Development Engineer Contract Job Trends in Leeds
Development Engineer
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The median Development Engineer daily rate in Leeds is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 92 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Development Engineer jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Leeds | 0.10% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £525 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Leeds
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Leeds matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Leeds matching a recognised job title | 948 | 677 | 615 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.89% | 95.76% | 93.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 555 | 454 | 382 |
| 10th Percentile | £389 | £308 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.17% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £575 | £572 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £669 | £643 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | -7.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 4 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.54 | £21.63 | £18.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.00 | £23.80 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.25 | £25.50 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | +2.00% | +17.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.00 | £27.06 | £45.13 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £28.08 | £48.75 |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate | £24.71 | £26.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.96% | -5.45% | +32.82% |
Development Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Development Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
Development Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Leeds
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Development Engineer job vacancies in Leeds.
Development Engineer Skill Set Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds
For the 6 months to 9 November 2026, Development Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Development Engineer job ads across the Leeds region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWS | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Code Quality | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | DV Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GitHub | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GitHub Actions | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Infrastructure as Code | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Observability | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Platform Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SC Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SDLC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Software Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Terraform | 100.0% | 1 |
Development Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWS Platform Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cloud Platform Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Python Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |