Software Engineer/Developer
UK
The median Software Engineer/Developer daily rate in the UK is £725 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 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 24 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 403 | 567 | 466 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +164 | -101 | +70 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer/Software Engineer | 166 | 128 | 412 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.39% | 0.23% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | 0.24% | 0.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 162 | 111 | 365 |
| 10th Percentile | £538 | £438 | £438 |
| 25th Percentile | £581 | £481 | £538 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £725 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.83% | - | -2.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £800 | £738 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £888 | £788 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £543 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.50% | -9.50% | +14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £80.00 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £80.00 | - | - |
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 | 39,539 | 53,460 | 83,539 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.80% | 94.63% | 95.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,741 | 37,320 | 58,759 |
| 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% | +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% | +11.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,737 | 1,489 | 2,014 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +87.50% | +6.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.99 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Developer/Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Developer/Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Developer/Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer.
Developer/Software Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer over the 6 months to 24 May 2024.
Developer/Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer.
Developer/Software Engineer
Top 8 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 24 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 | +145 | 166 | £725 | +20.83% | 17 |
| London | +144 | 157 | £725 | +16.00% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +80 | 66 | £750 | +25.00% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | +34 | 9 | £600 | +10.50% | 13 |
| East of England | +14 | 7 | £600 | +20.00% | 4 |
| North of England | +31 | 1 | £350 | - | 3 |
| South East | +12 | 1 | £675 | +22.73% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £350 | - |
Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 May 2024, Developer/Software Engineer 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/Software Engineer in the job title.
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Developer/Software Engineer 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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