Developer
UK
The median Developer daily rate in the UK is £510 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 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 7 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | 0 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 6,114 | 9,738 | 16,257 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 14.28% | 16.76% | 18.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 15.39% | 17.71% | 19.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,457 | 7,265 | 12,333 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £388 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.27% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £800 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £499 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.73% | +4.95% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 71 | 108 | 127 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.00 | £39.55 | £33.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £47.63 | £51.25 | £40.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £53.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +17.92% | +17.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £81.25 | £75.00 | £65.54 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £85.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +19.05% | +29.63% |
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 | 39,719 | 54,978 | 83,963 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.74% | 94.64% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,839 | 38,395 | 59,001 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £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 | 2,655 | 1,545 | 2,052 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.25 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.74 | £76.40 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +117.73% | +2.74% |
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 7 May 2024.
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 7 May 2024.
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 7 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 | 0 | 5,140 | £525 | -4.55% | 2,649 |
| London | -1 | 3,034 | £575 | -4.17% | 1,009 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 2,697 | £500 | -4.76% | 1,648 |
| UK excluding London | +3 | 2,333 | £450 | -9.73% | 1,790 |
| North of England | +3 | 697 | £451 | -10.20% | 504 |
| South East | -2 | 512 | £500 | -3.85% | 321 |
| North West | +4 | 375 | £453 | -7.18% | 321 |
| Midlands | +5 | 326 | £425 | -5.56% | 380 |
| South West | -4 | 299 | £450 | -14.29% | 212 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 282 | £469 | -10.71% | 139 |
| Scotland | -2 | 282 | £450 | -5.26% | 141 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 233 | £425 | -15.00% | 244 |
| East of England | +3 | 136 | £430 | -9.47% | 159 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 91 | £400 | -5.88% | 135 |
| Wales | +5 | 79 | £450 | -2.70% | 63 |
| North East | +3 | 53 | £500 | - | 47 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 16 | £488 | +21.88% | 38 |
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, 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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