Developer Contracts in Colchester

Developer
Essex > Colchester

As of 30 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Developer daily rate in Colchester.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 - 5
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Colchester 50.00% - 6.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 50.00% - 7.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £410
75th Percentile - - £415
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median daily rate £478 £432 £500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -13.55% -5.21%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Colchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Colchester. 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 Colchester with a recognized job title 2 17 13
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 81.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 13 7
10th Percentile - £253 £235
25th Percentile - £300 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £500 £425
Median % change year-on-year - +17.65% +183.33%
75th Percentile - £550 £500
90th Percentile - £556 £553
Essex median daily rate £400 £450 £500
% change year-on-year -11.11% -10.00% +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £25.15 £12.86 -
Median % change year-on-year +95.57% - -
Essex median hourly rate £30.00 £55.00 £44.53
% change year-on-year -45.45% +23.51% +65.05%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester

Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Colchester.

Job vacancy trend for Developer in Colchester

Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Colchester

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Developer in Colchester.

Daily rate trend for Developer in Colchester

Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Colchester

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Developer in Colchester.

Hourly rate trend for Developer in Colchester

Developer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Colchester

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Colchester region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) WordPress
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development

Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Colchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) WordPress
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) React
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development