Senior Backend Developer Contract Job Trends in East London

Senior Backend Developer
London > East London

As of 10 July 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Backend Developer daily rate in East London.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 - 35
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Backend Developer 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in East London 0.88% - 0.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.96% - 1.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £414
25th Percentile - - £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £438
75th Percentile - - £466
90th Percentile - - £471
London median daily rate £525 £625 £500
% change year-on-year -16.00% +25.00% -23.08%

All Contract IT Job Roles
East London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in East 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 East London with a recognized job title 104 105 196
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.04% 86.78% 89.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 88 84 169
10th Percentile £185 £275 £274
25th Percentile £337 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £530 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -6.37%
75th Percentile £671 £585 £613
90th Percentile £775 £662 £700
London median daily rate £540 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -1.82% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 7 14
10th Percentile £19.90 £18.00 £11.95
25th Percentile £20.96 £26.63 £12.25
Median hourly rate £23.47 £32.00 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +45.45% -19.90%
75th Percentile £26.62 £38.50 £25.66
90th Percentile £28.07 £49.00 -
London median hourly rate £39.00 £31.75 £27.81
% change year-on-year +22.83% +14.17% -28.69%

Senior Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in East London

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

Senior Backend Developer job vacancy trend in East London

Senior Backend Developer
Daily Rate Trend in East London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Backend Developer job vacancies in East London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Backend Developer job vacancies in East London

Senior Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East London

For the 6 months to 10 July 2026, Senior Backend 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 East London region featuring Senior Backend Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) OAuth
1 1 (100.00%) OAuth2
1 1 (100.00%) Pair Programming

Senior Backend Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) OAuth
1 1 (100.00%) OAuth2
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Pair Programming
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java