Developer Contract Job Trends in Lincoln

Developer
Lincolnshire > Lincoln

The median Developer daily rate in Lincoln is £370, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 August 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 9 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Lincoln 8.65% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 9.38% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £131 - -
25th Percentile £175 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £370 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £433 - -
Lincolnshire median daily rate £370 £450 £213
% change year-on-year -17.78% +111.21% -49.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Median hourly rate £17.97 - -
Lincolnshire median hourly rate £17.97 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Lincoln

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Lincoln. 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 Lincoln with a recognized job title 96 16 11
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 88.89% 91.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 2 2
10th Percentile £205 £230 £670
25th Percentile £386 £275 £696
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £350 £765
Median % change year-on-year +43.57% -54.25% +91.25%
75th Percentile £538 £425 £808
90th Percentile £575 £470 £818
Lincolnshire median daily rate £525 £200 £625
% change year-on-year +162.50% -68.00% +19.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 12 9
10th Percentile £17.97 £18.40 £21.38
25th Percentile £22.52 £18.78 £40.75
Median hourly rate £25.75 £25.15 £48.56
Median % change year-on-year +2.39% -48.21% -
75th Percentile £42.24 - £51.91
90th Percentile £74.00 - £52.12
Lincolnshire median hourly rate £25.61 £25.15 £48.56
% change year-on-year +1.82% -48.21% -

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Lincoln

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

Developer job vacancy trend in Lincoln

Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Lincoln

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Lincoln

Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in Lincoln

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in Lincoln over the 6 months to 5 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Developer in Lincoln

Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Lincoln

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Lincoln

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lincoln

For the 6 months to 5 August 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 Lincoln region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Power BI
1 9 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 8 (88.89%) Business Intelligence
2 8 (88.89%) Data Modelling
3 6 (66.67%) DevOps
4 5 (55.56%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (55.56%) Dimensional Modelling
4 5 (55.56%) Microsoft
4 5 (55.56%) Security Cleared
4 5 (55.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 5 (55.56%) Visualisation
5 4 (44.44%) Azure
5 4 (44.44%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (44.44%) Customer Service
5 4 (44.44%) Oracle
5 4 (44.44%) Performance Management
5 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (44.44%) SQL Server
5 4 (44.44%) Star Schema
6 3 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
6 3 (33.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 3 (33.33%) Degree
6 3 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (33.33%) Power Query
6 3 (33.33%) Statistics
7 2 (22.22%) Data Visualisation
7 2 (22.22%) Performance Optimisation
7 2 (22.22%) Requirements Gathering
8 1 (11.11%) Analytics
8 1 (11.11%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse

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

Cloud Services
1 9 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 4 (44.44%) Azure
2 4 (44.44%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (11.11%) Power Automate
4 1 (11.11%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (100.00%) Power BI
2 4 (44.44%) SQL Server
2 4 (44.44%) Star Schema
3 3 (33.33%) Power Query
4 1 (11.11%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
4 1 (11.11%) Data Lake
4 1 (11.11%) Data Warehouse
General
1 6 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (44.44%) Public Sector
3 3 (33.33%) Police
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Business Intelligence
1 8 (88.89%) Data Modelling
2 6 (66.67%) DevOps
3 5 (55.56%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (55.56%) Dimensional Modelling
3 5 (55.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 5 (55.56%) Visualisation
4 4 (44.44%) Customer Service
4 4 (44.44%) Performance Management
4 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
5 3 (33.33%) Statistics
6 2 (22.22%) Data Visualisation
6 2 (22.22%) Performance Optimisation
6 2 (22.22%) Requirements Gathering
7 1 (11.11%) Analytics
7 1 (11.11%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
7 1 (11.11%) Translating Business Requirements
7 1 (11.11%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) Security Cleared
2 3 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft
2 4 (44.44%) Oracle