Junior Developer Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Junior Developer
Central London > City of London

The median Junior Developer daily rate in the City of London is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 118 123
Rank change year-on-year -9 +5 +50
Contract jobs requiring a Junior Developer 3 5 2
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.15% 0.28% 0.086%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.30% 0.090%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 0
10th Percentile £270 - -
25th Percentile £281 £211 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £223 -
Median % change year-on-year +34.83% - -
75th Percentile - £311 -
90th Percentile - £357 -
Central London median daily rate £300 £223 -
% change year-on-year +34.83% - -

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.

Contract vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title 1,943 1,680 2,215
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.14% 92.87% 94.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,332 1,060 1,584
10th Percentile £350 £360 £340
25th Percentile £439 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £575 £556
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +3.51% -6.05%
75th Percentile £671 £688 £685
90th Percentile £775 £775 £788
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 9 18
10th Percentile £18.75 £22.00 £15.73
25th Percentile £19.11 £24.66 £19.18
Median hourly rate £34.25 £32.50 £23.25
Median % change year-on-year +5.38% +39.78% -33.57%
75th Percentile £51.00 £112.00 £40.00
90th Percentile £59.72 £127.10 £49.20
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £32.50 £27.81
% change year-on-year -19.66% +16.86% -20.54%

Junior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Junior Developer job vacancy trend in the City of London

Junior Developer
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Junior Developer job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Junior Developer job vacancies in the City of London

Junior Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Junior Developer job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Junior Developer job vacancies in the City of London

Junior Developer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 15 March 2026, Junior 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 Junior Developer in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) C#
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) govService
2 1 (33.33%) Granicus

Junior Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) govService
General
1 1 (33.33%) Local Government
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) C#
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Granicus