Senior Developer Contract Job Trends in Chesterfield

Senior Developer
Derbyshire > Chesterfield

The median Senior Developer daily rate in Chesterfield is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 January 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chesterfield 7.69% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 8.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Derbyshire median daily rate £525 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Chesterfield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chesterfield. 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 Chesterfield with a recognized job title 12 6 8
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 75.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 5 5
10th Percentile £125 £194 £183
25th Percentile £127 £275 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £162 £350 £350
Median % change year-on-year -53.71% - -22.22%
75th Percentile £375 £470 -
90th Percentile £526 £477 £560
Derbyshire median daily rate £413 £425 £326
% change year-on-year -2.82% +30.37% -27.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £26.25
Median hourly rate - - £27.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +57.14%
75th Percentile - - £28.75
90th Percentile - - -
Derbyshire median hourly rate £25.08 £21.59 £17.72
% change year-on-year +16.14% +21.84% +14.32%

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Chesterfield

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

Senior Developer job vacancy trend in Chesterfield

Senior Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Chesterfield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Chesterfield.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Chesterfield

Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chesterfield

For the 6 months to 25 January 2026, Senior 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 Chesterfield region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) React Native
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce

Senior Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chesterfield 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%) Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) React Native
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce