Application Specialist
UK
The median Application Specialist daily rate in the UK is £440, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 496 | 545 | 677 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +49 | +132 | +126 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Applications Specialist | 24 | 37 | 41 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.082% | 0.085% | 0.069% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.089% | 0.092% | 0.073% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 24 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £300 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £425 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £440 | £506 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.09% | +1.25% | -2.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £555 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £799 | £575 | £584 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £408 | £500 | £494 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.50% | +1.27% | +9.72% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £6.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.20 | £58.75 | £9.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.40 | £59.50 | £13.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -64.03% | +340.74% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £21.60 | £60.25 | £18.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £21.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.40 | £59.50 | £5.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -64.03% | +1090.00% | - |
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 Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Applications Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Applications Specialist.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Applications Specialist 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 Specialist.
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Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Specialist 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 | +40 | 16 | £413 | -19.71% | 55 |
| UK excluding London | +72 | 14 | £408 | -18.50% | 51 |
| London | +19 | 6 | £499 | -3.39% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +29 | 5 | £369 | -29.76% | 32 |
| Scotland | - | 4 | £428 | - | 2 |
| North of England | - | 4 | £381 | - | 11 |
| South East | +45 | 3 | - | - | 17 |
| North West | - | 3 | £363 | - | 4 |
| South West | +46 | 1 | £575 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £330 | - | 4 |
| East of England | - | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £330 | - | 7 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £400 | - | 7 |
Applications Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Applications Specialist 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 Specialist in the job title.
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Applications Specialist 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: