Developer
UK
The median Developer daily rate in the UK is £508 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 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 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | 0 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 6,179 | 9,901 | 16,404 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 14.24% | 16.76% | 18.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 15.35% | 17.71% | 19.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,501 | 7,381 | 12,443 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £388 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.64% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £660 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £800 | £760 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £499 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.86% | +5.11% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 70 | 110 | 131 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.00 | £39.85 | £35.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.94 | £51.25 | £40.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £54.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +14.68% | +21.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £81.88 | £75.00 | £65.54 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £85.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £54.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +14.68% | +29.76% |
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 | 40,246 | 55,892 | 84,695 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.74% | 94.62% | 95.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,216 | 39,044 | 59,517 |
| 10th Percentile | £279 | £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 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,676 | 1,569 | 2,074 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.25 | £15.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £64.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.16 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.11% | +115.96% | +2.74% |
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 6 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 6 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 6 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 | 5,193 | £525 | -4.55% | 2,528 |
| London | -1 | 3,072 | £575 | -4.17% | 986 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 2,721 | £500 | -4.76% | 1,581 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 2,356 | £450 | -9.86% | 1,689 |
| North of England | +3 | 701 | £450 | -10.22% | 479 |
| South East | -1 | 520 | £500 | -3.85% | 300 |
| North West | +4 | 382 | £451 | -7.44% | 304 |
| Midlands | +3 | 325 | £425 | -5.56% | 353 |
| South West | -3 | 300 | £450 | -14.29% | 201 |
| Scotland | -2 | 292 | £458 | -3.53% | 138 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 280 | £463 | -11.90% | 129 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 230 | £425 | -15.00% | 221 |
| East of England | +5 | 139 | £430 | -9.47% | 146 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 93 | £400 | -5.88% | 131 |
| Wales | +4 | 78 | £450 | -2.70% | 61 |
| North East | +2 | 52 | £500 | +0.05% | 49 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 15 | £494 | +23.44% | 35 |
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 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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