Backend Developer
South West > Gloucestershire
The median Backend Developer daily rate in Gloucestershire is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 35 | - | 53 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Backend Developer | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire | 2.57% | - | 0.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.95% | - | 0.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £613 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | - | £225 |
| 75th Percentile | £659 | - | £238 |
| 90th Percentile | £701 | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £619 | £400 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +54.69% | - | -15.79% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Gloucestershire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title | 271 | 420 | 468 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 87.14% | 96.11% | 95.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 170 | 204 | 283 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £377 | £359 |
| 25th Percentile | £344 | £463 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £575 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.52% | +4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £662 | £675 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £736 | £738 |
| South West median daily rate | £510 | £508 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.49% | -5.58% | +2.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 47 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £30.00 | £32.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.50 | £56.25 | £48.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.34 | £67.50 | £71.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -49.13% | -5.59% | +74.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £72.00 | £79.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.75 | £83.88 |
| South West median hourly rate | £25.15 | £67.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -62.74% | +12.50% | +3.94% |
Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Job postings that featured Backend Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
Backend Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Backend Developer job vacancies in Gloucestershire.
Backend Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in Gloucestershire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Backend Developer in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 1 October 2025.
Backend Developer
Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Backend Developer within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 1 October 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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| Cheltenham | - | 7 | £650 | - | |
| Gloucester | - | 5 | £650 | - | 1 |
| Backend Developer South West |
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Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire
For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, Backend 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 Gloucestershire region featuring Backend Developer in the job title.
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Backend Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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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