Development Engineer
UK
The median Development Engineer daily rate in the UK is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 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 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 558 | 675 | 783 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +117 | +108 | -138 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Development Engineer | 42 | 41 | 80 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.097% | 0.069% | 0.090% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.073% | 0.094% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 24 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £410 | £483 | £366 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £504 | £378 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £563 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.56% | +18.42% | -1.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £515 | £675 | £563 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | - | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £438 | £425 | £438 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | +34.62% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £42.75 | - | £25.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £45.00 | - | £27.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £46.18 | £75.00 | £32.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.43% | +132.56% | -14.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | - | £36.31 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £38.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £46.18 | - | £24.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -44.00% |
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 | 40,029 | 55,895 | 84,701 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,060 | 39,048 | 59,505 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £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 | 2,665 | 1,566 | 2,078 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.11 | £15.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +90.68% | +4.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.00 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +115.16% | +2.74% |
Development Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Development Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Development Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Development Engineer.
Development Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Development Engineer over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Development Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Development Engineer.
Development Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Development Engineer over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Development Engineer
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Development Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 | +123 | 36 | £475 | -15.56% | 110 |
| London | +100 | 20 | £475 | -15.56% | 12 |
| UK excluding London | +73 | 18 | £438 | +2.94% | 105 |
| Work from Home | +128 | 13 | £475 | -13.64% | 26 |
| East of England | - | 8 | £420 | - | 12 |
| South East | - | 5 | £450 | - | 25 |
| Scotland | +40 | 2 | £475 | +11.76% | 6 |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 17 |
| Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 32 |
| South West | - | 1 | - | - | 15 |
| North of England | - | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| North West | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
Development Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Development 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 Development Engineer in the job title.
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Development 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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