Full-Stack Developer Contract Job Trends
Full-Stack Developer
UK
The median Full-Stack Developer daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 357 | 249 | 185 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -108 | -64 | +29 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Full-Stack Developer | 382 | 357 | 489 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.69% | 1.07% | 1.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.75% | 1.17% | 1.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 263 | 261 | 358 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £325 | £368 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £406 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.26% | +3.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £572 | £615 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £450 | £481 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.89% | -6.49% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £48.28 | £36.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £35.00 | £56.94 | £36.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | £65.25 | £38.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.03% | +68.39% | -25.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.25 | £67.00 | £40.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | - | £41.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £67.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -32.84% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
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.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,636 | 30,412 | 34,439 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.85% | 90.89% | 92.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29,773 | 19,217 | 20,765 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £278 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4,181 | 1,679 | 1,379 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £13.80 | £15.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.33 | £17.30 | £20.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.56 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +65.23% | -37.13% | -10.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £68.75 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £41.06 | £24.42 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +68.12% | -39.44% | -8.14% |
Full-Stack Developer Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Full-Stack Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Full-Stack Developer Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Full-Stack Developer job vacancies in the UK.
Full-Stack Developer Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Full-Stack Developer over the 6 months to 21 October 2026.
Full-Stack Developer Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Full-Stack Developer job vacancies in the UK.
Full-Stack Developer Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Full-Stack Developer over the 6 months to 21 October 2026.
Full-Stack Developer Top 16 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Full-Stack Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 21 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -107 | 309 | £500 | - | 254 |
| London | -83 | 184 | £513 | -1.44% | 110 |
| UK excluding London | -81 | 141 | £490 | +8.89% | 152 |
| Work from Home | -81 | 112 | £475 | -5.00% | 143 |
| South East | -24 | 40 | £500 | -2.44% | 30 |
| North of England | -61 | 40 | £500 | +19.05% | 47 |
| Scotland | -25 | 27 | £400 | -11.11% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | -22 | 22 | £575 | +17.95% | 20 |
| South West | -29 | 19 | £525 | -4.55% | 13 |
| North West | -49 | 14 | £478 | +19.50% | 24 |
| Midlands | -46 | 11 | £475 | +18.75% | 23 |
| West Midlands | -37 | 9 | £475 | +18.75% | 16 |
| North East | -41 | 4 | £475 | -5.00% | 4 |
| East of England | -36 | 3 | £350 | -30.00% | 13 |
| East Midlands | -28 | 2 | £425 | -15.84% | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £375 | - | 14 |
Full-Stack Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 21 October 2026, Full-Stack Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Full-Stack Developer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full-Stack Development | 100.0% | 382 |
| 2 | React | 49.7% | 190 |
| 3 | CI/CD | 49.2% | 188 |
| 4 | Agile | 39.0% | 149 |
| 5 | TypeScript | 37.7% | 144 |
| 6 | AWS | 36.9% | 141 |
| 7 | JavaScript | 34.6% | 132 |
| 8 | Java | 34.0% | 130 |
| 9 | Microservices | 31.2% | 119 |
| 9 | SQL | 31.2% | 119 |
| 11 | Python | 30.1% | 115 |
| 11 | REST | 30.1% | 115 |
| 13 | Azure | 29.1% | 111 |
| 14 | DevOps | 26.2% | 100 |
| 15 | RESTful | 24.1% | 92 |
| 16 | .NET | 23.8% | 91 |
| 17 | Node.js | 23.3% | 89 |
| 18 | Docker | 23.0% | 88 |
| 19 | Kubernetes | 22.0% | 84 |
| 20 | Test Automation | 21.7% | 83 |
| 21 | C# | 20.4% | 78 |
| 22 | AngularJS | 20.2% | 77 |
| 23 | Git | 19.6% | 75 |
| 24 | Spring | 18.6% | 71 |
| 25 | Spring Boot | 17.5% | 67 |
| 26 | CSS | 17.3% | 66 |
| 26 | HTML | 17.3% | 66 |
| 26 | PostgreSQL | 17.3% | 66 |
| 29 | Problem-Solving | 16.8% | 64 |
| 30 | Software Engineering | 16.2% | 62 |
Full-Stack Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full-Stack Java Developer | 19.4% | 74 |
| 2 | Senior Full-Stack Developer | 16.8% | 64 |
| 3 | Full-Stack Python Developer | 14.1% | 54 |
| 3 | React Developer | 14.1% | 54 |
| 5 | Full-Stack .NET Developer | 10.7% | 41 |
| 6 | Full-Stack C# Developer | 6.0% | 23 |
| 7 | C# .NET Developer | 4.7% | 18 |
| 7 | Senior .NET Developer | 4.7% | 18 |
| 9 | Lead Full-Stack Developer | 3.9% | 15 |
| 10 | AWS Developer | 3.4% | 13 |
| 10 | Azure Developer | 3.4% | 13 |
| 12 | Senior React Developer | 3.1% | 12 |
| 13 | Angular Developer | 2.4% | 9 |
| 13 | Node.js Developer | 2.4% | 9 |
| 15 | Senior Java Developer | 2.1% | 8 |
| 16 | Full-Stack JavaScript Developer | 1.8% | 7 |
| 16 | Senior C# Developer | 1.8% | 7 |
| 18 | Senior C# .NET Developer | 1.6% | 6 |
| 18 | Senior Python Developer | 1.6% | 6 |
| 20 | Artificial Intelligence Developer | 1.3% | 5 |