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 8 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 8 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 447 | 452 | 442 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -10 | +165 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Applications Developer | 82 | 136 | 263 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.28% | 0.32% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.30% | 0.34% | 0.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 57 | 93 | 179 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £313 | £373 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £363 | £449 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £453 | £475 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.63% | -13.64% | +1.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £625 | £605 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | £850 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £443 | £450 | £549 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.67% | -18.03% | +4.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £33.65 | - | £47.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £40.25 | £22.75 | £51.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £24.50 | £58.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +114.29% | -58.30% | +45.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.19 | £26.25 | £66.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £59.25 | - | £70.88 |
| 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 | 26,930 | 40,005 | 55,472 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.50% | 92.75% | 94.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,553 | 26,036 | 38,744 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,045 | 2,664 | 1,555 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.75 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.23% | -18.89% | +90.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.15 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £40.00 | £42.26 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.25% | -5.35% | +116.50% |
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 8 May 2025.
Applications Developer
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 8 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 8 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 | +20 | 66 | £450 | -5.26% | 113 |
| London | +17 | 37 | £470 | -20.00% | 53 |
| UK excluding London | +40 | 35 | £443 | -1.67% | 70 |
| Work from Home | +27 | 19 | £469 | -1.32% | 72 |
| South West | +34 | 10 | £370 | -10.30% | 6 |
| South East | +37 | 6 | £600 | +26.32% | 24 |
| North of England | +23 | 5 | £600 | +20.00% | 26 |
| Midlands | +16 | 4 | £475 | +137.50% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 4 | £475 | +137.50% | 5 |
| East of England | +27 | 3 | £375 | -21.05% | 10 |
| Scotland | +17 | 3 | £511 | - | 1 |
| North West | +14 | 3 | £600 | +20.00% | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | £425 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £450 | - | 5 |
| Wales | +1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Applications Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 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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