Programmer
UK > England
The median Programmer daily rate in England is £410, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 460 | 394 | 556 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -66 | +162 | +139 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Programmer | 25 | 148 | 97 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.10% | 0.40% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.43% | 0.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 82 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £402 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £360 | £463 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £534 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.15% | +6.70% | +7.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £485 | £550 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £488 | £600 | £680 |
| UK median daily rate | £410 | £534 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.26% | +6.85% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 38 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.42 | £15.00 | £46.98 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.52 | £16.25 | £58.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.15 | £19.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.47% | -70.77% | +16.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.81 | £20.07 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £45.00 | £37.63 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £18.15 | £19.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.47% | -70.77% | +16.07% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 22,549 | 34,488 | 47,741 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.59% | 92.73% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,007 | 22,894 | 33,903 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £643 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 900 | 2,432 | 1,409 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £13.00 | £14.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.62 | £36.31 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.67% | -19.32% | +100.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £61.25 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.60 |
| UK median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programmer in England.
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Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programmer in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programmer in England.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Programmer in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | +24 | 6 | £375 | -31.66% | 27 |
| North of England | -2 | 6 | £483 | +1.58% | 35 |
| Midlands | -45 | 6 | £475 | -11.21% | 17 |
| Yorkshire | -9 | 5 | £483 | +2.12% | 9 |
| West Midlands | -47 | 4 | £475 | -11.21% | 10 |
| East of England | +20 | 2 | £485 | +61.67% | 15 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| South West | - | 2 | £70 | - | 18 |
| South East | +36 | 1 | - | - | 22 |
| North West | +15 | 1 | - | - | 24 |
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Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Programmer 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 England region featuring Programmer in the job title.
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Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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: