Programmer
UK
The median Programmer daily rate in the UK is £535 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 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 28 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 425 | 611 | 739 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +186 | +128 | -180 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Programmer | 170 | 105 | 116 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.39% | 0.18% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | 0.19% | 0.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 97 | 38 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £409 | £409 | £210 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £463 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £535 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.00% | +11.11% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £598 | £508 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £661 | £630 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £528 | £488 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.21% | +8.33% | +28.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 38 | 4 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £46.98 | £23.34 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £58.56 | £49.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £65.00 | £56.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -70.77% | +16.07% | +12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.07 | - | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £37.63 | - | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £19.00 | £42.16 | £18.08 |
| % change year-on-year | -54.93% | +133.16% | -18.74% |
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 | 40,181 | 56,479 | 84,762 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.61% | 95.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,164 | 39,476 | 59,482 |
| 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 | £491 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.87% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,646 | 1,570 | 2,098 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.29 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.49 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.96 | £45.00 | £23.03 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.10% | +95.42% | +0.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.16 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.75 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.18% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Programmer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programmer.
Programmer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programmer over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
Programmer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programmer.
Programmer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Programmer over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
Programmer
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 | +167 | 147 | £534 | +6.70% | 139 |
| UK excluding London | +141 | 124 | £528 | +8.21% | 130 |
| Midlands | +95 | 74 | £535 | +7.00% | 39 |
| Work from Home | +139 | 67 | £535 | +12.63% | 26 |
| West Midlands | +93 | 66 | £535 | +7.00% | 28 |
| North of England | +29 | 27 | £475 | -19.15% | 34 |
| Yorkshire | +21 | 22 | £473 | -5.50% | 6 |
| London | +84 | 19 | £550 | +6.28% | 16 |
| East of England | +19 | 12 | £300 | -45.45% | 10 |
| South East | +21 | 11 | £511 | +8.49% | 24 |
| East Midlands | +25 | 8 | - | - | 11 |
| North West | +20 | 3 | £600 | -14.29% | 25 |
| North East | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, Programmer 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 Programmer in the job title.
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Programmer 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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