Programmer
East of England > Essex
The median Programmer daily rate in Essex is £485, 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 | 19 | 28 | 35 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +7 | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Programmer | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex | 1.25% | 1.80% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.30% | 1.90% | 0.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £485 | £600 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.17% | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £485 | £300 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +61.67% | -45.45% | +37.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £17.10 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | - | £19.00 | - |
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 | 77 | 211 | 223 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 96.25% | 95.05% | 93.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 39 | 108 | 134 |
| 10th Percentile | £223 | £250 | £161 |
| 25th Percentile | £315 | £350 | £240 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £458 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.57% | +1.67% | -8.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £556 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £539 | £600 | £621 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 53 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.25 | £12.86 | £20.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.44 | £16.65 | £24.09 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.25 | £40.31 | £43.32 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.88% | -6.94% | +80.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £80.00 | £63.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £192.00 | - | £69.51 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £50.00 | £43.00 | £35.40 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.28% | +21.47% | +128.39% |
Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings that featured Programmer 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 Programmer in Essex.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programmer 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 Programmer within the Essex 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 |
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| Basildon | - | 1 | £485 | - | |
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Programmer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Essex region featuring Programmer in the job title.
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Programmer 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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