Backend Developer Contract Job Trends in Portsmouth

Backend Developer
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Backend Developer daily rate in Portsmouth is £471, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Backend Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Portsmouth 0.41% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £461 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £471 - -
75th Percentile £482 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £500 - £400
% change year-on-year - - -33.33%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 242 134 265
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.78% 95.04% 93.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 82 81 98
10th Percentile £313 £200 £268
25th Percentile £416 £332 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £514 £555
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% -7.39% +11.00%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £649
90th Percentile £632 £660 £850
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £525 £575
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +12.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 72 29 110
10th Percentile £15.72 £25.05 £51.06
25th Percentile £41.85 £32.94 £53.40
Median hourly rate £52.43 £50.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.85% -16.67% -
75th Percentile £60.00 £58.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.20 £64.00 £77.17
Hampshire median hourly rate £40.00 £53.69 £57.35
% change year-on-year -25.49% -6.39% +4.27%

Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

Backend Developer job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Backend Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Backend Developer job vacancies in Portsmouth.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Backend Developer job vacancies in Portsmouth

Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 11 June 2026, Backend 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 Portsmouth region featuring Backend Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Celery
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Django
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (100.00%) pytest
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Redis
1 1 (100.00%) RESTful
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SQL

Backend Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (100.00%) Redis
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Celery
1 1 (100.00%) Django
1 1 (100.00%) pytest
1 1 (100.00%) RESTful
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes