Application Developer
East of England > Essex
The median Application Developer daily rate in Essex is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 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 4 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 20 | - | 40 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +14 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Applications Developer | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex | 1.87% | - | 0.71% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.04% | - | 0.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £382 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | - | £392 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | - | £408 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -30.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £388 | - | £425 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £434 |
| East of England median daily rate | £375 | £420 | £323 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.71% | +30.23% | -41.36% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Essex
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title | 98 | 211 | 264 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.59% | 94.62% | 94.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 50 | 107 | 154 |
| 10th Percentile | £188 | £250 | £208 |
| 25th Percentile | £303 | £303 | £370 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £388 | £440 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.83% | -12.10% | +1.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | £557 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £501 | £600 | £634 |
| East of England median daily rate | £489 | £439 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.41% | -7.68% | +1.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 55 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.25 | £13.38 | £21.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.65 | £24.38 | £24.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.08 | £55.00 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -45.32% | -4.35% | +102.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.30 | £80.00 | £70.26 |
| 90th Percentile | £144.00 | - | £79.50 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £37.50 | £43.00 | £41.80 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.79% | +2.87% | +115.58% |
Applications Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings that featured Applications Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Applications Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Applications Developer in Essex.
Applications Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Applications Developer in Essex.
Applications Developer
Contract Job Locations in Essex
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Developer within the Essex region over the 6 months to 4 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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| Chelmsford | - | 1 | £375 | - | 3 |
| Colchester | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Applications Developer East of England |
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Applications Developer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex
For the 6 months to 4 July 2025, Applications 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 Essex region featuring Applications Developer in the job title.
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Applications Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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:
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