SDLC Contracts in London

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

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London 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 6 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 70 58 74
Rank change year-on-year -12 +16 -4
Contract jobs citing SDLC 563 1,018 1,381
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 3.19% 4.02% 3.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.61% 4.42% 3.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 412 708 968
10th Percentile £401 £425 £425
25th Percentile £497 £513 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £650 £603
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +7.88% +9.55%
75th Percentile £775 £758 £733
90th Percentile £875 £860 £800
England median daily rate £575 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 8 11
10th Percentile £49.13 £44.63 £15.75
25th Percentile £53.44 £45.00 £16.44
Median hourly rate £61.25 £51.49 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.97% +22.58% -11.58%
75th Percentile £68.44 £73.44 £58.19
90th Percentile £72.38 £78.13 £82.75
England median hourly rate £48.00 £52.50 £53.69
% change year-on-year -8.57% -2.21% -7.04%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

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 London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,580 23,044 35,961
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.30% 90.95% 92.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,158 16,695 26,374
10th Percentile £340 £375 £391
25th Percentile £445 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £590 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +2.61% +9.52%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £548
% change year-on-year -4.55% +0.46% +9.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 318 264 404
10th Percentile £15.50 £18.00 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.00 £22.29 £23.91
Median hourly rate £28.25 £39.00 £35.75
Median % change year-on-year -27.56% +9.09% +2.49%
75th Percentile £48.75 £64.13 £51.55
90th Percentile £68.23 £82.43 £67.50
England median hourly rate £37.50 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +4.17% +44.00% +11.11%

SDLC
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for SDLC in London

SDLC
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for SDLC in London

SDLC
Daily Rate Histogram in London

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

Daily rate histogram for SDLC in London

SDLC
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for SDLC in London

SDLC
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

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

Hourly rate histogram for SDLC in London

SDLC
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SDLC within the London region over the 6 months to 6 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
Central London -7 86 £638 -0.39% 18
South London +16 20 £620 +7.83% 2
East London -3 16 £486 -7.38% 2
West London +27 13 £550 -15.06% 5
SDLC
England

