Programmer Contract Job Trends in Merseyside

Programmer
North West > Merseyside

As of 27 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Programmer daily rate in Merseyside.

6 months to
27 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Programmer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Merseyside 0.54% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median daily rate - - £400
% change year-on-year - - +471.43%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 180 220 221
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.77% 93.22% 92.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 115 102 135
10th Percentile £129 £165 £208
25th Percentile £195 £206 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% -11.11% -
75th Percentile £564 £544 £531
90th Percentile £687 £600 £600
North West median daily rate £450 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -8.16% -2.00% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 21 13
10th Percentile - £15.22 -
25th Percentile £12.21 £17.44 £16.25
Median hourly rate £17.30 £18.13 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.58% -9.35% +14.29%
75th Percentile £17.44 £24.18 £29.00
90th Percentile £21.52 £40.00 £46.00
North West median hourly rate £25.15 £36.50 £30.54
% change year-on-year -31.10% +19.52% +31.07%

Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.

Job vacancy trend for Programmer in Merseyside

Programmer
Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programmer job vacancies in Merseyside.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programmer job vacancies in Merseyside

Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend in Merseyside

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Programmer job vacancies in Merseyside.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Programmer job vacancies in Merseyside

Programmer
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 27 September 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Liverpool - 1 - - 2
Programmer
North West

Programmer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 27 September 2025, Programmer 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 Merseyside region featuring Programmer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance

Programmer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance