Software Developer
UK
The median Software Developer daily rate in the UK is £521 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 187 | 299 | 370 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +112 | +71 | -48 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Developer | 550 | 527 | 632 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.27% | 0.88% | 0.71% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.37% | 0.93% | 0.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 204 | 365 | 414 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £394 | £352 |
| 25th Percentile | £434 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £521 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.71% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £644 | £663 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £884 | £733 | £673 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £488 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | +14.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 35 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £50.02 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £55.63 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £58.91 | £57.50 | £49.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.44% | +16.76% | +44.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £72.46 | £55.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | £85.00 | £57.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £58.91 | £57.42 | £54.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.59% | +5.36% | +42.00% |
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 | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 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 | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Developer.
Software Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Developer over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Software Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Developer.
Software Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Developer over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Software 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 Software Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 | +128 | 479 | £525 | -4.55% | 352 |
| Work from Home | +164 | 389 | £537 | +2.24% | 162 |
| UK excluding London | +82 | 322 | £450 | -7.69% | 295 |
| London | +83 | 199 | £550 | -8.33% | 70 |
| North of England | +109 | 141 | £450 | - | 115 |
| North West | +53 | 63 | £420 | -5.62% | 84 |
| Yorkshire | +61 | 52 | £450 | -2.70% | 21 |
| Midlands | +47 | 51 | £400 | -23.81% | 53 |
| Scotland | +9 | 42 | £463 | -2.63% | 10 |
| South West | +15 | 39 | £538 | -14.68% | 35 |
| South East | -3 | 29 | £413 | -8.33% | 53 |
| North East | +34 | 26 | - | - | 13 |
| East Midlands | +29 | 26 | £425 | -28.08% | 22 |
| West Midlands | +44 | 25 | £375 | -28.57% | 31 |
| East of England | +19 | 13 | £485 | -3.00% | 20 |
| Wales | +10 | 7 | £520 | +22.35% | 7 |
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Software 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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