The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 excluding London with a recognized job title
18,944
22,126
29,093
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
92.49%
94.32%
95.74%
Number of daily rates quoted
11,551
15,489
20,369
10th Percentile
£213
£225
£200
25th Percentile
£363
£400
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£490
£500
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-2.00%
+5.26%
+11.76%
75th Percentile
£595
£600
£575
90th Percentile
£688
£688
£650
UK median daily rate
£525
£540
£525
% change year-on-year
-2.78%
+2.86%
+10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2,258
1,140
1,432
10th Percentile
£12.50
£13.41
£12.24
25th Percentile
£15.72
£17.86
£14.25
Median hourly rate
£40.00
£42.43
£19.67
Median % change year-on-year
-5.73%
+115.78%
+3.50%
75th Percentile
£61.60
£65.00
£43.07
90th Percentile
£74.00
£75.00
£60.00
UK median hourly rate
£36.65
£45.00
£23.91
% change year-on-year
-18.56%
+88.21%
+6.27%
Backend Developer Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings that featured Backend Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Backend Developer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Backend Developer in the UK excluding London.
Backend Developer Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Backend Developer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
Backend Developer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Backend Developer in the UK excluding London.
Backend Developer Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Backend Developer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 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
Backend Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Backend 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 UK excluding London region featuring Backend Developer in the job title.
Backend Developer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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:
