Software Developer
UK
The median Software Developer daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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 19 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 211 | 309 | 352 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +98 | +43 | -23 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Developer | 468 | 469 | 663 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.10% | 0.82% | 0.76% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.19% | 0.87% | 0.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 215 | 338 | 429 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £363 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £433 | £421 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £523 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.48% | +4.50% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £681 | £650 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £888 | £738 | £678 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -2.06% | +14.12% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 27 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £46.25 | £49.39 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £48.40 | £51.81 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.70 | £58.59 | £48.74 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.61% | +20.21% | +44.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £69.34 | £55.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.50 | £79.00 | £57.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £58.91 | £58.59 | £54.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.54% | +7.50% | +50.59% |
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 | 39,482 | 54,195 | 83,684 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,718 | 37,839 | 58,825 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +9.38% |
| 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 | 2,674 | 1,507 | 2,030 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.21 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 19 May 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 19 May 2024.
Software Developer
Top 17 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 19 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 | +106 | 408 | £525 | -2.19% | 421 |
| Work from Home | +154 | 306 | £550 | +7.32% | 255 |
| UK excluding London | +42 | 241 | £450 | -5.26% | 366 |
| London | +107 | 199 | £550 | -8.33% | 100 |
| North of England | +85 | 94 | £450 | - | 93 |
| North West | +33 | 43 | £420 | -5.62% | 51 |
| Midlands | +32 | 35 | £425 | -19.05% | 84 |
| South West | +11 | 35 | £525 | -12.50% | 51 |
| Yorkshire | +44 | 34 | £450 | - | 30 |
| Scotland | +4 | 28 | £461 | -2.89% | 21 |
| South East | -15 | 28 | £413 | - | 84 |
| East Midlands | +22 | 19 | £425 | -28.08% | 33 |
| North East | +27 | 17 | - | - | 15 |
| West Midlands | +29 | 16 | £375 | -28.57% | 51 |
| East of England | +14 | 11 | £485 | -3.00% | 27 |
| Wales | +14 | 7 | £520 | +15.56% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | £650 | - | 12 |
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 May 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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