Developer Contract Job Trends in Surrey

Developer
South East > Surrey

The median Developer daily rate in Surrey is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 23 30
Rank change year-on-year +11 +7 -22
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 41 31 50
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 11.65% 6.65% 6.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.24% 7.16% 6.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 18 34
10th Percentile £444 £313 £363
25th Percentile £538 £425 £482
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £560
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -6.25% +1.82%
75th Percentile £600 £675 £674
90th Percentile £663 - £709
South East median daily rate £490 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.00% - -5.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 2 3
10th Percentile - £27.38 £47.00
25th Percentile £52.50 £36.56 £48.13
Median hourly rate £55.00 £53.75 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% +7.50% +56.25%
75th Percentile £57.50 £71.56 -
90th Percentile - £81.13 -
South East median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £54.30
% change year-on-year -15.38% +19.72% -16.47%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Surrey

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title 335 433 739
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.17% 92.92% 96.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 217 282 595
10th Percentile £204 £203 £191
25th Percentile £238 £275 £305
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £463 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.41% -11.90% +2.44%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £622
90th Percentile £660 £638 £711
South East median daily rate £500 £509 £510
% change year-on-year -1.82% -0.15% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 25 36
10th Percentile £24.35 - £24.75
25th Percentile £28.50 £15.96 £44.90
Median hourly rate £55.00 £30.00 £61.63
Median % change year-on-year +83.33% -51.32% +36.96%
75th Percentile £57.50 £68.00 £76.53
90th Percentile £66.36 £75.00 £80.27
South East median hourly rate £20.71 £57.54 £50.00
% change year-on-year -64.01% +15.08% +53.85%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Developer' in the job title 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 jobs citing Developer in Surrey over the 6 months to 27 October 2025.

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
Contract Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 27 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
Guildford +2 9 £550 +10.00% 13
Epsom - 6 £550 - 1
Camberley +2 4 £557 -
Leatherhead - 1 £650 -
Developer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 27 October 2025, 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 Surrey region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 30 (73.17%) Agile
2 23 (56.10%) TDD
3 20 (48.78%) SQL
4 19 (46.34%) Workflow
5 18 (43.90%) Acceptance Criteria
5 18 (43.90%) CAFM
5 18 (43.90%) Data Integration
5 18 (43.90%) Scrum
5 18 (43.90%) Software Engineering
5 18 (43.90%) Test Strategy
5 18 (43.90%) VB
6 13 (31.71%) CI/CD
7 9 (21.95%) Problem-Solving
8 7 (17.07%) Azure
9 6 (14.63%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (14.63%) DevOps
9 6 (14.63%) JavaScript
9 6 (14.63%) RESTful
9 6 (14.63%) Security Cleared
9 6 (14.63%) Technology Transformation
10 5 (12.20%) .NET
10 5 (12.20%) AWS
10 5 (12.20%) Azure Logic Apps
10 5 (12.20%) C#
10 5 (12.20%) Continuous Integration
10 5 (12.20%) Java
10 5 (12.20%) React
11 4 (9.76%) CSS
11 4 (9.76%) Degree
11 4 (9.76%) Full-Stack Development

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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 1 (2.44%) Hyperledger
1 1 (2.44%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 7 (17.07%) Azure
2 6 (14.63%) Azure DevOps
3 5 (12.20%) AWS
3 5 (12.20%) Azure Logic Apps
4 2 (4.88%) Amazon S3
4 2 (4.88%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (4.88%) CloudFront
5 1 (2.44%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (2.44%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (2.44%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.44%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 3 (7.32%) Git
2 2 (4.88%) GitLab
2 2 (4.88%) Vite
2 2 (4.88%) webpack
3 1 (2.44%) Cucumber
3 1 (2.44%) Subversion
General
1 8 (19.51%) Social Skills
2 5 (12.20%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (4.88%) Aerospace
4 1 (2.44%) Finance
4 1 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (2.44%) Military
4 1 (2.44%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (14.63%) RESTful
2 5 (12.20%) .NET
2 5 (12.20%) React
3 4 (9.76%) CSS
3 4 (9.76%) HTML
3 4 (9.76%) Node.js
4 3 (7.32%) AngularJS
4 3 (7.32%) Material Design
5 2 (4.88%) Jest
5 2 (4.88%) Redux
5 2 (4.88%) Sass
6 1 (2.44%) Blazor
6 1 (2.44%) CSS3
6 1 (2.44%) HTML5
6 1 (2.44%) Kendo UI
6 1 (2.44%) Next.js
6 1 (2.44%) Playwright
6 1 (2.44%) REST
6 1 (2.44%) Smart Contracts
6 1 (2.44%) Svelte
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.32%) Mobile App
2 1 (2.44%) Blockchain
Operating Systems
1 3 (7.32%) Android
1 3 (7.32%) Apple iOS
2 1 (2.44%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (73.17%) Agile
2 23 (56.10%) TDD
3 19 (46.34%) Workflow
4 18 (43.90%) Acceptance Criteria
4 18 (43.90%) CAFM
4 18 (43.90%) Data Integration
4 18 (43.90%) Scrum
4 18 (43.90%) Software Engineering
4 18 (43.90%) Test Strategy
5 13 (31.71%) CI/CD
6 9 (21.95%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (14.63%) DevOps
7 6 (14.63%) Technology Transformation
8 5 (12.20%) Continuous Integration
9 4 (9.76%) Full-Stack Development
9 4 (9.76%) User Experience
10 3 (7.32%) Architectural Patterns
10 3 (7.32%) Asynchronous Programming
10 3 (7.32%) Continuous Delivery
10 3 (7.32%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 20 (48.78%) SQL
2 18 (43.90%) VB
3 6 (14.63%) JavaScript
4 5 (12.20%) C#
4 5 (12.20%) Java
5 4 (9.76%) Python
5 4 (9.76%) TypeScript
6 3 (7.32%) Kotlin
6 3 (7.32%) Objective-C
6 3 (7.32%) Swift
7 2 (4.88%) Go
7 2 (4.88%) Ruby
8 1 (2.44%) ABAP
8 1 (2.44%) C
8 1 (2.44%) C++
8 1 (2.44%) Julia
8 1 (2.44%) Korn
8 1 (2.44%) Perl
Qualifications
1 6 (14.63%) Security Cleared
2 4 (9.76%) Degree
2 4 (9.76%) SC Cleared
3 3 (7.32%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.44%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.44%) QA
System Software
1 2 (4.88%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (4.88%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (9.76%) SAP
2 3 (7.32%) Apple
3 1 (2.44%) Adobe
3 1 (2.44%) Nintex
3 1 (2.44%) Salesforce