Developer Contract Job Trends in Hounslow

Developer
West London > Hounslow

The median Developer daily rate in Hounslow is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 January 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 3 3
Rank change year-on-year -8 0 +1
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 3 13 19
As % of all contract jobs in Hounslow 6.12% 19.12% 17.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.89% 20.97% 18.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 11 11
10th Percentile - - £75
25th Percentile - £363 £436
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £400 £575
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -30.43% -5.15%
75th Percentile £361 £439 £612
90th Percentile £368 £495 £619
West London median daily rate £437 £409 £490
% change year-on-year +6.85% -16.53% -10.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate - - £72.00
75th Percentile - - £81.00
90th Percentile - - £86.40
West London median hourly rate - - £72.00
% change year-on-year - - +2.86%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Hounslow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hounslow. 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 Hounslow with a recognized job title 38 62 103
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 77.55% 91.18% 96.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 37 61
10th Percentile £275 £213 £70
25th Percentile £350 £350 £231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £375 £500
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -25.00% -3.29%
75th Percentile £622 £458 £578
90th Percentile £809 £570 £623
West London median daily rate £500 £409 £500
% change year-on-year +22.25% -18.20% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 10
10th Percentile £38.73 - £47.98
25th Percentile £39.44 £20.75 £52.19
Median hourly rate £41.25 £26.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +58.65% -60.00% +2.36%
75th Percentile £42.44 £29.50 £81.75
90th Percentile £42.78 £31.30 £90.00
West London median hourly rate £25.15 £23.59 £52.50
% change year-on-year +6.61% -55.07% -7.08%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hounslow

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

Developer job vacancy trend in Hounslow

Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Hounslow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Hounslow.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Hounslow

Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Hounslow

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Hounslow.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Hounslow

Developer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hounslow

For the 6 months to 10 January 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 Hounslow region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Angular 2
1 3 (100.00%) AngularJS
1 3 (100.00%) C++
1 3 (100.00%) CSS
1 3 (100.00%) DevOps
1 3 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 3 (100.00%) Git
1 3 (100.00%) HTML
1 3 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (100.00%) JSON
1 3 (100.00%) Kanban
1 3 (100.00%) Memory Management
1 3 (100.00%) OOP
1 3 (100.00%) QA
1 3 (100.00%) REST
1 3 (100.00%) Scrum
1 3 (100.00%) Technical Debt
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Master's Degree
2 2 (66.67%) OO
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Secure Coding
2 2 (66.67%) Web Services
3 1 (33.33%) Clean Code

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hounslow 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:

Development Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Git
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) Angular 2
1 3 (100.00%) AngularJS
1 3 (100.00%) CSS
1 3 (100.00%) HTML
1 3 (100.00%) JSON
1 3 (100.00%) REST
2 2 (66.67%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Product Ownership
2 2 (66.67%) Legacy Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) DevOps
1 3 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 3 (100.00%) Kanban
1 3 (100.00%) Memory Management
1 3 (100.00%) OOP
1 3 (100.00%) Scrum
1 3 (100.00%) Technical Debt
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) OO
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Secure Coding
3 1 (33.33%) Clean Code
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C++
1 3 (100.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) QA