Developer Contracts in the South East

Developer
England > South East

The median Developer daily rate in the South East is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 12 11 15
Rank change year-on-year -1 +4 -9
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 531 560 800
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 9.32% 9.90% 10.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.13% 10.47% 10.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 394 416 544
10th Percentile £325 £363 £356
25th Percentile £400 £406 £417
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +12.23%
75th Percentile £563 £600 £588
90th Percentile £675 £676 £638
England median daily rate £525 £550 £563
% change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 24 23
10th Percentile £40.63 £50.75 £19.80
25th Percentile £48.40 £57.69 £41.97
Median hourly rate £58.91 £70.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.85% +40.00% -11.50%
75th Percentile £75.31 £75.00 £62.75
90th Percentile £84.45 - £65.43
England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year - +18.18% +10.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 East with a recognized job title 5,244 5,347 7,384
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.08% 94.55% 95.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,083 3,701 5,046
10th Percentile £234 £213 £210
25th Percentile £400 £385 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £592
90th Percentile £688 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £533
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.19% +6.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 544 237 310
10th Percentile £12.88 £16.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £18.46 £22.50 £16.25
Median hourly rate £50.00 £50.00 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year - +143.90% -15.64%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.00 £45.84
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £61.58
England median hourly rate £39.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -12.22% +88.21% +13.59%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Developer in the South East

Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Developer in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Developer in the South East

Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in the South East over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Developer in the South East

Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Developer in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Developer in the South East

Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Developer in the South East over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Developer in the South East

Developer
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the South East region over the 6 months to 9 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
Thames Valley +2 263 £511 -2.67% 102
Berkshire -1 169 £525 +5.00% 43
Surrey +18 106 £488 -2.50% 33
Hampshire -19 84 £470 -9.83% 76
Buckinghamshire +13 70 £500 -9.09% 26
East Sussex +3 24 £400 -11.11% 24
Oxfordshire +1 24 £500 +7.53% 33
West Sussex -13 21 £375 -9.42% 12
Kent +15 18 £525 +27.27% 31
Sussex - 8 £350 - 2
Middlesex -11 3 £325 -63.89% 2
Home Counties +2 1 £475 -6.40%
Developer
England

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, 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 East region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 131 (24.67%) Agile
2 115 (21.66%) SQL
3 101 (19.02%) Azure
4 96 (18.08%) Security Cleared
4 96 (18.08%) DevOps
5 95 (17.89%) Python
6 88 (16.57%) SC Cleared
7 79 (14.88%) C#
7 79 (14.88%) Java
8 77 (14.50%) Full Stack Development
9 74 (13.94%) JavaScript
10 71 (13.37%) Git
11 59 (11.11%) AWS
12 57 (10.73%) Problem-Solving
13 55 (10.36%) Software Engineering
14 54 (10.17%) .NET
14 54 (10.17%) Linux
15 53 (9.98%) Finance
16 51 (9.60%) Microsoft
17 50 (9.42%) Power Platform
18 48 (9.04%) React
19 47 (8.85%) Analytical Skills
20 45 (8.47%) HTML
20 45 (8.47%) Oracle
21 43 (8.10%) Microservices
22 42 (7.91%) CSS
22 42 (7.91%) PostgreSQL
22 42 (7.91%) Social Skills
23 41 (7.72%) Scrum
23 41 (7.72%) AngularJS

Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 16 (3.01%) SAS
2 12 (2.26%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.88%) Drupal
4 7 (1.32%) Apache
5 4 (0.75%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.75%) CICS
5 4 (0.75%) Moodle
6 3 (0.56%) CMS
6 3 (0.56%) Confluence
6 3 (0.56%) Jadu
6 3 (0.56%) OpenStack
6 3 (0.56%) WordPress
7 2 (0.38%) FileNet
7 2 (0.38%) GeoServer
7 2 (0.38%) Headless CMS
7 2 (0.38%) JBoss
7 2 (0.38%) Kentico
7 2 (0.38%) WebSphere
8 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Fuse
8 1 (0.19%) WebLogic
Applications
1 7 (1.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.94%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.75%) Chatbot
3 4 (0.75%) Sketch
4 1 (0.19%) 3ds Max
4 1 (0.19%) Blender
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.19%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 5 (0.94%) Aareon QL
2 4 (0.75%) LabWindows
3 3 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.56%) Remedy AR System
3 3 (0.56%) Shopify
4 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.19%) Epicor Tropos
4 1 (0.19%) Magento
4 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 101 (19.02%) Azure
2 59 (11.11%) AWS
3 50 (9.42%) Power Platform
4 37 (6.97%) Serverless
5 33 (6.21%) Azure DevOps
6 28 (5.27%) Azure Data Factory
7 27 (5.08%) Azure Functions
7 27 (5.08%) Azure Monitor
8 26 (4.90%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 21 (3.95%) Power Automate
10 20 (3.77%) Entra ID
11 17 (3.20%) SaaS
12 15 (2.82%) GitHub
13 12 (2.26%) Azure Logic Apps
13 12 (2.26%) PowerApps
14 11 (2.07%) Amazon S3
15 10 (1.88%) Amazon EKS
16 9 (1.69%) Azure AKS
16 9 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
17 7 (1.32%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.39%) TCP/IP
2 10 (1.88%) SAN
3 7 (1.32%) HTTP
4 5 (0.94%) OpenLDAP
5 4 (0.75%) Link 16
5 4 (0.75%) RS-232
5 4 (0.75%) Tactical Data Link
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (7.91%) PostgreSQL
2 36 (6.78%) SQL Server
3 31 (5.84%) NoSQL
4 26 (4.90%) Power BI
5 21 (3.95%) MySQL
6 15 (2.82%) Data Warehouse
7 14 (2.64%) Oracle Database
8 12 (2.26%) Relational Database
9 11 (2.07%) Oracle Database 11g
10 10 (1.88%) Couchbase
11 9 (1.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 8 (1.51%) GIS
13 7 (1.32%) Crystal Reports
13 7 (1.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 7 (1.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 6 (1.13%) Data Lake
14 6 (1.13%) Hadoop
15 5 (0.94%) Impala
15 5 (0.94%) MariaDB
15 5 (0.94%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 71 (13.37%) Git
2 26 (4.90%) Jenkins
3 21 (3.95%) Visual Studio
4 20 (3.77%) JIRA
5 14 (2.64%) Selenium
6 12 (2.26%) LabVIEW
7 11 (2.07%) GitLab
8 6 (1.13%) Cucumber
9 5 (0.94%) REST Assured
9 5 (0.94%) SonarQube
9 5 (0.94%) Subversion
10 4 (0.75%) JUnit
11 3 (0.56%) Maven
11 3 (0.56%) Team Foundation Server
11 3 (0.56%) Visual Studio Code
12 2 (0.38%) Bitbucket
12 2 (0.38%) JMeter
12 2 (0.38%) VersionOne
13 1 (0.19%) IntelliJ
13 1 (0.19%) MagicDraw
General
1 53 (9.98%) Finance
2 47 (8.85%) Analytical Skills
3 42 (7.91%) Social Skills
4 34 (6.40%) Public Sector
5 18 (3.39%) Telecoms
6 12 (2.26%) Billing
7 10 (1.88%) Banking
8 9 (1.69%) Pharmaceutical
9 8 (1.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (1.51%) Local Government
10 6 (1.13%) Marketing
10 6 (1.13%) Retail
11 5 (0.94%) Front Office
12 4 (0.75%) Law
12 4 (0.75%) Police
13 3 (0.56%) Advertising
13 3 (0.56%) Music Industry
14 2 (0.38%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.38%) Corporate Banking
14 2 (0.38%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (10.17%) .NET
2 48 (9.04%) React
3 45 (8.47%) HTML
4 42 (7.91%) CSS
5 41 (7.72%) AngularJS
6 33 (6.21%) REST
7 28 (5.27%) Spring
8 27 (5.08%) Kafka
9 26 (4.90%) ASP.NET
10 24 (4.52%) Node.js
11 20 (3.77%) Spring Boot
12 17 (3.20%) Web Services
13 13 (2.45%) RESTful
13 13 (2.45%) XML
14 11 (2.07%) .NET Core
14 11 (2.07%) JSON
15 10 (1.88%) ASP.NET MVC
15 10 (1.88%) Django
15 10 (1.88%) SOAP
16 8 (1.51%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 17 (3.20%) Product Ownership
2 12 (2.26%) Robotics
3 9 (1.69%) CCTV
4 8 (1.51%) Distributed Systems
5 6 (1.13%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (0.94%) Credit Risk
6 5 (0.94%) Derivative
6 5 (0.94%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 5 (0.94%) Housing Association
6 5 (0.94%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (0.75%) Biopharmaceutical
7 4 (0.75%) Data Structures
7 4 (0.75%) IBM Mainframe
7 4 (0.75%) Mainframe
7 4 (0.75%) Management Information System
7 4 (0.75%) Mobile App
8 3 (0.56%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (0.56%) NHS
9 2 (0.38%) Graphic Design
9 2 (0.38%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 54 (10.17%) Linux
2 14 (2.64%) Windows
3 12 (2.26%) Debian
3 12 (2.26%) Ubuntu
3 12 (2.26%) Unix
4 6 (1.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (0.94%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.75%) Android
6 4 (0.75%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.75%) zOS
7 1 (0.19%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (24.67%) Agile
2 96 (18.08%) DevOps
3 77 (14.50%) Full Stack Development
4 57 (10.73%) Problem-Solving
5 55 (10.36%) Software Engineering
6 43 (8.10%) Microservices
7 41 (7.72%) Scrum
8 40 (7.53%) CI/CD
9 38 (7.16%) Continuous Improvement
10 35 (6.59%) Unit Testing
11 34 (6.40%) TDD
12 33 (6.21%) Business Intelligence
13 32 (6.03%) Data Modelling
14 30 (5.65%) Analytics
15 26 (4.90%) Test Automation
16 25 (4.71%) Migration
17 24 (4.52%) SDLC
18 23 (4.33%) User Experience
19 18 (3.39%) Data Engineering
19 18 (3.39%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 115 (21.66%) SQL
2 95 (17.89%) Python
3 79 (14.88%) C#
3 79 (14.88%) Java
4 74 (13.94%) JavaScript
5 34 (6.40%) PL/SQL
6 30 (5.65%) PHP
7 26 (4.90%) C++
8 24 (4.52%) C
9 18 (3.39%) PowerShell
10 12 (2.26%) Scala
11 11 (2.07%) T-SQL
12 10 (1.88%) TypeScript
13 9 (1.69%) ProC
14 7 (1.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 7 (1.32%) Shell Script
15 6 (1.13%) Go
15 6 (1.13%) VB
16 5 (0.94%) X++
17 4 (0.75%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 96 (18.08%) Security Cleared
2 88 (16.57%) SC Cleared
3 16 (3.01%) Degree
4 9 (1.69%) DV Cleared
5 3 (0.56%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (0.38%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.19%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.19%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.19%) Numerate Degree
7 1 (0.19%) OCP
7 1 (0.19%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.26%) QA
2 8 (1.51%) ISO 9001
2 8 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (0.94%) Data Quality
3 5 (0.94%) GDPR
4 3 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 12207
5 2 (0.38%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.38%) IFRS
5 2 (0.38%) IFRS 9
6 1 (0.19%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.19%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.19%) MISRA
6 1 (0.19%) MISRA C
6 1 (0.19%) PMO
6 1 (0.19%) SLA
System Software
1 21 (3.95%) Active Directory
2 20 (3.77%) Docker
Systems Management
1 30 (5.65%) Kubernetes
2 20 (3.77%) Ansible
3 7 (1.32%) Terraform
4 4 (0.75%) Docker Swarm
4 4 (0.75%) Podman
5 2 (0.38%) Control-M
5 2 (0.38%) Kibana
6 1 (0.19%) Grafana
6 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 51 (9.60%) Microsoft
2 45 (8.47%) Oracle
3 30 (5.65%) ServiceNow
4 16 (3.01%) Guidewire
4 16 (3.01%) VMware
5 15 (2.82%) Red Hat
6 13 (2.45%) SAP
7 8 (1.51%) Informatica
8 7 (1.32%) Google
8 7 (1.32%) IFS
9 6 (1.13%) IBM
9 6 (1.13%) Salesforce
9 6 (1.13%) Workday
10 5 (0.94%) Aareon
11 4 (0.75%) Adobe
11 4 (0.75%) Remedy
11 4 (0.75%) Snow
11 4 (0.75%) Syncsort
11 4 (0.75%) Virgin Media
12 3 (0.56%) OpenAI