Developer
UK
The median Developer daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 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 26 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 | 4,088 | 6,183 | 10,155 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 13.92% | 14.17% | 16.92% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 15.03% | 15.27% | 17.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,889 | 4,492 | 7,575 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £325 | £391 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £506 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.86% | -8.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £695 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £775 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £465 | £450 | £499 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.33% | -9.73% | +4.95% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 32 | 70 | 115 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.36 | £35.00 | £39.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £36.17 | £46.94 | £51.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.25 | £62.50 | £61.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.20% | +1.63% | +12.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.81 | £81.88 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.00 | £90.00 | £83.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | - | +14.68% |
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 | 27,190 | 40,487 | 56,783 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.56% | 92.78% | 94.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,798 | 26,411 | 39,621 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £408 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £517 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.62% | -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 | -3.13% | -1.93% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,642 | 1,607 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.45 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.23 | £35.68 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.08% | -20.71% | +95.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.00 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £37.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.33% | -11.76% | +117.95% |
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 26 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 26 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 26 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 | 3,215 | £525 | - | 3,107 |
| London | -2 | 2,091 | £575 | - | 1,583 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 1,645 | £525 | +5.00% | 1,991 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 1,343 | £465 | +3.33% | 1,821 |
| North of England | -6 | 368 | £475 | +5.56% | 580 |
| Scotland | +1 | 332 | £461 | +0.65% | 146 |
| South East | -11 | 233 | £463 | -3.65% | 454 |
| North West | -4 | 227 | £500 | +10.50% | 330 |
| Midlands | -9 | 154 | £460 | +11.52% | 284 |
| South West | -9 | 116 | £444 | +1.49% | 170 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 109 | £463 | +8.82% | 158 |
| Yorkshire | -12 | 104 | £460 | -0.54% | 190 |
| East of England | +5 | 87 | £490 | +13.95% | 158 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 45 | £425 | +6.25% | 117 |
| North East | -5 | 42 | £460 | -8.05% | 66 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 41 | £410 | -16.96% | 42 |
| Wales | -17 | 22 | £460 | +2.11% | 27 |
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 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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