Software Developer
West Midlands > Birmingham
As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Developer daily rate in Birmingham.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 43 | 69 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +26 | +15 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Developer | 0 | 24 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham | - | 3.10% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | - | 3.36% | 0.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £264 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £568 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £425 | £375 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.33% | -28.57% | +5.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title | 468 | 715 | 870 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 89.66% | 92.50% | 96.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 327 | 502 | 583 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £250 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £325 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.33% | -10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £700 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £485 | £489 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.77% | -2.25% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 31 | 40 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.62 | £13.10 | £11.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.31 | £17.75 | £12.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.00 | £28.50 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.88% | +42.50% | +14.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.91 | £48.75 | £24.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.68 | £57.91 | £60.50 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £18.07 | £22.25 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.81% | +14.10% | +12.85% |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Software Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Birmingham.