Application Developer
UK
The median Application Developer daily rate in the UK is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 21 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 21 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 435 | 451 | 606 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | +155 | -122 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Applications Developer | 136 | 253 | 258 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.32% | 0.45% | 0.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.35% | 0.47% | 0.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 99 | 180 | 173 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £373 | £378 |
| 25th Percentile | £372 | £450 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +2.33% | +19.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £624 | £605 | £626 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £675 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £549 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.03% | +4.57% | +31.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £33.47 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.75 | £71.25 | £35.67 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.50 | £72.50 | £40.34 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -66.21% | +79.74% | +168.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.25 | £73.75 | £44.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £45.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.50 | - | £46.67 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -6.66% |
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 | 39,413 | 53,669 | 84,232 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.81% | 94.62% | 95.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,677 | 37,466 | 59,216 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.31% | +3.43% | +8.25% |
| 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% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,675 | 1,499 | 2,051 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.74 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Applications Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Applications Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Applications Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Applications Developer.
Applications Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Applications Developer over the 6 months to 21 May 2024.
Applications Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Applications Developer.
Applications Developer
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 21 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 | +14 | 120 | £475 | -13.48% | 66 |
| London | +58 | 71 | £550 | - | 19 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 48 | £450 | -18.03% | 56 |
| Work from Home | +15 | 37 | £475 | -13.64% | 36 |
| South West | -14 | 16 | £450 | -18.18% | 3 |
| South East | +9 | 11 | £475 | -15.63% | 12 |
| East of England | +17 | 9 | £456 | +41.47% | 7 |
| Midlands | +20 | 6 | - | - | 14 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 5 | - | - | 9 |
| North West | +22 | 3 | £450 | -5.26% | 6 |
| North of England | +19 | 3 | £450 | -2.70% | 13 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £450 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | +32 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
Applications Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 21 May 2024, Applications 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 Applications Developer in the job title.
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Applications 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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