Backend Developer
Central London > City of London
The median Backend Developer daily rate in the City of London is £420, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 July 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 29 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
127 |
118 |
118 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-9 |
0 |
+8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Backend Developer |
14 |
7 |
7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London |
0.59% |
0.37% |
0.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.62% |
0.40% |
0.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
10 |
5 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£480 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£488 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£420 |
£525 |
£488 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-20.00% |
+7.69% |
-18.75% |
| 75th Percentile |
£622 |
£638 |
£533 |
| 90th Percentile |
£806 |
£720 |
£547 |
| Central London median daily rate |
£420 |
£525 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.00% |
+5.00% |
-16.67% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title |
2,241 |
1,753 |
1,958 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.92% |
93.44% |
94.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1,495 |
1,140 |
1,319 |
| 10th Percentile |
£357 |
£338 |
£363 |
| 25th Percentile |
£456 |
£425 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£550 |
£575 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.35% |
-4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£675 |
£682 |
£688 |
| 90th Percentile |
£775 |
£775 |
£788 |
| Central London median daily rate |
£550 |
£550 |
£565 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-2.65% |
-5.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
30 |
23 |
14 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.60 |
£18.06 |
£20.31 |
| 25th Percentile |
£18.75 |
£24.66 |
£22.28 |
| Median hourly rate |
£19.50 |
£31.00 |
£33.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-37.10% |
-7.46% |
-10.46% |
| 75th Percentile |
£37.34 |
£60.25 |
£89.06 |
| 90th Percentile |
£60.25 |
£84.11 |
£137.50 |
| Central London median hourly rate |
£23.08 |
£29.07 |
£33.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.61% |
-11.91% |
-5.71% |