Senior Backend Developer Contracts in England

Senior Backend Developer
UK > England

The median Senior Backend Developer daily rate in England is £625, 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 472 498 608
Rank change year-on-year +26 +110 +129
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Backend Developer 13 44 45
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.053% 0.12% 0.089%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.058% 0.13% 0.094%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 23 40
10th Percentile £409 £426 £504
25th Percentile £494 £459 £625
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £500 £650
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -23.08% +30.00%
75th Percentile £663 £556 £850
90th Percentile £725 £575 -
UK median daily rate £625 £500 £650
% change year-on-year +25.00% -23.08% +30.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 0
Median hourly rate - £60.00 -
UK median hourly rate - £60.00 -

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 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%

Senior Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Backend Developer in England

Senior Backend Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Backend Developer in England.

Daily rate trend for Senior Backend Developer in England

Senior Backend Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Backend Developer in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Senior Backend Developer in England

Senior Backend Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Backend Developer in England.

Hourly rate trend for Senior Backend Developer in England

Senior Backend Developer
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 Senior Backend Developer 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 +8 10 £625 +25.00% 4
Senior Backend Developer
UK

Senior Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Senior Backend 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 England region featuring Senior Backend Developer in the job title.

1 7 (53.85%) JavaScript
2 6 (46.15%) Python
2 6 (46.15%) Agile
2 6 (46.15%) CI/CD
2 6 (46.15%) TypeScript
2 6 (46.15%) DevOps
3 5 (38.46%) Java
3 5 (38.46%) Azure
4 4 (30.77%) Node.js
4 4 (30.77%) .NET
4 4 (30.77%) C#
4 4 (30.77%) Kubernetes
4 4 (30.77%) Serverless
5 3 (23.08%) Full-Stack Development
5 3 (23.08%) React
5 3 (23.08%) Microservices
5 3 (23.08%) ASP.NET Core
5 3 (23.08%) ASP.NET
5 3 (23.08%) Test Automation
5 3 (23.08%) AWS
5 3 (23.08%) Shell Script
5 3 (23.08%) Ruby
6 2 (15.38%) Google
6 2 (15.38%) Open Source
6 2 (15.38%) RESTful
6 2 (15.38%) Event-Driven Architecture
6 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
6 2 (15.38%) Web Services
6 2 (15.38%) TDD
6 2 (15.38%) Banking

Senior Backend Developer 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (38.46%) Azure
2 4 (30.77%) Serverless
3 3 (23.08%) AWS
4 2 (15.38%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (7.69%) Azure Service Bus
5 1 (7.69%) Entra ID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) MongoDB
1 1 (7.69%) MySQL
1 1 (7.69%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (7.69%) Redis
1 1 (7.69%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Git
General
1 2 (15.38%) Banking
1 2 (15.38%) Telecoms
2 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Finance
2 1 (7.69%) Front Office
2 1 (7.69%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (30.77%) .NET
1 4 (30.77%) Node.js
2 3 (23.08%) ASP.NET
2 3 (23.08%) ASP.NET Core
2 3 (23.08%) React
3 2 (15.38%) RESTful
3 2 (15.38%) Web Services
4 1 (7.69%) .NET Core
4 1 (7.69%) AngularJS
4 1 (7.69%) CSS
4 1 (7.69%) FastAPI
4 1 (7.69%) GraphQL
4 1 (7.69%) HTML
4 1 (7.69%) SOAP
4 1 (7.69%) WebSockets
4 1 (7.69%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Algorithms
2 1 (7.69%) Data Structures
2 1 (7.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (7.69%) Linux Command Line
2 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) Android
1 1 (7.69%) Apple iOS
1 1 (7.69%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Agile
1 6 (46.15%) CI/CD
1 6 (46.15%) DevOps
2 3 (23.08%) Full-Stack Development
2 3 (23.08%) Microservices
2 3 (23.08%) Test Automation
3 2 (15.38%) Analytics
3 2 (15.38%) API Development
3 2 (15.38%) Containerisation
3 2 (15.38%) Continuous Delivery
3 2 (15.38%) Event-Driven
3 2 (15.38%) Event-Driven Architecture
3 2 (15.38%) Mentoring
3 2 (15.38%) Open Source
3 2 (15.38%) TDD
4 1 (7.69%) Computer Science
4 1 (7.69%) Software Engineering
4 1 (7.69%) Validation
4 1 (7.69%) Web Development
4 1 (7.69%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 7 (53.85%) JavaScript
2 6 (46.15%) Python
2 6 (46.15%) TypeScript
3 5 (38.46%) Java
4 4 (30.77%) C#
5 3 (23.08%) Ruby
5 3 (23.08%) Shell Script
6 1 (7.69%) Bash
6 1 (7.69%) Bicep
6 1 (7.69%) C++
6 1 (7.69%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (15.38%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (7.69%) DBS Check
2 1 (7.69%) Degree
2 1 (7.69%) Master's Degree
2 1 (7.69%) SC Cleared
2 1 (7.69%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (15.38%) Docker
2 1 (7.69%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (30.77%) Kubernetes
2 1 (7.69%) Ansible
2 1 (7.69%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Google
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) Oracle