Senior Programmer Contract Job Trends in Central London

Senior Programmer
London > Central London

As of 13 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Programmer daily rate in Central London.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 128 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Programmer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.051% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.054% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
London median daily rate - - £375
% change year-on-year - - -28.57%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 1,842 2,224 2,659
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.03% 92.78% 94.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,284 1,399 1,902
10th Percentile £325 £363 £343
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £762 £775 £813
London median daily rate £533 £550 £563
% change year-on-year -3.18% -2.22% -2.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 25 20
10th Percentile £19.42 £22.00 £17.00
25th Percentile £25.47 £31.25 £20.67
Median hourly rate £28.00 £35.00 £24.99
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +40.08% -40.51%
75th Percentile £44.72 £61.25 £47.25
90th Percentile £59.55 £112.00 £65.88
London median hourly rate £27.61 £36.65 £36.14
% change year-on-year -24.68% +1.41% +3.26%

Senior Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Programmer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Senior Programmer job vacancy trend in Central London

Senior Programmer
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Programmer job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Programmer job vacancies in Central London

Senior Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Programmer job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Programmer job vacancies in Central London

Senior Programmer
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Programmer within the Central London region over the 6 months to 13 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London - 1 - -
Senior Programmer
London

Senior Programmer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Senior Programmer 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 Central London region featuring Senior Programmer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) COBOL
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis

Senior Programmer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Applications
1 1 (100.00%) VAX
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) COBOL