Developer Contract Job Trends in Surrey

Developer
South East > Surrey

The median Developer daily rate in Surrey is £580, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 13 23
Rank change year-on-year +2 +10 +6
Contract Developer jobs 75 41 32
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 11.43% 11.71% 6.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.56% 12.31% 7.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 16 19
10th Percentile £216 £444 £313
25th Percentile £424 £538 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £580 £550 £505
Median % change year-on-year +5.45% +8.91% -9.82%
75th Percentile £641 £600 £675
90th Percentile £654 £663 -
South East median daily rate £510 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +4.08% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 18 2
10th Percentile £55.00 - £27.38
25th Percentile £60.00 £52.50 £36.56
Median hourly rate £70.00 £55.00 £53.75
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile - £57.50 £71.56
90th Percentile £78.75 - £81.13
South East median hourly rate £55.00 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year - -15.38% +19.72%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Surrey

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Surrey matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in Surrey matching a recognised job title 597 333 441
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.01% 95.14% 92.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 354 215 291
10th Percentile £221 £204 £203
25th Percentile £382 £236 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £488 £463
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% +5.41% -11.90%
75th Percentile £588 £550 £550
90th Percentile £665 £665 £638
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £509
% change year-on-year +5.00% -1.82% -0.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 34 25
10th Percentile £15.87 £24.35 -
25th Percentile £24.63 £28.50 £15.96
Median hourly rate £60.00 £55.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +83.33% -51.32%
75th Percentile £70.00 £57.50 £68.00
90th Percentile - £66.36 £75.00
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £20.71 £57.79
% change year-on-year +129.36% -64.16% +13.20%

Developer Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Developer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey.

Developer job vacancy trend in Surrey

Developer Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Surrey.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Surrey

Developer Daily Rate Histogram in Surrey

Daily rate distribution for Developer jobs in Surrey over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Developer in Surrey

Developer Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Surrey.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Surrey

Developer Hourly Rate Histogram in Surrey

Hourly rate distribution for Developer jobs in Surrey over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Developer in Surrey

Developer Contract Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Developer jobs within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 24 October 2026. 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Leatherhead +9 21 £500 -23.08% 1
Guildford -1 21 £460 -16.36% 10
Esher - 5 £182 -
Cobham - 5 £653 -
Staines - 3 £600 - 5
Thames Ditton - 2 £600 -
Epsom -2 1 £425 -22.73% 1
Redhill - 1 - -
Developer
South East

Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, Developer contract job ads cited 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 Developer job ads across the Surrey region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Security Cleared49.3%37
2SC Cleared48.0%36
3Agile29.3%22
4Siebel28.0%21
5AngularJS24.0%18
6Java22.7%17
7Microsoft21.3%16
7Scrum21.3%16
9QA20.0%15
10CRM18.7%14
10Software Engineering18.7%14
10Test Automation18.7%14
10Unit Testing18.7%14
14Argo17.3%13
14DevSecOps17.3%13
14Front End Development17.3%13
14Kubernetes17.3%13
14OpenShift17.3%13
14Red Hat17.3%13
14SDLC17.3%13
14Siebel CRM17.3%13
14SonarQube17.3%13
14Sprint Planning17.3%13
14Sprint Review17.3%13
14SQL17.3%13
26Azure16.0%12
26Oracle16.0%12
28OCI14.7%11
28Quarkus14.7%11
30Power Platform13.3%10

Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Siebel Developer28.0%21
2Java Developer14.7%11
3Data Warehouse Developer8.0%6
3Full-Stack Developer8.0%6
5.NET Developer6.7%5
5Applications Developer6.7%5
5Power Apps Developer6.7%5
5SC Cleared Java Developer6.7%5
5Senior Developer6.7%5
10Angular Developer5.3%4
10Cloud Developer5.3%4
10Senior .NET Developer5.3%4
10Software Developer5.3%4
14Business Intelligence Developer2.7%2
14Oracle Developer2.7%2
14Python Developer2.7%2
14Senior Full-Stack Developer2.7%2
14SharePoint Developer2.7%2
14Siebel EAI Developer2.7%2
14Workday Consultant2.7%2
33 Developer jobs in Surrey