Full-Stack Developer Contract Job Trends in South London

Full-Stack Developer
London > South London

The median Full-Stack Developer daily rate in South London is £535, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2025.

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

6 months to
10 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 30 45
Rank change year-on-year -3 +15 +12
Contract jobs requiring a Full-Stack Developer 2 7 3
As % of all contract jobs in South London 1.20% 3.37% 0.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.27% 3.45% 1.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 0
10th Percentile £511 - -
25th Percentile £520 £813 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £825 -
Median % change year-on-year -35.10% - -
75th Percentile £551 £838 -
90th Percentile £560 - -
London median daily rate £520 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -9.57% -4.17% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South 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 South London with a recognized job title 158 203 291
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.18% 97.60% 96.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 124 222
10th Percentile £213 £229 £231
25th Percentile £363 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £507 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.30% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £629 £571 £617
90th Percentile £718 £734 £675
London median daily rate £543 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -1.27% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 18
10th Percentile - - £14.18
25th Percentile - £17.25 £17.75
Median hourly rate £17.98 £44.13 £43.84
Median % change year-on-year -59.25% +0.66% -0.62%
75th Percentile - £74.22 £55.00
90th Percentile - £76.70 £65.82
London median hourly rate £27.40 £35.00 £38.71
% change year-on-year -21.71% -9.58% +22.89%

Full-Stack Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Full-Stack Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South London.

Full-Stack Developer job vacancy trend in South London

Full-Stack Developer
Daily Rate Trend in South London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Full-Stack Developer job vacancies in South London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Full-Stack Developer job vacancies in South London

Full-Stack Developer
Contract Job Locations in South London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Full-Stack Developer within the South London region over the 6 months to 10 October 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
Croydon -4 2 £535 -
Full-Stack Developer
London

Full-Stack Developer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London

For the 6 months to 10 October 2025, Full-Stack 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 South London region featuring Full-Stack Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) SAS
1 2 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) Node.js
1 2 (100.00%) TypeScript
1 2 (100.00%) Docker
1 2 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 2 (100.00%) React
1 2 (100.00%) Docker Swarm
1 2 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps

Full-Stack Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) SAS
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Node.js
1 2 (100.00%) React
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 2 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Docker Swarm
1 2 (100.00%) Kubernetes