Developer Contract Job Trends in Basingstoke

Developer
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The median Developer daily rate in Basingstoke is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 40 28
Rank change year-on-year -1 -12 -17
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 1 4 9
As % of all contract jobs in Basingstoke 0.47% 1.45% 3.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% 1.57% 4.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 2
10th Percentile - £386 £591
25th Percentile - £403 £597
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £513 £638
Median % change year-on-year +17.07% -19.61% +21.43%
75th Percentile - £609 £672
90th Percentile - £626 £674
Hampshire median daily rate £473 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -14.00% - +4.76%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Basingstoke

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Basingstoke. 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 Basingstoke with a recognized job title 201 254 201
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.26% 92.03% 87.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 165 202 56
10th Percentile £468 £425 £190
25th Percentile £513 £475 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £585 £611
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -4.26% +16.38%
75th Percentile - £688 £653
90th Percentile £650 £725 £688
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 13
10th Percentile £12.18 £35.85 £15.04
25th Percentile £14.59 £38.63 £15.21
Median hourly rate £17.00 £45.00 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year -62.22% +181.25% -25.09%
75th Percentile £23.27 £52.13 £24.25
90th Percentile £25.15 £55.35 £42.75
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year -62.74% +28.57% +18.00%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke.

Developer job vacancy trend in Basingstoke

Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Basingstoke.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Basingstoke

Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Basingstoke.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Basingstoke

Developer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke

For the 6 months to 20 October 2025, Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Basingstoke region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Documentum
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) RESTful
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Sprint Retrospective
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Documentum
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) RESTful
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Sprint Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Sprint Retrospective
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared