Junior Software Developer Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Junior Software Developer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Junior Software Developer daily rate in the UK excluding London is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 March 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 426 338 -
Rank change year-on-year -88 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Junior Software Developer 2 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.009% 0.016% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.017% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £275 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £225 -
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% - -
75th Percentile £325 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £300 £225 -
% change year-on-year +33.33% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30.25 - -
Median hourly rate £30.50 - -
75th Percentile £30.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £30.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 20,154 11,897 19,478
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.63% 92.55% 92.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,978 7,687 12,080
10th Percentile £256 £213 £210
25th Percentile £395 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £475 £488
Median % change year-on-year +1.32% -2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £580 £588 £595
90th Percentile £675 £663 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -4.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,186 713 2,095
10th Percentile £14.42 £14.99 £12.50
25th Percentile £18.87 £20.12 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.13 £32.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +11.15% - -19.93%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.79 £75.45 £71.90
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £32.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year +10.77% - -23.85%

Junior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Junior Software Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Junior Software Developer job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Junior Software Developer
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Junior Software Developer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Junior Software Developer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Junior Software Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Junior Software Developer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Junior Software Developer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Junior Software Developer
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Software Developer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 23 March 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Wales - 2 £300 - 2
Junior Software Developer
UK

Junior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 23 March 2026, Junior Software 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 UK excluding London region featuring Junior Software Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Git
1 2 (100.00%) GxP
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) JSON
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) React Native
2 1 (50.00%) Android
2 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
2 1 (50.00%) AWS
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Deployment Automation
2 1 (50.00%) iOS SDK

Junior Software Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Git
General
1 1 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) JSON
1 2 (100.00%) React Native
2 1 (50.00%) iOS SDK
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Android
1 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Deployment Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GxP