Backend Developer
UK
The median Backend Developer daily rate in the UK is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 453 | 484 | 489 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +31 | +5 | +28 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Backend Developer | 131 | 227 | 394 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.30% | 0.38% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.33% | 0.40% | 0.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 87 | 174 | 282 |
| 10th Percentile | £336 | £422 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £504 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £616 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.83% | +17.24% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £684 | £669 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £800 | £774 |
| 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 | 40,269 | 56,187 | 84,691 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,215 | 39,262 | 59,481 |
| 10th Percentile | £276 | £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 | £735 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,672 | 1,567 | 2,094 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.38 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.42 | £45.00 | £23.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.07% | +94.45% | +2.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.25 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.55 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.94% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
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 2 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 2 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 2 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 | 111 | £500 | -18.77% | 75 |
| London | +39 | 89 | £500 | -23.08% | 52 |
| Work from Home | +54 | 51 | £519 | -20.19% | 46 |
| UK excluding London | +42 | 26 | £425 | -22.73% | 28 |
| Scotland | - | 9 | £398 | - | 5 |
| South East | +19 | 7 | £550 | -20.72% | 5 |
| North of England | +17 | 7 | £475 | -9.52% | 8 |
| North West | +9 | 4 | £425 | -10.53% | 5 |
| South West | +28 | 2 | £425 | -32.00% | |
| Midlands | +26 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 2 | £600 | +14.29% | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| North East | - | 1 | £500 | - | 1 |
Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 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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