Developer
UK
The median Developer daily rate in the UK is £510 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | 0 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 6,141 | 10,082 | 16,473 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 14.18% | 16.86% | 18.54% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 15.29% | 17.82% | 19.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,461 | 7,529 | 12,466 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £394 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £453 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.27% | - | +12.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £695 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £800 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £499 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.73% | +4.95% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 70 | 114 | 128 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.00 | £38.95 | £32.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.94 | £51.25 | £40.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.00 | £53.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.81% | +15.35% | +19.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £81.88 | £75.00 | £65.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £84.18 | £75.43 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £54.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +14.68% | +26.74% |
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 | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
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 27 April 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 27 April 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 27 April 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 | 5,149 | £525 | -4.55% | 2,419 |
| London | -1 | 3,030 | £575 | -4.17% | 920 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 2,721 | £500 | -4.76% | 1,507 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 2,358 | £450 | -9.73% | 1,629 |
| North of England | +5 | 710 | £453 | -9.50% | 526 |
| South East | 0 | 515 | £490 | -6.67% | 297 |
| North West | +4 | 391 | £470 | -1.05% | 341 |
| Midlands | +4 | 324 | £419 | -6.94% | 301 |
| South West | -4 | 300 | £438 | -16.67% | 188 |
| Scotland | -2 | 294 | £460 | -3.56% | 118 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 279 | £463 | -11.90% | 143 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 226 | £425 | -15.00% | 193 |
| East of England | +1 | 136 | £430 | -9.95% | 143 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 96 | £400 | -5.88% | 108 |
| Wales | +4 | 78 | £450 | - | 67 |
| North East | +3 | 53 | £500 | +0.05% | 48 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 15 | £494 | +23.44% | 24 |
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 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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