Backend Developer Contract Job Trends in the City of London
Backend Developer
Central London > City of London
The median Backend Developer daily rate in the City of London is £586, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 140 | 115 | 118 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -25 | +3 | -1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Backend Developer | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 0.37% | 0.41% | 0.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.40% | 0.44% | 0.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £513 | £469 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £527 | £478 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £586 | £525 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.62% | +7.69% | -29.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £756 | £647 | £548 |
| 90th Percentile | £831 | £725 | £591 |
| Central London median daily rate | £600 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +5.00% | -27.27% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London
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.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title | 2,003 | 1,593 | 1,983 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.64% | 94.09% | 93.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,375 | 1,099 | 1,225 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £455 | £420 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | -2.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £778 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 17 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.85 | £16.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £20.18 | £25.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.75 | £26.57 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.14% | -53.79% | +55.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £32.94 | £36.00 | £112.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.85 | £64.48 | £137.50 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £27.04 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.53% | -22.76% | -2.78% |
Backend Developer Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Backend Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Backend Developer Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Backend Developer job vacancies in the City of London.
Backend Developer Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Backend Developer in the City of London over the 6 months to 22 October 2026.
Backend Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 22 October 2026, Backend 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 City of London region featuring Backend Developer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SQL | 62.5% | 5 |
| 2 | CI/CD | 50.0% | 4 |
| 2 | DevOps | 50.0% | 4 |
| 2 | Kafka | 50.0% | 4 |
| 5 | .NET | 37.5% | 3 |
| 5 | Azure | 37.5% | 3 |
| 5 | Java | 37.5% | 3 |
| 5 | Linux | 37.5% | 3 |
| 5 | Microservices | 37.5% | 3 |
| 5 | REST | 37.5% | 3 |
| 5 | Test Automation | 37.5% | 3 |
| 12 | Agile | 25.0% | 2 |
| 12 | AWS | 25.0% | 2 |
| 12 | C# | 25.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Code Quality | 25.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Collaborative Engineering | 25.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Front End Development | 25.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Full-Stack Development | 25.0% | 2 |
| 12 | GitHub | 25.0% | 2 |
| 12 | JUnit | 25.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Kubernetes | 25.0% | 2 |
| 12 | PostgreSQL | 25.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Problem-Solving | 25.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Python | 25.0% | 2 |
| 12 | RESTful | 25.0% | 2 |
| 12 | SDLC | 25.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Spring | 25.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Spring Boot | 25.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Unix | 25.0% | 2 |
| 30 | .NET Core | 12.5% | 1 |
Backend Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Backend Developer | 50.0% | 4 |
| 2 | Java Developer | 37.5% | 3 |
| 3 | .NET Developer | 25.0% | 2 |
| 3 | Python Developer | 25.0% | 2 |
| 3 | Senior Java Developer | 25.0% | 2 |
| 6 | .NET Web Developer | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | AWS Developer | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | Azure Developer | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | Full-Stack Java Developer | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | Senior Python Developer | 12.5% | 1 |