Full-Stack Developer Contract Job Trends in Birmingham
Full-Stack Developer
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Full-Stack Developer daily rate in Birmingham is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 69 | 68 | 59 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -9 | -3 |
| Contract Full-Stack Developer jobs | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | 0.71% | 0.44% | 0.98% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.77% | 0.49% | 1.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £438 | - | £436 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | - | £484 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £400 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.75% | -27.27% | +29.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £538 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £494 | £620 | £741 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £400 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.75% | -27.27% | +29.41% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Birmingham
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Birmingham matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Birmingham matching a recognised job title | 784 | 616 | 679 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.13% | 90.32% | 94.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 449 | 419 | 439 |
| 10th Percentile | £331 | £213 | £199 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £363 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.89% | -5.00% | +7.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £575 | £609 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £645 | £733 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £487 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.55% | - | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 40 | 34 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.81 | - | £17.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.56 | £12.62 | £21.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.80 | £19.25 | £29.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +91.17% | -34.75% | +5.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £26.51 | £50.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £30.20 | £56.25 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £22.00 | £25.15 | £23.82 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.52% | +5.58% | +7.78% |
Full-Stack Developer Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Full-Stack Developer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Full-Stack Developer Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Full-Stack Developer job vacancies in Birmingham.
Full-Stack Developer Skill Set Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 12 November 2026, Full-Stack Developer contract job ads cited 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 Full-Stack Developer job ads across the Birmingham region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full-Stack Development | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2 | .NET | 83.3% | 5 |
| 2 | C# | 83.3% | 5 |
| 4 | Agile | 66.7% | 4 |
| 4 | API Development | 66.7% | 4 |
| 4 | Business Transformation | 66.7% | 4 |
| 4 | Confluence | 66.7% | 4 |
| 4 | Data Migration | 66.7% | 4 |
| 4 | Data Modelling | 66.7% | 4 |
| 4 | ETL | 66.7% | 4 |
| 4 | Front End Development | 66.7% | 4 |
| 4 | JIRA | 66.7% | 4 |
| 4 | Migration | 66.7% | 4 |
| 4 | Relational Database | 66.7% | 4 |
| 4 | Stakeholder Engagement | 66.7% | 4 |
| 16 | React | 50.0% | 3 |
| 17 | Code Quality | 16.7% | 1 |
| 17 | Data Ingestion | 16.7% | 1 |
| 17 | Data Transformation | 16.7% | 1 |
| 17 | Microsoft | 16.7% | 1 |
| 17 | Sprint Planning | 16.7% | 1 |
| 17 | User Experience | 16.7% | 1 |
| 17 | Validation | 16.7% | 1 |
Full-Stack Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C# .NET Developer | 83.3% | 5 |
| 1 | Full-Stack .NET Developer | 83.3% | 5 |
| 1 | Full-Stack C# Developer | 83.3% | 5 |
| 1 | React Developer | 83.3% | 5 |
| 5 | Lead .NET Developer | 16.7% | 1 |
| 5 | Lead C# Developer | 16.7% | 1 |
| 5 | Lead Full-Stack Developer | 16.7% | 1 |