Developer Contracts in Coventry

Developer
West Midlands > Coventry

The median Developer daily rate in Coventry is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 June 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
1 Jun 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 14 11
Rank change year-on-year -1 -3 -8
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 7 13 28
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Coventry 6.36% 12.26% 11.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.93% 12.50% 11.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 10 16
10th Percentile £385 £273 -
25th Percentile £400 £347 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% - -2.86%
75th Percentile £498 £475 £506
90th Percentile £555 £476 £556
West Midlands median daily rate £463 £425 £475
% change year-on-year +8.82% -10.53% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Coventry

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Coventry. 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 Coventry with a recognized job title 101 104 242
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.82% 98.11% 97.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 72 80 170
10th Percentile £200 £275 £224
25th Percentile £218 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £525 £484
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +8.53% +6.03%
75th Percentile £509 £625 £555
90th Percentile £632 £688 £694
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £480 £500
% change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% +3.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £12.50
Median hourly rate - - £18.11
Median % change year-on-year - - +20.73%
75th Percentile - - £24.42
90th Percentile - - £26.57
West Midlands median hourly rate £19.50 £19.77 £20.00
% change year-on-year -1.37% -1.15% +16.01%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry

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

Job vacancy trend for Developer in Coventry

Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Coventry

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

Daily rate trend for Developer in Coventry

Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in Coventry

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in Coventry over the 6 months to 1 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Developer in Coventry

Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Coventry

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

Hourly rate trend for Developer in Coventry

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Coventry

For the 6 months to 1 June 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 Coventry region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Azure
2 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (57.14%) CI/CD
4 3 (42.86%) Redux
4 3 (42.86%) React Native
4 3 (42.86%) REST
4 3 (42.86%) GitHub
4 3 (42.86%) Mobile App
4 3 (42.86%) TypeScript
4 3 (42.86%) AWS
4 3 (42.86%) JavaScript
4 3 (42.86%) .NET
4 3 (42.86%) Retail
5 2 (28.57%) Xcode
5 2 (28.57%) C#
5 2 (28.57%) UX Design
5 2 (28.57%) Test Automation
5 2 (28.57%) RESTful
5 2 (28.57%) Apple iOS
5 2 (28.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (28.57%) ETL
5 2 (28.57%) Android
5 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (28.57%) User Experience
5 2 (28.57%) Android Studio
5 2 (28.57%) API Development
5 2 (28.57%) API Design
5 2 (28.57%) JSX
5 2 (28.57%) Jest
5 2 (28.57%) Gradle

Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Coventry 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (85.71%) Azure
2 3 (42.86%) AWS
2 3 (42.86%) GitHub
3 2 (28.57%) Azure API Management
3 2 (28.57%) Azure Logic Apps
3 2 (28.57%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (14.29%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (14.29%) Azure Event Grid
4 1 (14.29%) Azure Functions
4 1 (14.29%) Azure Key Vault
4 1 (14.29%) Azure Monitor
4 1 (14.29%) Azure Service Bus
4 1 (14.29%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (14.29%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (14.29%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (14.29%) Relational Database
2 1 (14.29%) SQL Server
2 1 (14.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Android Studio
1 2 (28.57%) Gradle
1 2 (28.57%) Xcode
2 1 (14.29%) Git
2 1 (14.29%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 3 (42.86%) Retail
2 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Finance
3 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (42.86%) .NET
1 3 (42.86%) React Native
1 3 (42.86%) Redux
1 3 (42.86%) REST
2 2 (28.57%) Jest
2 2 (28.57%) RESTful
3 1 (14.29%) .NET Core
3 1 (14.29%) Blazor
3 1 (14.29%) CSS
3 1 (14.29%) HTML
3 1 (14.29%) React
3 1 (14.29%) Ruby on Rails
3 1 (14.29%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 2 (28.57%) Android
1 2 (28.57%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (57.14%) CI/CD
3 2 (28.57%) API Design
3 2 (28.57%) API Development
3 2 (28.57%) Clean Code
3 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (28.57%) ETL
3 2 (28.57%) Test Automation
3 2 (28.57%) User Experience
3 2 (28.57%) UX Design
4 1 (14.29%) Agile
4 1 (14.29%) Analytics
4 1 (14.29%) CRM
4 1 (14.29%) Customer Engagement
4 1 (14.29%) Data Governance
4 1 (14.29%) Data Integration
4 1 (14.29%) OO
4 1 (14.29%) OOP
4 1 (14.29%) Open Source
4 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 3 (42.86%) JavaScript
1 3 (42.86%) TypeScript
2 2 (28.57%) C#
2 2 (28.57%) JSX
3 1 (14.29%) Ruby
3 1 (14.29%) SQL
3 1 (14.29%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) QA
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Virtual Machines
1,957 Developer jobs in the West Midlands