Apache Spark Developer
UK
The median Apache Spark Developer daily rate in the UK is £410, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 550 | 549 | 635 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +86 | +195 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Apache Spark Developer | 12 | 8 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.036% | 0.021% | 0.018% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.040% | 0.022% | 0.019% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £525 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £600 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £625 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.40% | +56.25% | -40.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £450 | £675 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £690 | £572 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £410 | £500 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.00% | +25.00% | -39.62% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 29,964 | 35,807 | 47,071 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.07% | 92.94% | 94.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,916 | 22,003 | 32,212 |
| 10th Percentile | £278 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,585 | 1,672 | 1,513 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £14.73 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.29 | £20.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.51% | -3.37% | +71.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.16 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £45.00 | £43.83 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.11% | +2.68% | +99.20% |
Apache Spark Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Apache Spark Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Apache Spark Developer
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Apache Spark Developer job vacancies in the UK.
Apache Spark Developer
Top 5 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Apache Spark Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 20 September 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 |
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| London | +17 | 8 | £450 | -29.41% | 1 |
| England | +13 | 8 | £450 | -28.00% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 4 | £410 | -18.00% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | £410 | - | |
| Work from Home | +31 | 2 | £410 | -36.92% | 1 |
Apache Spark Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 September 2025, Apache Spark Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Apache Spark Developer in the job title.
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Apache Spark Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: