Developer
East of England > Essex
The median Developer daily rate in Essex is £468, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 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 27 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +15 | -13 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 16 | 20 | 22 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex | 14.55% | 12.20% | 7.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 16.16% | 12.82% | 8.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 9 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £263 | £402 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £363 | £446 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £468 | £479 | £505 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.40% | -5.15% | -8.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £575 | £576 |
| 90th Percentile | £500 | £598 | £606 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £420 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.05% | -6.67% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £80.00 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £65.25 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.38% | - | +18.18% |
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 | 99 | 156 | 271 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.00% | 95.12% | 94.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 48 | 79 | 156 |
| 10th Percentile | £197 | £243 | £203 |
| 25th Percentile | £309 | £303 | £342 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £413 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.03% | -17.50% | +1.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £551 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £525 | £600 | £641 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £438 | £478 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.52% | +0.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 42 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.25 | £14.33 | £21.17 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.84 | £20.63 | £24.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £50.50 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.74% | -12.17% | +102.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £80.00 | £71.70 |
| 90th Percentile | £120.00 | - | £79.55 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £42.50 | £43.90 | £36.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.19% | +21.10% | +82.99% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Developer in Essex.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Essex
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in Essex over the 6 months to 27 July 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Developer in Essex.
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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 Developer within the Essex region over the 6 months to 27 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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| Brentwood | 0 | 5 | £413 | +10.00% | |
| Basildon | +4 | 4 | £488 | -18.46% | 4 |
| Colchester | - | 4 | - | - | 3 |
| Chelmsford | - | 1 | £375 | - | 4 |
| Developer East of England |
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Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex
For the 6 months to 27 July 2025, 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 Developer in the job title.
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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: