Applications Development Manager Contract Job Trends in London

Application Development Manager
England > London

The median Application Development Manager daily rate in London is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 378 377 412
Rank change year-on-year -1 +35 +158
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Development Manager 2 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.014% 0.007% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.007% 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £518 - -
25th Percentile £525 - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £425
Median % change year-on-year - - -29.17%
75th Percentile £575 - £438
90th Percentile £583 - -
England median daily rate £525 £675 £500
% change year-on-year -22.22% +35.00% -16.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 13,250 14,157 17,713
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.26% 93.49% 93.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,799 9,163 12,804
10th Percentile £340 £338 £328
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% -2.22% -3.02%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £684
90th Percentile £760 £800 £788
England median daily rate £510 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -2.86% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 230 152 210
10th Percentile £17.50 £18.19 £17.98
25th Percentile £21.46 £23.80 £21.56
Median hourly rate £27.86 £35.75 £35.32
Median % change year-on-year -22.08% +1.23% +0.90%
75th Percentile £56.69 £54.06 £58.75
90th Percentile £75.16 £80.75 £72.50
England median hourly rate £26.30 £36.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -26.94% -20.00% +38.46%

Applications Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Applications Development Manager job vacancy trend in London

Applications Development Manager
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Development Manager job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Development Manager job vacancies in London

Applications Development Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Development Manager job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Development Manager job vacancies in London

Applications Development Manager Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, Applications Development Manager 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 London region featuring Applications Development Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Product Management
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Management

Applications Development Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Product Management
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Management