Applications Developer Contract Job Trends in Lancashire

Application Developer
North West > Lancashire

The median Application Developer daily rate in Lancashire is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Lancashire 0.49% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £325 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - -
75th Percentile £375 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £450 £463 £470
% change year-on-year -2.70% -1.60% -1.05%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Lancashire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title 188 142 205
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.61% 95.95% 93.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 99 66 115
10th Percentile £149 £259 £361
25th Percentile £303 £363 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £500 £600
Median % change year-on-year -9.00% -16.67% +15.38%
75th Percentile £584 £550 £712
90th Percentile £668 £612 £720
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 21 53
10th Percentile £38.33 £16.58 £20.58
25th Percentile £41.94 £26.25 £45.88
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.00 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +22.86% -19.88% +15.33%
75th Percentile £69.25 £46.18 £50.00
90th Percentile £74.26 £55.93 £60.75
North West median hourly rate £30.99 £25.94 £35.00
% change year-on-year +19.46% -25.88% +60.92%

Applications Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

Applications Developer job vacancy trend in Lancashire

Applications Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in Lancashire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in Lancashire

Applications Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in Lancashire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in Lancashire

Applications Developer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire

For the 6 months to 21 December 2025, Applications 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 Lancashire region featuring Applications Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cross-Platform Development
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Kotlin
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Development
1 1 (100.00%) React Native
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) WebSockets

Applications Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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 (100.00%) React Native
1 1 (100.00%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cross-Platform Development
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Development
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Kotlin