SDLC
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 25 (4.44%) Confluence
2 15 (2.66%) Apache Spark
3 10 (1.78%) Apache
3 10 (1.78%) IIS
3 10 (1.78%) SharePoint
4 6 (1.07%) BizTalk Server
5 5 (0.89%) nginx
6 4 (0.71%) SharePoint 2013
7 3 (0.53%) CMS
7 3 (0.53%) Gunicorn
7 3 (0.53%) WebLogic
7 3 (0.53%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.36%) Apache Solr
8 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.36%) MQSeries
9 1 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.18%) GemFire
9 1 (0.18%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 10 (1.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.60%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (0.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 13 (2.31%) Endur
2 7 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.36%) Oracle Cash Management
3 2 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.36%) Oracle Financials
3 2 (0.36%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.36%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.36%) SAP CO
3 2 (0.36%) SAP FI
3 2 (0.36%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.18%) Actimize
4 1 (0.18%) Cloudability
4 1 (0.18%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.18%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.18%) Magento
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle BPM
4 1 (0.18%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.18%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.18%) SAP R/3
Cloud Services
1 115 (20.43%) Azure
2 88 (15.63%) AWS
3 43 (7.64%) Serverless
4 27 (4.80%) GCP
5 26 (4.62%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (4.44%) PaaS
7 22 (3.91%) GitHub
8 21 (3.73%) SaaS
9 19 (3.37%) Power Platform
10 15 (2.66%) Azure Data Factory
11 14 (2.49%) AWS CloudFormation
11 14 (2.49%) Azure Functions
11 14 (2.49%) IaaS
12 13 (2.31%) AWS Lambda
12 13 (2.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 13 (2.31%) Slack
13 12 (2.13%) Azure Logic Apps
13 12 (2.13%) Microsoft 365
14 11 (1.95%) Azure Service Bus
15 10 (1.78%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.60%) SSH
2 7 (1.24%) Internet
3 6 (1.07%) Firewall
4 5 (0.89%) SD-WAN
4 5 (0.89%) WAN
5 3 (0.53%) AMQP
5 3 (0.53%) ATM
5 3 (0.53%) SNA
5 3 (0.53%) VSAN
6 2 (0.36%) Network Security
7 1 (0.18%) Broadband
7 1 (0.18%) DNS
7 1 (0.18%) PuTTY
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (11.72%) SQL Server
2 38 (6.75%) Relational Database
3 28 (4.97%) Data Lake
4 21 (3.73%) Big Data
4 21 (3.73%) NoSQL
5 20 (3.55%) Oracle Database
6 19 (3.37%) Azure SQL Database
7 17 (3.02%) Power BI
8 15 (2.66%) KDB
8 15 (2.66%) MongoDB
9 14 (2.49%) PostgreSQL
10 10 (1.78%) Data Warehouse
11 9 (1.60%) Tableau
12 8 (1.42%) MySQL
13 7 (1.24%) Delta Lake
13 7 (1.24%) Sybase ASE
14 5 (0.89%) Crystal Reports
14 5 (0.89%) Parquet
14 5 (0.89%) Snowflake Schema
15 4 (0.71%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 62 (11.01%) JIRA
2 55 (9.77%) Git
2 55 (9.77%) Jenkins
3 29 (5.15%) GitLab
4 25 (4.44%) Cucumber
4 25 (4.44%) JUnit
5 20 (3.55%) Selenium
6 16 (2.84%) git-flow
7 15 (2.66%) Mockito
8 13 (2.31%) Maven
9 12 (2.13%) TeamCity
10 10 (1.78%) SonarQube
11 9 (1.60%) JMeter
12 6 (1.07%) Cypress.io
12 6 (1.07%) Team Foundation Server
12 6 (1.07%) Visual Studio
13 5 (0.89%) Appium
13 5 (0.89%) Bitbucket
13 5 (0.89%) Pylint
13 5 (0.89%) WebDriver
General
1 196 (34.81%) Finance
2 161 (28.60%) Social Skills
3 107 (19.01%) Analytical Skills
4 87 (15.45%) Banking
5 34 (6.04%) Investment Banking
6 30 (5.33%) Front Office
6 30 (5.33%) Public Sector
7 29 (5.15%) Marketing
8 19 (3.37%) Influencing Skills
9 16 (2.84%) Telecoms
10 15 (2.66%) Presentation Skills
11 12 (2.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (1.95%) Manufacturing
13 9 (1.60%) Retail
14 7 (1.24%) Retail Banking
15 6 (1.07%) Corporate Banking
15 6 (1.07%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (1.07%) Tech for Good
16 4 (0.71%) Electronics
17 3 (0.53%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 187 (33.21%) Developer
2 122 (21.67%) Senior
3 64 (11.37%) Analyst
4 57 (10.12%) Java Developer
5 55 (9.77%) Architect
6 48 (8.53%) Senior Developer
7 39 (6.93%) Business Analyst
8 35 (6.22%) Solutions Architect
9 34 (6.04%) Lead
10 26 (4.62%) Project Manager
10 26 (4.62%) Software Engineer
11 23 (4.09%) Data Engineer
12 21 (3.73%) Senior Java Developer
13 20 (3.55%) Cloud Architect
13 20 (3.55%) DevOps Engineer
14 19 (3.37%) Python Developer
15 18 (3.20%) Consultant
15 18 (3.20%) Full Stack Developer
16 16 (2.84%) Security Architect
16 16 (2.84%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (12.43%) .NET
2 53 (9.41%) React
3 34 (6.04%) Web Services
4 31 (5.51%) CSS
4 31 (5.51%) HTML
5 29 (5.15%) REST
5 29 (5.15%) XML
6 28 (4.97%) Kafka
7 27 (4.80%) .NET Framework
7 27 (4.80%) Spring Boot
8 26 (4.62%) Spring
9 24 (4.26%) AngularJS
9 24 (4.26%) JSON
10 21 (3.73%) Hibernate
10 21 (3.73%) WebSockets
11 20 (3.55%) JPA
12 17 (3.02%) ASP.NET
13 16 (2.84%) Redux
13 16 (2.84%) SOAP
14 15 (2.66%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 31 (5.51%) Enterprise Software
1 31 (5.51%) Product Ownership
2 29 (5.15%) Distributed Systems
3 24 (4.26%) Management Information System
4 23 (4.09%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 22 (3.91%) Mobile App
6 21 (3.73%) Cloud Native
7 17 (3.02%) Linux Command Line
8 16 (2.84%) Fixed Income
8 16 (2.84%) IoT
9 15 (2.66%) Algorithms
10 14 (2.49%) Derivative
11 13 (2.31%) Self-Motivation
12 12 (2.13%) Credit Derivative
13 11 (1.95%) Video\Live Streaming
14 9 (1.60%) Data Protection Act
14 9 (1.60%) Data Structures
14 9 (1.60%) SWIFT Messaging Network
15 7 (1.24%) Analytical Mindset
15 7 (1.24%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 50 (8.88%) Linux
2 31 (5.51%) Windows
3 26 (4.62%) Unix
4 13 (2.31%) Android
5 7 (1.24%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.36%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.18%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 279 (49.56%) Agile
2 147 (26.11%) DevOps
3 139 (24.69%) CI/CD
4 119 (21.14%) Software Engineering
5 103 (18.29%) Problem-Solving
6 101 (17.94%) Scrum
7 59 (10.48%) Analytics
8 51 (9.06%) Design Patterns
8 51 (9.06%) Stakeholder Management
9 50 (8.88%) Microservices
10 47 (8.35%) User Acceptance Testing
11 46 (8.17%) ITIL
12 45 (7.99%) Continuous Integration
13 42 (7.46%) Business Intelligence
13 42 (7.46%) Test Automation
14 41 (7.28%) Migration
14 41 (7.28%) Release Management
15 40 (7.10%) Project Management
15 40 (7.10%) User Experience
16 38 (6.75%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 150 (26.64%) Java
2 137 (24.33%) SQL
3 100 (17.76%) Python
4 92 (16.34%) C#
5 75 (13.32%) JavaScript
6 49 (8.70%) PowerShell
7 33 (5.86%) TypeScript
8 19 (3.37%) Go
9 17 (3.02%) PL/SQL
9 17 (3.02%) Shell Script
9 17 (3.02%) T-SQL
10 14 (2.49%) C++
10 14 (2.49%) Perl
11 13 (2.31%) Scala
12 11 (1.95%) Kotlin
13 7 (1.24%) VB.NET
14 6 (1.07%) Rust
15 5 (0.89%) Kusto Query Language
16 4 (0.71%) Bicep
17 3 (0.53%) Swift
Qualifications
1 73 (12.97%) Degree
2 58 (10.30%) Security Cleared
3 52 (9.24%) SC Cleared
4 22 (3.91%) Computer Science Degree
5 21 (3.73%) DV Cleared
6 12 (2.13%) Master's Degree
7 11 (1.95%) AWS Certification
8 9 (1.60%) PMP
9 8 (1.42%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.07%) CISM
10 6 (1.07%) CISSP
11 3 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.53%) IIBA
11 3 (0.53%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.36%) Azure Certification
12 2 (0.36%) CRISC
12 2 (0.36%) ISEB
12 2 (0.36%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.36%) Oracle Certification
12 2 (0.36%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (7.99%) QA
2 21 (3.73%) Data Quality
3 16 (2.84%) NIST
4 10 (1.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (1.60%) PCI DSS
6 7 (1.24%) PMO
7 5 (0.89%) EMIR
7 5 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 5 (0.89%) SEPA
8 4 (0.71%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.53%) MiFID
10 2 (0.36%) GAAP
10 2 (0.36%) GxP
10 2 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 12207
11 1 (0.18%) Basel III
11 1 (0.18%) COBIT
11 1 (0.18%) Dodd-Frank
11 1 (0.18%) HL7
11 1 (0.18%) SLA
System Software
1 43 (7.64%) Docker
2 15 (2.66%) Active Directory
3 7 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.89%) Virtual Servers
5 3 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.53%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.18%) GridGain
7 1 (0.18%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 67 (11.90%) Kubernetes
2 51 (9.06%) Terraform
3 33 (5.86%) Ansible
4 20 (3.55%) Puppet
5 8 (1.42%) Grafana
6 5 (0.89%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.71%) vRealize
7 4 (0.71%) vRealize Orchestrator
8 3 (0.53%) Kibana
8 3 (0.53%) Netcool
8 3 (0.53%) Podman
8 3 (0.53%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.36%) logstash
10 1 (0.18%) Argo
10 1 (0.18%) Control-M
10 1 (0.18%) Istio
10 1 (0.18%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.18%) Rancher
10 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 64 (11.37%) Microsoft
1 64 (11.37%) Oracle
2 26 (4.62%) Databricks
2 26 (4.62%) SAP
3 16 (2.84%) Salesforce
4 13 (2.31%) MuleSoft
5 12 (2.13%) IBM
6 10 (1.78%) Bloomberg
6 10 (1.78%) ServiceNow
6 10 (1.78%) VMware
7 8 (1.42%) OpenLink
7 8 (1.42%) Refinitiv
7 8 (1.42%) Solace
8 7 (1.24%) Sybase
8 7 (1.24%) TIBCO
9 5 (0.89%) Google
9 5 (0.89%) Red Hat
10 4 (0.71%) Black Duck
10 4 (0.71%) Conga
10 4 (0.71%) DocuSign