Developer Contracts in Derbyshire

Developer
East Midlands > Derbyshire

The median Developer daily rate in Derbyshire is £555, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 May 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
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 24 18
Rank change year-on-year +7 -6 -6
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 2 4 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Derbyshire 2.00% 2.48% 6.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.35% 2.63% 7.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 10
10th Percentile £432 £278 £298
25th Percentile £473 £320 £322
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 £410 £450
Median % change year-on-year +35.37% -8.89% -10.00%
75th Percentile £648 £478 £500
90th Percentile £694 £506 £538
East Midlands median daily rate £425 £413 £438
% change year-on-year +3.03% -5.71% +0.57%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Derbyshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derbyshire. 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 Derbyshire with a recognized job title 85 152 165
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.00% 94.41% 85.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 103 107
10th Percentile £168 £150 £129
25th Percentile £275 £188 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £255 £463
Median % change year-on-year +76.47% -44.86% +23.33%
75th Percentile £550 £500 £545
90th Percentile £725 £588 £638
East Midlands median daily rate £438 £405 £450
% change year-on-year +8.02% -10.00% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 25 18
10th Percentile £21.65 £13.78 £12.75
25th Percentile £23.30 £16.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £24.34 £17.72 £23.25
Median % change year-on-year +37.36% -23.78% +16.25%
75th Percentile £24.73 £20.00 £62.50
90th Percentile £24.95 £26.15 £65.00
East Midlands median hourly rate £22.50 £17.50 £20.32
% change year-on-year +28.57% -13.88% +5.56%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Developer in Derbyshire

Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Derbyshire

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

Daily rate trend for Developer in Derbyshire

Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in Derbyshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in Derbyshire over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Developer in Derbyshire

Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Derbyshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Developer in Derbyshire

Developer
Contract Job Locations in Derbyshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 12 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Derby +4 1 £410 - 8
Developer
East Midlands

Developer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derbyshire

For the 6 months to 12 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 Derbyshire region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) HTML
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
1 1 (50.00%) CSS
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Siemens
1 1 (50.00%) CAD
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) PLM
1 1 (50.00%) Teamcenter
1 1 (50.00%) Data Management
1 1 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) Web Development
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) SaaS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (50.00%) User Stories
1 1 (50.00%) Siemens NX
1 1 (50.00%) SDLC
1 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (50.00%) OpenAI
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding

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

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Azure SQL Database
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) CSS
1 1 (50.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) CAD
1 1 (50.00%) Data Management
1 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) PLM
1 1 (50.00%) SDLC
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (50.00%) User Stories
1 1 (50.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) OpenAI
1 1 (50.00%) Siemens