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 10 November 2025.

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

6 months to
10 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 31 36
Rank change year-on-year +20 +5 -29
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 46 26 43
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 12.23% 5.71% 5.79%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.18% 6.09% 6.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 13 28
10th Percentile £452 £333 £363
25th Percentile £503 £425 £484
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £545 £558
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% -2.24% +1.36%
75th Percentile £575 £675 £673
90th Percentile £640 - £704
South East median daily rate £496 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -0.75% - -7.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 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% +11.11%
75th Percentile £57.50 £71.56 -
90th Percentile - £81.13 -
South East median hourly rate £55.00 £53.75 £50.00
% change year-on-year +2.33% +7.50% -24.39%

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 349 427 713
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.82% 93.85% 95.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 223 277 571
10th Percentile £204 £203 £180
25th Percentile £236 £263 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -10.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £551 £538 £600
90th Percentile £674 £607 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £508 £500
% change year-on-year -1.48% +1.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 25 37
10th Percentile £24.92 - £20.54
25th Percentile £32.01 £15.96 £44.60
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 £77.97 £75.00 £77.84
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £57.50 £51.24
% change year-on-year -63.84% +12.22% +44.33%

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 10 November 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 10 November 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 +5 10 £550 +10.00% 8
Epsom - 6 £550 - 2
Camberley +7 4 £557 -
Woking - 2 £475 - 3
Leatherhead - 1 £650 -
Developer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 10 November 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 31 (67.39%) Agile
2 23 (50.00%) TDD
3 21 (45.65%) SQL
4 19 (41.30%) Scrum
4 19 (41.30%) Software Engineering
4 19 (41.30%) Workflow
5 18 (39.13%) Acceptance Criteria
5 18 (39.13%) CAFM
5 18 (39.13%) Data Integration
5 18 (39.13%) Test Strategy
5 18 (39.13%) VB
6 13 (28.26%) CI/CD
7 9 (19.57%) Problem-Solving
8 8 (17.39%) Azure
8 8 (17.39%) Security Cleared
9 7 (15.22%) Java
10 6 (13.04%) .NET
10 6 (13.04%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (13.04%) DevOps
10 6 (13.04%) JavaScript
10 6 (13.04%) RESTful
10 6 (13.04%) SC Cleared
10 6 (13.04%) Technology Transformation
11 5 (10.87%) AWS
11 5 (10.87%) Azure Logic Apps
11 5 (10.87%) C#
11 5 (10.87%) Continuous Integration
11 5 (10.87%) Python
11 5 (10.87%) React
12 4 (8.70%) Android

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 (2.17%) Hyperledger
1 1 (2.17%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 8 (17.39%) Azure
2 6 (13.04%) Azure DevOps
3 5 (10.87%) AWS
3 5 (10.87%) Azure Logic Apps
4 2 (4.35%) Amazon S3
4 2 (4.35%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (4.35%) CloudFront
5 1 (2.17%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (2.17%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (2.17%) npm
5 1 (2.17%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.17%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.17%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (2.17%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (6.52%) Git
2 2 (4.35%) GitLab
2 2 (4.35%) Vite
2 2 (4.35%) webpack
3 1 (2.17%) Android Studio
3 1 (2.17%) Cucumber
3 1 (2.17%) Gradle
3 1 (2.17%) JMeter
3 1 (2.17%) SonarQube
3 1 (2.17%) Subversion
General
1 8 (17.39%) Social Skills
2 5 (10.87%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (4.35%) Aerospace
3 2 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (4.35%) Public Sector
4 1 (2.17%) Finance
4 1 (2.17%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (13.04%) .NET
1 6 (13.04%) RESTful
2 5 (10.87%) React
3 4 (8.70%) AngularJS
3 4 (8.70%) CSS
3 4 (8.70%) HTML
3 4 (8.70%) Node.js
4 3 (6.52%) Material Design
5 2 (4.35%) Jest
5 2 (4.35%) Redux
5 2 (4.35%) Sass
6 1 (2.17%) ADO
6 1 (2.17%) CSS3
6 1 (2.17%) Flask
6 1 (2.17%) HTML5
6 1 (2.17%) Kendo UI
6 1 (2.17%) Middleware
6 1 (2.17%) REST
6 1 (2.17%) RxJS
6 1 (2.17%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.52%) Mobile App
2 1 (2.17%) Blockchain
Operating Systems
1 4 (8.70%) Android
2 3 (6.52%) Apple iOS
3 1 (2.17%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (67.39%) Agile
2 23 (50.00%) TDD
3 19 (41.30%) Scrum
3 19 (41.30%) Software Engineering
3 19 (41.30%) Workflow
4 18 (39.13%) Acceptance Criteria
4 18 (39.13%) CAFM
4 18 (39.13%) Data Integration
4 18 (39.13%) Test Strategy
5 13 (28.26%) CI/CD
6 9 (19.57%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (13.04%) DevOps
7 6 (13.04%) Technology Transformation
8 5 (10.87%) Continuous Integration
9 4 (8.70%) Android Development
9 4 (8.70%) Front End Development
9 4 (8.70%) Full-Stack Development
9 4 (8.70%) SDLC
9 4 (8.70%) User Experience
10 3 (6.52%) Architectural Patterns
Programming Languages
1 21 (45.65%) SQL
2 18 (39.13%) VB
3 7 (15.22%) Java
4 6 (13.04%) JavaScript
5 5 (10.87%) C#
5 5 (10.87%) Python
6 4 (8.70%) TypeScript
7 3 (6.52%) Kotlin
7 3 (6.52%) Objective-C
7 3 (6.52%) Swift
8 2 (4.35%) Go
8 2 (4.35%) Ruby
9 1 (2.17%) ABAP
9 1 (2.17%) C
9 1 (2.17%) C++
9 1 (2.17%) Julia
9 1 (2.17%) Korn
9 1 (2.17%) Perl
Qualifications
1 8 (17.39%) Security Cleared
2 6 (13.04%) SC Cleared
3 4 (8.70%) Degree
4 3 (6.52%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.17%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (2.17%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.52%) QA
System Software
1 2 (4.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (6.52%) Kubernetes
2 1 (2.17%) Argo
Vendors
1 4 (8.70%) SAP
2 3 (6.52%) Apple
3 1 (2.17%) Adobe
3 1 (2.17%) Nintex
3 1 (2.17%) Red Hat
3 1 (2.17%) Salesforce