Senior Backend Developer
Central London > City of London
The median Senior Backend Developer daily rate in the City of London is £775, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 6 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
121 |
127 |
139 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+6 |
+12 |
+51 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Backend Developer |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London |
0.11% |
0.047% |
0.076% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.12% |
0.050% |
0.081% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£513 |
| 25th Percentile |
£763 |
£575 |
£518 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£775 |
£600 |
£530 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+29.17% |
+13.21% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£788 |
£625 |
£538 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£539 |
| Central London median daily rate |
£775 |
£600 |
£530 |
| % change year-on-year |
+29.17% |
+13.21% |
- |
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 |
1,685 |
2,000 |
2,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.40% |
93.11% |
93.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1,181 |
1,236 |
1,753 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£359 |
£355 |
| 25th Percentile |
£420 |
£463 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£575 |
£575 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£675 |
£688 |
£688 |
| 90th Percentile |
£768 |
£775 |
£800 |
| Central London median daily rate |
£550 |
£575 |
£575 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
- |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
18 |
14 |
14 |
| 10th Percentile |
£20.06 |
£16.40 |
£17.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£25.88 |
£23.25 |
£19.51 |
| Median hourly rate |
£34.00 |
£48.00 |
£24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-29.17% |
+95.92% |
-42.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
£52.19 |
£107.13 |
£44.56 |
| 90th Percentile |
£64.30 |
£129.85 |
£66.25 |
| Central London median hourly rate |
£28.00 |
£35.00 |
£24.99 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.00% |
+40.08% |
-40.51% |