Developer
UK
The median Developer daily rate in the UK is £523, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 April 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 2 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | -1 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 4,061 | 6,146 | 10,895 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 13.97% | 13.90% | 17.28% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 15.05% | 14.98% | 18.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,847 | 4,450 | 8,166 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £325 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £461 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £523 | £513 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.95% | -6.82% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £775 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £460 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.22% | -10.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 69 | 117 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.25 | £35.00 | £35.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £35.14 | £46.25 | £51.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £56.13 | £60.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.46% | -4.00% | +19.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.44 | £82.50 | £73.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.06 | £90.00 | £78.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £60.70 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.08% | +1.17% | +11.63% |
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 | 26,982 | 41,031 | 59,665 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.80% | 92.82% | 94.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,741 | 26,885 | 41,699 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £408 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £525 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.05% | -3.58% | +3.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £628 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 945 | 2,527 | 1,683 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.07 | £12.86 | £14.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.85 | £16.25 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £32.90 | £43.86 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.20% | -25.00% | +93.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.50 | £60.00 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £71.87 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.76 | £33.00 | £41.91 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.76% | -21.25% | +115.12% |
Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Developer.
Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer over the 6 months to 2 April 2025.
Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Developer.
Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Developer over the 6 months to 2 April 2025.
Developer
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 April 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 | -5 | 3,204 | £525 | - | 2,514 |
| London | -2 | 2,094 | £575 | - | 1,347 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 1,648 | £521 | +4.20% | 1,654 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 1,352 | £460 | +2.22% | 1,440 |
| North of England | -9 | 364 | £473 | +2.16% | 429 |
| Scotland | +1 | 334 | £450 | -3.64% | 110 |
| South East | -8 | 238 | £450 | -5.26% | 433 |
| North West | -4 | 226 | £500 | +5.26% | 271 |
| Midlands | -8 | 149 | £458 | +7.65% | 179 |
| South West | -11 | 125 | £450 | - | 131 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 102 | £469 | +10.35% | 106 |
| Yorkshire | -12 | 97 | £460 | -3.16% | 114 |
| East of England | +2 | 84 | £488 | +12.83% | 125 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 47 | £425 | +9.68% | 70 |
| North East | -5 | 46 | £460 | +2.22% | 46 |
| Northern Ireland | +8 | 39 | £425 | -17.07% | 21 |
| Wales | -13 | 30 | £475 | +8.57% | 34 |
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 April 2025, 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 Developer in the job title.
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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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