Senior Developer Contract Job Trends in England

Senior Developer
UK > England

The median Senior Developer daily rate in England is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
21 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 182 174 115
Rank change year-on-year -8 -59 +38
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Developer 717 446 693
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.56% 1.62% 2.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.69% 1.77% 2.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 458 325 480
10th Percentile £406 £411 £400
25th Percentile £461 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -14.06%
75th Percentile £773 £720 £700
90th Percentile £938 £825 £838
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - -12.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 0 3
10th Percentile £37.25 - £40.29
25th Percentile £44.93 - £48.22
Median hourly rate £45.56 - £61.43
75th Percentile £46.18 - £74.47
90th Percentile £47.69 - £82.29
UK median hourly rate £45.56 - £61.43
% change year-on-year - - -8.99%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 42,534 25,192 30,524
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.25% 91.35% 93.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,278 16,220 19,013
10th Percentile £325 £278 £300
25th Percentile £425 £401 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -3.67%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,509 1,371 1,458
10th Percentile £14.87 £13.75 £14.56
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.30 £21.25
Median hourly rate £44.46 £25.15 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +76.76% -45.54% +2.62%
75th Percentile £68.00 £53.99 £67.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £71.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -3.37%

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Senior Developer job vacancy trend in England

Senior Developer
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in England

Senior Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer in England over the 6 months to 21 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Senior Developer in England

Senior Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in England

Senior Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Senior Developer in England over the 6 months to 21 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Senior Developer in England

Senior 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 Developer within the England region over the 6 months to 21 September 2026. 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 -5 412 £650 - 438
North of England +8 143 £588 +6.82% 148
Midlands +10 73 £491 -8.18% 82
Yorkshire -4 70 £515 -14.17% 33
West Midlands +5 61 £513 -14.58% 69
North West -12 61 £625 +25.00% 84
South West -26 43 £525 -4.55% 30
South East -64 34 £428 -17.69% 84
North East -30 14 £450 -7.69% 31
East Midlands -10 11 - - 13
East of England -32 6 £388 -22.50% 23
Senior Developer
UK

Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 21 September 2026, Senior 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 England region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1 236 (32.91%) CI/CD
2 222 (30.96%) Agile
3 220 (30.68%) Java
4 162 (22.59%) Python
5 151 (21.06%) Azure
6 149 (20.78%) SQL
7 145 (20.22%) AWS
8 136 (18.97%) C#
8 136 (18.97%) Microservices
9 130 (18.13%) DevOps
10 125 (17.43%) JavaScript
10 125 (17.43%) TypeScript
11 119 (16.60%) REST
12 112 (15.62%) Security Cleared
13 108 (15.06%) Software Engineering
14 103 (14.37%) React
15 99 (13.81%) .NET
15 99 (13.81%) SC Cleared
16 97 (13.53%) Spring
17 96 (13.39%) Full-Stack Development
17 96 (13.39%) Git
18 95 (13.25%) Docker
19 91 (12.69%) AI
19 91 (12.69%) Test Automation
20 85 (11.85%) RESTful
21 81 (11.30%) Spring Boot
22 80 (11.16%) Kubernetes
23 79 (11.02%) Problem-Solving
24 78 (10.88%) Microsoft
25 73 (10.18%) Continuous Improvement

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

Application Platforms
1 18 (2.51%) Confluence
2 12 (1.67%) Apache Spark
3 8 (1.12%) SharePoint
4 7 (0.98%) Apache
4 7 (0.98%) Oracle Workflow
4 7 (0.98%) WordPress
5 6 (0.84%) CMS
6 5 (0.70%) Camunda
7 3 (0.42%) Ethereum
7 3 (0.42%) Hyperledger
8 2 (0.28%) Cloud Foundry
8 2 (0.28%) Moodle
8 2 (0.28%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.14%) Drupal
9 1 (0.14%) HCL Domino
9 1 (0.14%) HCL Notes
9 1 (0.14%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.14%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.14%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.14%) WebSphere
Applications
1 6 (0.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.14%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (2.23%) Teamcenter
2 11 (1.53%) Oracle EBS
3 8 (1.12%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.98%) NetSuite
5 6 (0.84%) Endur
6 5 (0.70%) Oracle Financials
7 4 (0.56%) Oracle FAH
7 4 (0.56%) Oracle General Ledger
7 4 (0.56%) Oracle Payables
7 4 (0.56%) Oracle Receivables
8 3 (0.42%) Quorum
8 3 (0.42%) R3 Corda
8 3 (0.42%) Ripple
8 3 (0.42%) Shopify
9 2 (0.28%) Aladdin
9 2 (0.28%) Oracle Applications
9 2 (0.28%) Oracle iProcurement
9 2 (0.28%) SAP HCM
9 2 (0.28%) SAP Payroll
9 2 (0.28%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 151 (21.06%) Azure
2 145 (20.22%) AWS
3 67 (9.34%) GitHub
4 47 (6.56%) Power Platform
5 44 (6.14%) Azure DevOps
5 44 (6.14%) GitHub Actions
6 36 (5.02%) Serverless
7 33 (4.60%) Power Automate
8 32 (4.46%) GCP
9 20 (2.79%) PowerApps
10 19 (2.65%) Dynamics 365
11 15 (2.09%) Amazon S3
12 14 (1.95%) GitHub Copilot
13 13 (1.81%) Amazon SQS
14 12 (1.67%) OpenShift
15 11 (1.53%) Azure Functions
16 10 (1.39%) AWS Lambda
17 9 (1.26%) Amazon CloudWatch
17 9 (1.26%) Azure Service Bus
17 9 (1.26%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.56%) Multicast
2 3 (0.42%) HTTP
3 1 (0.14%) CTI
3 1 (0.14%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.14%) MQTT
3 1 (0.14%) NFC
3 1 (0.14%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (8.09%) PostgreSQL
2 51 (7.11%) SQL Server
3 44 (6.14%) Relational Database
4 35 (4.88%) MongoDB
5 32 (4.46%) Power BI
6 23 (3.21%) NoSQL
7 14 (1.95%) Oracle Database
8 12 (1.67%) DynamoDB
9 11 (1.53%) Data Warehouse
9 11 (1.53%) KDB
9 11 (1.53%) MySQL
10 10 (1.39%) Azure SQL Database
11 9 (1.26%) Amazon RDS
11 9 (1.26%) Redis
12 8 (1.12%) Geospatial Data
12 8 (1.12%) Kdb+
13 7 (0.98%) RDBMS
13 7 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 6 (0.84%) Big Data
14 6 (0.84%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 96 (13.39%) Git
2 47 (6.56%) Jenkins
3 28 (3.91%) Mockito
4 26 (3.63%) JUnit
5 24 (3.35%) JIRA
6 23 (3.21%) GitLab
6 23 (3.21%) Maven
7 19 (2.65%) SonarQube
8 13 (1.81%) Gradle
9 10 (1.39%) Claude Code
10 9 (1.26%) REST Assured
11 6 (0.84%) Bitbucket
12 5 (0.70%) MSI
12 5 (0.70%) Oracle Forms
12 5 (0.70%) Visual Studio Code
13 4 (0.56%) IBM UrbanCode
13 4 (0.56%) Snyk
13 4 (0.56%) Xcode
13 4 (0.56%) XCTest
13 4 (0.56%) XCUITest
General
1 177 (24.69%) Finance
2 134 (18.69%) Social Skills
3 110 (15.34%) Public Sector
4 100 (13.95%) Banking
5 74 (10.32%) Front Office
6 59 (8.23%) Analytical Skills
7 54 (7.53%) Investment Banking
8 33 (4.60%) Retail
9 27 (3.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 12 (1.67%) Back Office
10 12 (1.67%) Financial Institution
10 12 (1.67%) Military
11 7 (0.98%) Law
11 7 (0.98%) Legal
12 6 (0.84%) Manufacturing
13 5 (0.70%) Games
13 5 (0.70%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.42%) Local Government
14 3 (0.42%) Prime Brokerage
14 3 (0.42%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 119 (16.60%) REST
2 103 (14.37%) React
3 99 (13.81%) .NET
4 97 (13.53%) Spring
5 85 (11.85%) RESTful
6 81 (11.30%) Spring Boot
7 61 (8.51%) Kafka
8 46 (6.42%) Terraform
9 45 (6.28%) SOAP
10 44 (6.14%) Node.js
10 44 (6.14%) Redux
11 40 (5.58%) AngularJS
11 40 (5.58%) HTML
12 35 (4.88%) JSON
13 34 (4.74%) Django
14 33 (4.60%) CSS
14 33 (4.60%) Web Services
15 28 (3.91%) .NET Core
16 26 (3.63%) HTML5
16 26 (3.63%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 63 (8.79%) Cloud Native
2 50 (6.97%) Distributed Systems
3 49 (6.83%) Product Ownership
4 44 (6.14%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 43 (6.00%) Fixed Income
6 37 (5.16%) Equities
7 33 (4.60%) Greenfield Project
8 24 (3.35%) Enterprise Software
9 14 (1.95%) Data Structures
10 13 (1.81%) AI Agents
10 13 (1.81%) Algorithms
11 12 (1.67%) Derivative
11 12 (1.67%) Legacy Systems
12 11 (1.53%) Mobile App
13 10 (1.39%) CMDB
13 10 (1.39%) Onboarding
14 7 (0.98%) Market Risk
15 6 (0.84%) Management Information System
15 6 (0.84%) Self-Motivation
15 6 (0.84%) Spread Betting
Operating Systems
1 45 (6.28%) Linux
2 37 (5.16%) Unix
3 9 (1.26%) Apple iOS
3 9 (1.26%) Windows
4 8 (1.12%) Android
5 4 (0.56%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.14%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 236 (32.91%) CI/CD
2 222 (30.96%) Agile
3 136 (18.97%) Microservices
4 130 (18.13%) DevOps
5 108 (15.06%) Software Engineering
6 96 (13.39%) Full-Stack Development
7 91 (12.69%) AI
7 91 (12.69%) Test Automation
8 79 (11.02%) Problem-Solving
9 73 (10.18%) Continuous Improvement
10 70 (9.76%) Containerisation
11 64 (8.93%) Scrum
12 61 (8.51%) Event-Driven
13 60 (8.37%) Mentoring
14 59 (8.23%) TDD
15 57 (7.95%) Code Quality
16 54 (7.53%) Data Modelling
17 53 (7.39%) Business Intelligence
18 52 (7.25%) Low Latency
19 51 (7.11%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 220 (30.68%) Java
2 162 (22.59%) Python
3 149 (20.78%) SQL
4 136 (18.97%) C#
5 125 (17.43%) JavaScript
5 125 (17.43%) TypeScript
6 19 (2.65%) Shell Script
7 16 (2.23%) PL/SQL
8 15 (2.09%) C++
9 13 (1.81%) Apex Code
10 12 (1.67%) Kotlin
10 12 (1.67%) Ruby
11 8 (1.12%) C
11 8 (1.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 8 (1.12%) Swift
12 7 (0.98%) Bicep
12 7 (0.98%) PHP
13 6 (0.84%) Groovy
13 6 (0.84%) Scala
13 6 (0.84%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 112 (15.62%) Security Cleared
2 99 (13.81%) SC Cleared
3 38 (5.30%) Degree
4 18 (2.51%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (1.95%) BPSS Clearance
6 11 (1.53%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (0.84%) DV Cleared
8 5 (0.70%) Azure Certification
9 4 (0.56%) Numerate Degree
10 3 (0.42%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.14%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.14%) AWS Certified Developer
11 1 (0.14%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
11 1 (0.14%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 1 (0.14%) DBS Check
11 1 (0.14%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (5.58%) Accessibility
2 33 (4.60%) QA
3 26 (3.63%) WCAG
4 17 (2.37%) Data Quality
5 5 (0.70%) GDPR
5 5 (0.70%) NCSC
6 2 (0.28%) Basel III
6 2 (0.28%) ISO 20022
7 1 (0.14%) EMIR
7 1 (0.14%) GRC
7 1 (0.14%) ISO 15022
7 1 (0.14%) MiFID
7 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.14%) SEPA
7 1 (0.14%) Solvency II
System Software
1 95 (13.25%) Docker
2 6 (0.84%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.28%) Apache ZooKeeper
3 2 (0.28%) Postfix
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 80 (11.16%) Kubernetes
2 24 (3.35%) Grafana
3 20 (2.79%) Prometheus
4 11 (1.53%) Ansible
5 4 (0.56%) Argo
6 2 (0.28%) Bosun
6 2 (0.28%) Consul
6 2 (0.28%) Zipkin
7 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.14%) SELinux
7 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.14%) systemd
Vendors
1 78 (10.88%) Microsoft
2 57 (7.95%) Oracle
3 31 (4.32%) Salesforce
4 21 (2.93%) Databricks
5 16 (2.23%) ServiceNow
6 13 (1.81%) Google
7 11 (1.53%) Blue Prism
8 10 (1.39%) IBM
9 9 (1.26%) Avaloq
10 5 (0.70%) Jaspersoft
10 5 (0.70%) SAP
10 5 (0.70%) Solace
11 4 (0.56%) ION Trading
11 4 (0.56%) New Relic
11 4 (0.56%) Splunk
12 3 (0.42%) Atlassian
12 3 (0.42%) MuleSoft
12 3 (0.42%) OpenAI
12 3 (0.42%) Sybase
13 2 (0.28%) Optimizely
798 Senior Developer jobs in England