Programmer
UK > England
The median Programmer daily rate in England is £410, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 July 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 18 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 479 | 434 | 567 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -45 | +133 | +135 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Programmer | 25 | 123 | 72 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.092% | 0.34% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.100% | 0.37% | 0.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 56 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £288 | £360 |
| 25th Percentile | £360 | £477 | £374 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £534 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.26% | +12.47% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £485 | £571 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £545 | £588 | £590 |
| UK median daily rate | £400 | £533 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.95% | +18.44% | -7.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 48 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £15.25 | £35.63 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £16.58 | £44.75 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £18.25 | £63.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -71.37% | +2.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £20.09 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £32.88 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | - | £18.50 | £63.75 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -70.98% | +2.00% |
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 | 25,013 | 33,557 | 44,673 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.84% | 92.97% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16,276 | 22,044 | 31,607 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £300 | £312 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -4.55% | +1.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £628 | £638 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £752 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,236 | 2,309 | 1,397 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £13.25 | £14.93 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £18.00 | £19.49 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.59 | £40.33 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.59% | -6.22% | +70.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.31 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £75.00 | £78.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.28 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.81% | -5.88% | +65.50% |
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.
Programmer
Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programmer in England over the 6 months to 18 July 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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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 18 July 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 |
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| London | +20 | 14 | £393 | -28.64% | 72 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 3 | £400 | -30.43% | 26 |
| North of England | -9 | 3 | £400 | -30.43% | 81 |
| Midlands | -51 | 3 | £370 | -30.65% | 64 |
| East of England | +1 | 2 | £485 | +61.67% | 57 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 2 | - | - | 21 |
| West Midlands | -42 | 1 | £370 | -30.65% | 43 |
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Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 18 July 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: