Backend Developer
UK
The median Backend Developer daily rate in the UK is £545, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 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 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 455 | 453 | 484 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +31 | +5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Backend Developer | 71 | 131 | 227 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.24% | 0.30% | 0.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.26% | 0.33% | 0.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 54 | 87 | 174 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £336 | £422 |
| 25th Percentile | £439 | £413 | £504 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £545 | £475 | £616 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.74% | -22.83% | +17.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £684 | £550 | £684 |
| 90th Percentile | £746 | £625 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £425 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -22.73% | +22.22% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £65.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £55.00 | - |
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 | 27,094 | 40,274 | 56,187 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.46% | 92.76% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,701 | 26,219 | 39,262 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £276 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £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 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,044 | 2,672 | 1,567 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.15 | £12.86 | £14.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.88 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.71% | -19.07% | +94.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.25 | £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 | -29.22% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
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 3 May 2025.
Backend Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Backend Developer.
Backend Developer
Top 9 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 3 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 | +18 | 60 | £520 | +3.90% | 77 |
| London | -2 | 42 | £460 | -8.00% | 27 |
| Work from Home | +25 | 33 | £527 | +1.59% | 55 |
| UK excluding London | +48 | 14 | £500 | +17.65% | 56 |
| North West | +11 | 5 | £502 | +18.00% | 16 |
| North of England | +9 | 5 | £502 | +5.58% | 19 |
| South West | +32 | 4 | £550 | +29.41% | 14 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £490 | - | 7 |
| South East | +30 | 1 | £409 | -25.64% | 10 |
Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, 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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