Application Developer
UK
The median Application Developer daily rate in the UK is £453, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 436 | 448 | 461 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | +13 | +138 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Applications Developer | 84 | 134 | 263 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.29% | 0.31% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.31% | 0.33% | 0.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 59 | 93 | 179 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £313 | £373 |
| 25th Percentile | £395 | £363 | £454 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £453 | £475 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.63% | -13.64% | +2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £625 | £605 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | £850 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £443 | £450 | £549 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.67% | -18.03% | +8.39% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £33.65 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £40.25 | £22.75 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £24.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +114.29% | -45.56% | +11.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.19 | £26.25 | £59.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £59.25 | - | £68.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £52.50 | £24.50 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +114.29% | -45.56% | -3.58% |
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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Applications Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Applications Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Applications Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Applications Developer.
Applications Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Applications Developer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Applications Developer.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Applications Developer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Applications Developer
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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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| England | +7 | 68 | £450 | -5.26% | 79 |
| London | +5 | 38 | £470 | -20.00% | 33 |
| UK excluding London | +53 | 36 | £443 | -1.67% | 49 |
| Work from Home | +28 | 18 | £484 | +1.79% | 40 |
| South West | +42 | 11 | £370 | -10.30% | 5 |
| South East | +41 | 6 | £600 | +26.32% | 19 |
| North of England | +22 | 5 | £600 | +20.00% | 12 |
| Midlands | +20 | 4 | £475 | +137.50% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 4 | £475 | +137.50% | 4 |
| East of England | +24 | 3 | £375 | -21.05% | 5 |
| North West | +18 | 3 | £600 | +20.00% | 10 |
| Scotland | +14 | 3 | £511 | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | £425 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £450 | - | 2 |
| Wales | +1 | 1 | - | - |
Applications Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Applications 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 Applications Developer in the job title.
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Applications 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:
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