563 £595 £575
% change year-on-year -5.46% +3.48% +12.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 33 46
10th Percentile £35.50 £45.00 £21.06
25th Percentile - £47.75 £35.00
Median hourly rate £48.00 £52.50 £53.69
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% -2.21% -7.04%
75th Percentile £57.50 £63.75 £64.69
90th Percentile £71.25 £70.09 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £48.00 £55.00 £54.78
% change year-on-year -12.73% +0.40% -3.04%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

SDLC 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 England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,458 42,946 64,590
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.64% 89.97% 90.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,501 30,170 46,065
10th Percentile £300 £325 £338
25th Percentile £413 £444 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £545
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +0.92% +9.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £769 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,315 1,518 1,726
10th Percentile £12.83 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.66 £15.25
Median hourly rate £37.50 £37.15 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.94% +48.60% +11.11%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £49.48
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.50 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +10.45%

SDLC
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing SDLC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for SDLC in England

SDLC
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SDLC in England.

Daily rate trend for SDLC in England

SDLC
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SDLC in England over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SDLC in England

SDLC
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SDLC in England.

Hourly rate trend for SDLC in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SDLC in England over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SDLC in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SDLC within the England region over the 6 months to 3 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
London -10 555 £600 -6.10% 241
North of England +26 103 £463 -11.90% 96
South East 0 93 £575 +13.58% 75
North West +20 76 £456 -10.98% 74
South West +19 52 £625 +4.17% 64
Midlands -14 34 £575 +15.00% 85
Yorkshire +1 23 £485 -8.92% 14
West Midlands -17 21 £675 +26.76% 53
East of England -8 17 £400 -21.95% 22
East Midlands +5 13 £468 +3.89% 31
North East +11 4 - - 9
SDLC
UK

SDLC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 34 (3.87%) Confluence
2 15 (1.71%) Apache Spark
3 12 (1.37%) Apache
4 10 (1.14%) IIS
4 10 (1.14%) SharePoint
5 9 (1.03%) nginx
6 8 (0.91%) Apache Solr
6 8 (0.91%) CMS
7 7 (0.80%) BizTalk Server
8 5 (0.57%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.46%) Drupal
9 4 (0.46%) SharePoint 2013
10 3 (0.34%) Gunicorn
10 3 (0.34%) OpenEdge
10 3 (0.34%) WebLogic
10 3 (0.34%) WebSphere
11 2 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
11 2 (0.23%) MQSeries
11 2 (0.23%) Mule
12 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 23 (2.62%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (1.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.57%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.11%) Camtasia
6 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.11%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 13 (1.48%) Endur
2 11 (1.25%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (1.14%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.80%) SAP PM
5 5 (0.57%) SAP CO
5 5 (0.57%) SAP FI
5 5 (0.57%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (0.34%) SAP Hybris
7 2 (0.23%) FLEXCUBE
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle BPM
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Cash Management
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.23%) SAP EWM
7 2 (0.23%) SAP R/3
8 1 (0.11%) Actimize
8 1 (0.11%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 193 (21.98%) Azure
2 144 (16.40%) AWS
3 75 (8.54%) Serverless
4 45 (5.13%) GCP
5 42 (4.78%) GitHub
6 40 (4.56%) Azure DevOps
7 34 (3.87%) Azure Data Factory
8 32 (3.64%) Azure Functions
9 31 (3.53%) SaaS
10 29 (3.30%) Azure Monitor
11 28 (3.19%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 27 (3.08%) PaaS
13 24 (2.73%) AWS Lambda
13 24 (2.73%) Entra ID
14 22 (2.51%) Power Platform
15 16 (1.82%) AWS CloudFormation
15 16 (1.82%) Azure Logic Apps
15 16 (1.82%) Microsoft 365
16 15 (1.71%) IaaS
16 15 (1.71%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.14%) Firewall
2 9 (1.03%) SSH
3 8 (0.91%) DNS
3 8 (0.91%) TCP/IP
4 7 (0.80%) Internet
5 6 (0.68%) WAN
6 5 (0.57%) SD-WAN
7 4 (0.46%) HTTPS
7 4 (0.46%) IPsec
7 4 (0.46%) Network Security
8 3 (0.34%) AMQP
8 3 (0.34%) ATM
8 3 (0.34%) BGP
8 3 (0.34%) Cisco IOS
8 3 (0.34%) IOS XR
8 3 (0.34%) SNA
8 3 (0.34%) SSL
8 3 (0.34%) VSAN
9 2 (0.23%) Broadband
9 2 (0.23%) Tactical Data Link
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (8.88%) SQL Server
2 56 (6.38%) NoSQL
3 44 (5.01%) Relational Database
4 30 (3.42%) Data Lake
5 27 (3.08%) MySQL
5 27 (3.08%) PostgreSQL
6 25 (2.85%) Big Data
6 25 (2.85%) MongoDB
7 19 (2.16%) Azure SQL Database
8 18 (2.05%) Oracle Database
9 16 (1.82%) Power BI
10 15 (1.71%) Data Warehouse
10 15 (1.71%) KDB
11 8 (0.91%) Couchbase
11 8 (0.91%) Metadata
11 8 (0.91%) Tableau
12 7 (0.80%) Delta Lake
12 7 (0.80%) Sybase ASE
13 6 (0.68%) DB2
13 6 (0.68%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 93 (10.59%) Git
2 89 (10.14%) JIRA
3 66 (7.52%) Jenkins
4 37 (4.21%) Selenium
5 30 (3.42%) Cucumber
5 30 (3.42%) GitLab
6 28 (3.19%) JUnit
7 16 (1.82%) git-flow
8 15 (1.71%) Maven
8 15 (1.71%) Mockito
8 15 (1.71%) TeamCity
9 14 (1.59%) Cypress.io
10 12 (1.37%) SonarQube
11 10 (1.14%) JMeter
12 9 (1.03%) Team Foundation Server
13 8 (0.91%) Artifactory
14 7 (0.80%) Visual Studio
15 6 (0.68%) Postman
15 6 (0.68%) Subversion
15 6 (0.68%) WebDriver
General
1 251 (28.59%) Social Skills
2 243 (27.68%) Finance
3 146 (16.63%) Analytical Skills
4 111 (12.64%) Banking
5 51 (5.81%) Public Sector
6 37 (4.21%) Investment Banking
7 34 (3.87%) Marketing
8 32 (3.64%) Front Office
9 27 (3.08%) Aerospace
10 25 (2.85%) Influencing Skills
11 22 (2.51%) Telecoms
12 21 (2.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 20 (2.28%) Presentation Skills
14 15 (1.71%) Retail
15 13 (1.48%) Manufacturing
16 9 (1.03%) Automotive
17 7 (0.80%) Corporate Banking
17 7 (0.80%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (0.80%) Pharmaceutical
17 7 (0.80%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 257 (29.27%) Developer
2 147 (16.74%) Senior
3 106 (12.07%) Analyst
4 90 (10.25%) Architect
5 72 (8.20%) Software Engineer
6 61 (6.95%) Java Developer
7 59 (6.72%) Business Analyst
8 55 (6.26%) Solutions Architect
9 50 (5.69%) Senior Developer
10 48 (5.47%) Full Stack Developer
11 43 (4.90%) Lead
12 32 (3.64%) DevOps Engineer
12 32 (3.64%) Project Manager
13 29 (3.30%) Python Developer
14 27 (3.08%) Consultant
15 25 (2.85%) Data Engineer
16 23 (2.62%) Azure Developer
17 21 (2.39%) Senior Java Developer
18 20 (2.28%) Cloud Architect
19 19 (2.16%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 96 (10.93%) React
2 87 (9.91%) .NET
3 43 (4.90%) HTML
3 43 (4.90%) REST
3 43 (4.90%) Web Services
4 40 (4.56%) Spring
5 38 (4.33%) JSON
6 37 (4.21%) AngularJS
6 37 (4.21%) CSS
6 37 (4.21%) XML
7 35 (3.99%) .NET Framework
7 35 (3.99%) Spring Boot
8 30 (3.42%) Kafka
9 25 (2.85%) RESTful
10 23 (2.62%) JPA
11 21 (2.39%) .NET Core
11 21 (2.39%) Hibernate
12 20 (2.28%) WebSockets
13 19 (2.16%) ASP.NET
13 19 (2.16%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 63 (7.18%) Product Ownership
2 38 (4.33%) Enterprise Software
3 37 (4.21%) Management Information System
4 36 (4.10%) Mobile App
5 30 (3.42%) Cloud Native
6 28 (3.19%) Distributed Systems
7 23 (2.62%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 22 (2.51%) IoT
9 20 (2.28%) Linux Command Line
10 19 (2.16%) Algorithms
11 17 (1.94%) Derivative
12 15 (1.71%) Fixed Income
12 15 (1.71%) Public Cloud
13 13 (1.48%) Data Protection Act
13 13 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
13 13 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
14 12 (1.37%) Credit Derivative
14 12 (1.37%) Video\Live Streaming
15 10 (1.14%) Data Structures
15 10 (1.14%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 84 (9.57%) Linux
2 47 (5.35%) Windows
3 34 (3.87%) Unix
4 25 (2.85%) Android
5 14 (1.59%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.57%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.57%) Windows Server
7 4 (0.46%) CentOS
7 4 (0.46%) SafeRTOS
8 2 (0.23%) VMS
8 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 428 (48.75%) Agile
2 239 (27.22%) DevOps
3 211 (24.03%) CI/CD
4 189 (21.53%) Software Engineering
5 161 (18.34%) Problem-Solving
6 144 (16.40%) Scrum
7 95 (10.82%) Microservices
8 86 (9.79%) Test Automation
9 78 (8.88%) Continuous Improvement
10 70 (7.97%) Computer Science
10 70 (7.97%) Full Stack Development
11 66 (7.52%) Analytics
11 66 (7.52%) Stakeholder Management
12 62 (7.06%) Project Management
13 57 (6.49%) Change Management
13 57 (6.49%) Migration
14 56 (6.38%) Waterfall
15 55 (6.26%) Design Patterns
15 55 (6.26%) ITIL
16 54 (6.15%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 216 (24.60%) Java
2 173 (19.70%) SQL
3 166 (18.91%) Python
4 112 (12.76%) JavaScript
5 109 (12.41%) C#
6 62 (7.06%) PowerShell
7 47 (5.35%) TypeScript
8 35 (3.99%) C
9 27 (3.08%) C++
10 23 (2.62%) Go
11 22 (2.51%) T-SQL
12 20 (2.28%) Shell Script
13 19 (2.16%) Kotlin
14 17 (1.94%) PL/SQL
15 15 (1.71%) Bash
16 14 (1.59%) Perl
16 14 (1.59%) Scala
17 12 (1.37%) ABAP
18 11 (1.25%) VB
19 9 (1.03%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 136 (15.49%) Degree
2 96 (10.93%) Security Cleared
3 70 (7.97%) SC Cleared
4 47 (5.35%) Computer Science Degree
5 36 (4.10%) DV Cleared
6 22 (2.51%) Master's Degree
7 16 (1.82%) AWS Certification
8 13 (1.48%) ISTQB
8 13 (1.48%) PMP
9 12 (1.37%) PMI Certification
10 7 (0.80%) CISSP
11 6 (0.68%) Azure Certification
11 6 (0.68%) CISM
11 6 (0.68%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 5 (0.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 5 (0.57%) CBAP
13 4 (0.46%) HNC
14 3 (0.34%) BPSS Clearance
14 3 (0.34%) IIBA
14 3 (0.34%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (9.45%) QA
2 25 (2.85%) NIST
3 20 (2.28%) Data Quality
3 20 (2.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (1.37%) Accessibility
5 11 (1.25%) PCI DSS
6 9 (1.03%) PMO
7 7 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 6 (0.68%) SEPA
9 5 (0.57%) EMIR
9 5 (0.57%) GDPR
10 4 (0.46%) HIPAA
10 4 (0.46%) HL7
10 4 (0.46%) IFRS
11 3 (0.34%) Basel III
11 3 (0.34%) COBIT
11 3 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.34%) MiFID
12 2 (0.23%) GAAP
12 2 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 56 (6.38%) Docker
2 34 (3.87%) Active Directory
3 7 (0.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.57%) Virtual Servers
5 3 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.34%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.11%) GridGain
7 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 83 (9.45%) Kubernetes
2 73 (8.31%) Terraform
3 49 (5.58%) Ansible
4 21 (2.39%) Puppet
5 16 (1.82%) Grafana
6 7 (0.80%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.46%) Kibana
7 4 (0.46%) vRealize
7 4 (0.46%) vRealize Orchestrator
8 3 (0.34%) Argo
8 3 (0.34%) HP Fortify
8 3 (0.34%) Netcool
8 3 (0.34%) Podman
8 3 (0.34%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.23%) Kustomize
9 2 (0.23%) logstash
9 2 (0.23%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.23%) Rancher
9 2 (0.23%) SCOM
9 2 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 92 (10.48%) Microsoft
2 67 (7.63%) Oracle
3 53 (6.04%) SAP
4 28 (3.19%) Databricks
5 26 (2.96%) Salesforce
5 26 (2.96%) ServiceNow
6 18 (2.05%) Google
7 13 (1.48%) IBM
7 13 (1.48%) MuleSoft
8 12 (1.37%) VMware
9 10 (1.14%) Bloomberg
10 9 (1.03%) Adobe
11 8 (0.91%) OpenLink
11 8 (0.91%) Refinitiv
11 8 (0.91%) Solace
12 7 (0.80%) Micro Focus
12 7 (0.80%) Sybase
12 7 (0.80%) TIBCO
13 6 (0.68%) Splunk
14 5 (0.57%) Red Hat