Developer
UK
The median Developer daily rate in the UK is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 May 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 29 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -1 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 6,079 | 9,164 | 16,148 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 14.17% | 16.32% | 18.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 15.26% | 17.25% | 19.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,493 | 6,904 | 12,253 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £388 | £389 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £688 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £800 | £765 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £488 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +2.63% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 72 | 86 | 141 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.00 | £45.63 | £32.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.31 | £52.50 | £39.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.50 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.78% | +17.27% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £67.36 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £81.13 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +18.18% | +27.91% |
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 | 39,824 | 53,123 | 83,534 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.80% | 94.61% | 95.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,845 | 37,082 | 58,755 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £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% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,796 | 1,480 | 1,998 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.81 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +87.50% | +6.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.28 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £43.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.98% | +115.00% | +5.26% |
Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Developer.
Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.
Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Developer.
Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Developer over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.
Developer
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 Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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 |
Live Jobs |
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| England | 0 | 5,114 | £525 | -4.55% | 2,636 |
| London | 0 | 3,079 | £575 | -4.17% | 1,006 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 2,549 | £500 | -4.76% | 1,662 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 2,279 | £450 | -7.69% | 1,745 |
| North of England | +4 | 641 | £450 | -12.20% | 517 |
| South East | 0 | 527 | £475 | -5.94% | 330 |
| North West | +1 | 341 | £450 | -10.00% | 326 |
| Midlands | +1 | 310 | £425 | -5.56% | 376 |
| South West | -3 | 296 | £450 | -10.00% | 213 |
| Scotland | -2 | 283 | £450 | -5.26% | 113 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 267 | £475 | -9.52% | 143 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 219 | £425 | -10.53% | 237 |
| East of England | +8 | 138 | £425 | -10.53% | 154 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 91 | £425 | -1.45% | 139 |
| Wales | +6 | 77 | £450 | -7.69% | 45 |
| North East | 0 | 33 | £428 | -14.50% | 53 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 20 | £575 | +43.75% | 31 |
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 May 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 featuring Developer in the job title.
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Developer 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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