Developer Contract Job Trends in High Wycombe

Developer
Buckinghamshire > High Wycombe

The median Developer daily rate in High Wycombe is £493, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in High Wycombe 11.76% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 16.67% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £381 - -
25th Percentile £420 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 - -
75th Percentile £570 - -
90th Percentile £610 - -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £450 £548 £500
% change year-on-year -17.81% +9.50% -9.09%

All Contract IT Job Roles
High Wycombe

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in High Wycombe. 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 High Wycombe with a recognized job title 12 9 14
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 70.59% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 6 2
10th Percentile £163 £150 £368
25th Percentile £259 £151 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £215 £440
Median % change year-on-year +144.19% -51.14% -24.91%
75th Percentile £638 £475 £485
90th Percentile £703 £638 £512
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £489 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.25% - +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 4
10th Percentile £20.48 - -
25th Percentile £22.19 - £12.25
Median hourly rate £25.08 £14.42 £14.63
Median % change year-on-year +73.89% -1.40% -16.43%
75th Percentile £25.13 - £18.66
90th Percentile £25.14 - £20.51
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £25.11 £18.70 £22.00
% change year-on-year +34.29% -15.00% +29.41%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in High Wycombe

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in High Wycombe.

Developer job vacancy trend in High Wycombe

Developer
Daily Rate Trend in High Wycombe

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in High Wycombe.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in High Wycombe

Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in High Wycombe

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in High Wycombe over the 6 months to 2 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Developer in High Wycombe

Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in High Wycombe

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in High Wycombe.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in High Wycombe

Developer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in High Wycombe

For the 6 months to 2 February 2026, Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the High Wycombe region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Android
2 1 (50.00%) Android Development
2 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
2 1 (50.00%) iOS Development
2 1 (50.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Swift
2 1 (50.00%) UIKit

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in High Wycombe by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) UIKit
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Android
1 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Android Development
1 1 (50.00%) iOS Development
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Java
1 1 (50.00%) Swift
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared