Senior Developer Contracts in Liverpool

Senior Developer
Merseyside > Liverpool

The median Senior Developer daily rate in Liverpool is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 30 38
Rank change year-on-year +6 +8 +3
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Developer 1 3 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Liverpool 0.74% 1.61% 1.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.78% 1.70% 1.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 4
10th Percentile - - £521
25th Percentile £575 £425 £553
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £450 £595
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -24.37% +53.55%
75th Percentile £625 £475 £622
90th Percentile - - £644
Merseyside median daily rate £600 £450 £595
% change year-on-year +33.33% -24.37% +48.75%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Liverpool

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Liverpool. 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 Liverpool with a recognized job title 129 176 262
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 94.62% 96.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 87 193
10th Percentile £140 £143 £251
25th Percentile £163 £213 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £458 £375 £475
Median % change year-on-year +22.00% -21.05% +5.56%
75th Percentile £550 £494 £545
90th Percentile £638 £593 £650
Merseyside median daily rate £400 £400 £475
% change year-on-year - -15.79% +10.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 26 11
10th Percentile £13.28 - -
25th Percentile - £15.50 £10.09
Median hourly rate £17.44 £18.06 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.41% +12.84% +8.47%
75th Percentile £20.00 £34.32 £18.25
90th Percentile £25.22 £37.18 £18.75
Merseyside median hourly rate £17.44 £19.97 £16.37
% change year-on-year -12.65% +21.96% +9.13%

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool

Job postings that featured Senior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Liverpool.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Developer in Liverpool

Senior Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Liverpool

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer in Liverpool.

Daily rate trend for Senior Developer in Liverpool

Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Senior Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Liverpool region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Moodle
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership

Senior Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Moodle
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership