The median Developer daily rate in Bath is £466, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
20 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
13 |
5 |
1 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-8 |
-4 |
+3 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer |
2 |
11 |
18 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bath |
2.94% |
16.92% |
26.87% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.94% |
17.19% |
27.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
8 |
16 |
| 10th Percentile |
£455 |
£350 |
£359 |
| 25th Percentile |
£456 |
£406 |
£375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£466 |
£425 |
£413 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.71% |
+3.03% |
-2.94% |
| 75th Percentile |
£481 |
£475 |
£460 |
| 90th Percentile |
£485 |
- |
£462 |
| Somerset median daily rate |
£513 |
£450 |
£460 |
| % change year-on-year |
+13.89% |
-2.17% |
-12.38% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bath. 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 Bath with a recognized job title |
68 |
64 |
65 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
100.00% |
98.46% |
97.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
45 |
47 |
58 |
| 10th Percentile |
£225 |
£204 |
£190 |
| 25th Percentile |
£325 |
£210 |
£333 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£463 |
£288 |
£431 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+60.87% |
-33.33% |
-3.31% |
| 75th Percentile |
£649 |
£475 |
£538 |
| 90th Percentile |
£675 |
£542 |
£579 |
| Somerset median daily rate |
£475 |
£450 |
£480 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.56% |
-6.25% |
+1.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£12.50 |
£18.38 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£13.00 |
£18.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-30.67% |
-65.28% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£15.00 |
£19.13 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£15.90 |
- |
| Somerset median hourly rate |
£60.00 |
£30.50 |
£51.89 |
| % change year-on-year |
+96.72% |
-41.22% |
+3.78% |
