Senior Developer
UK
The median Senior Developer daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 144 | 129 | 124 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -15 | -5 | -18 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Developer | 723 | 1,184 | 1,923 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.67% | 1.99% | 2.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.80% | 2.11% | 2.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 519 | 884 | 1,499 |
| 10th Percentile | £410 | £463 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £525 | £511 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £625 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.00% | +4.17% | +11.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £775 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £853 | £863 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £575 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +9.52% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 5 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.00 | £60.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £51.14 | £61.25 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £58.91 | £62.50 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.75% | +13.64% | +61.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £65.42 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.50 | £78.00 | £74.47 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £58.91 | £62.50 | £59.31 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.75% | +5.38% | +74.43% |
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 | 40,269 | 56,187 | 84,691 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,215 | 39,262 | 59,481 |
| 10th Percentile | £276 | £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 | £735 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,672 | 1,567 | 2,094 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.38 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.42 | £45.00 | £23.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.07% | +94.45% | +2.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.25 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.55 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.94% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer.
Senior Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.
Senior Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer.
Senior Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Senior Developer over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.
Senior Developer
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 | -8 | 630 | £575 | -11.54% | 442 |
| London | -1 | 477 | £600 | -13.04% | 180 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 309 | £575 | -4.17% | 287 |
| UK excluding London | +10 | 177 | £500 | -13.04% | 307 |
| North of England | +37 | 68 | £525 | -7.89% | 69 |
| North West | +36 | 48 | £544 | -7.21% | 43 |
| Scotland | +14 | 34 | £475 | -24.00% | 32 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 25 | £575 | +2.22% | 21 |
| South West | +11 | 22 | £500 | -16.67% | 40 |
| South East | +2 | 21 | £524 | -0.24% | 68 |
| Midlands | +18 | 20 | £424 | -22.95% | 62 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 15 | £259 | -52.91% | 34 |
| Wales | +26 | 7 | £615 | +44.71% | 11 |
| North East | +21 | 7 | £720 | +20.00% | 7 |
| East of England | +13 | 5 | £600 | +9.69% | 17 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 4 | £513 | +2.50% | 28 |
Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 May 2024, Senior 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 Senior Developer in the job title.
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Senior 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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