Web Developer Contract Job Trends in Brighton

Web Developer
East Sussex > Brighton

The median Web Developer daily rate in Brighton is £150, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 January 2026.

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

6 months to
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Web Developer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Brighton 4.88% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 4.88% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £138 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 - -
75th Percentile £163 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Sussex median daily rate £150 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Brighton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Brighton. 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 Brighton with a recognized job title 41 58 47
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 90.63% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 39 35
10th Percentile £347 £305 £294
25th Percentile £450 £413 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% +5.26% -19.15%
75th Percentile £645 £613 £603
90th Percentile £758 £638 £650
East Sussex median daily rate £550 £500 £425
% change year-on-year +10.00% +17.65% -22.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £17.25 - £23.63
Median hourly rate £17.50 - £25.25
Median % change year-on-year - - -61.15%
75th Percentile £17.75 - £26.88
90th Percentile - - -
East Sussex median hourly rate £15.50 £52.50 £25.25
% change year-on-year -70.48% +107.92% -57.92%

Web Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Brighton

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

Web Developer job vacancy trend in Brighton

Web Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Brighton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Web Developer job vacancies in Brighton.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Web Developer job vacancies in Brighton

Web Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Brighton

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Web Developer job vacancies in Brighton.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Web Developer job vacancies in Brighton

Web Developer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton

For the 6 months to 18 January 2026, Web 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 Brighton region featuring Web Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) B2B
1 2 (100.00%) Web Development
2 1 (50.00%) MySQL
2 1 (50.00%) OAuth
2 1 (50.00%) PHP
2 1 (50.00%) WordPress
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow

Web Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Brighton 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 (50.00%) WordPress
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) MySQL
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) OAuth
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) B2B
1 2 (100.00%) Web Development
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) PHP