Applications Developer Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Application Developer
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Application Developer daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £306, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 February 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.25% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £303 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £306 - -
75th Percentile £308 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £306 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 398 207 184
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.55% 89.61% 92.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 272 137 98
10th Percentile £163 £223 £224
25th Percentile £344 £340 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £425 £490
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -13.27% -11.71%
75th Percentile £513 £575 £597
90th Percentile £588 £631 £717
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £438 £425 £475
% change year-on-year +2.94% -10.53% -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 3 20
10th Percentile £17.88 £14.70 £12.26
25th Percentile £35.38 £14.72 £16.25
Median hourly rate £52.50 £16.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +218.18% -65.26% +171.43%
75th Percentile £60.00 £33.50 £52.50
90th Percentile £69.55 £42.65 £68.75
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £52.50 £18.75 £13.99
% change year-on-year +180.00% +34.02% -20.06%

Applications Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Applications Developer job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Applications Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Applications Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Applications Developer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 13 February 2026, Applications 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Applications Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Applications Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 1 (100.00%) AWS
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared