The median Senior Developer daily rate in Essex is £530, 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 |
31 |
34 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+12 |
+3 |
+8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex |
1.25% |
0.45% |
0.84% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.30% |
0.47% |
0.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£515 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£530 |
£600 |
£547 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-11.67% |
+9.69% |
-4.87% |
| 75th Percentile |
£545 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| East of England median daily rate |
£650 |
£600 |
£547 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.33% |
+9.69% |
-0.55% |
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% |
