Backend Developer
UK
The median Backend Developer daily rate in the UK is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 472 | 494 | 505 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | +11 | +14 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Backend Developer | 129 | 227 | 397 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.30% | 0.38% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.41% | 0.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 86 | 175 | 282 |
| 10th Percentile | £334 | £427 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £506 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £625 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.00% | +17.37% | +18.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £549 | £681 | £706 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £800 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £550 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.73% | +22.22% | +9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.75 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £56.88 | - | £52.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | - | £55.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | - | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.00 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,029 | 55,895 | 84,701 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,060 | 39,048 | 59,505 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,665 | 1,566 | 2,078 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.11 | £15.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +90.68% | +4.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.00 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +115.16% | +2.74% |
Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Backend Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Backend Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Backend Developer.
Backend Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Backend Developer over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Backend Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Backend Developer.
Backend Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Backend Developer over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Backend Developer
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 Backend Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 5 May 2024. 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 | +25 | 109 | £500 | -18.77% | 68 |
| London | +49 | 89 | £500 | -23.08% | 45 |
| Work from Home | +53 | 51 | £506 | -22.12% | 40 |
| UK excluding London | +39 | 24 | £425 | -22.73% | 27 |
| Scotland | - | 9 | £398 | - | 5 |
| South East | +16 | 7 | £550 | -20.72% | 3 |
| North of England | +13 | 5 | £475 | -9.52% | 8 |
| North West | +17 | 3 | £450 | -12.20% | 5 |
| Midlands | +28 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| South West | +24 | 2 | £425 | -32.00% | 3 |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +10 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| North East | - | 1 | £500 | - | 1 |
Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Backend 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 Backend Developer in the job title.
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Backend 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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