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 15 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 273 220 179
Rank change year-on-year -53 -41 +26
Contract jobs requiring a Full-Stack Developer 446 373 589
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.89% 1.26% 1.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.96% 1.36% 1.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 325 288 471
10th Percentile £369 £350 £325
25th Percentile £416 £406 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £538
Median % change year-on-year - -6.98% -2.27%
75th Percentile £575 £623 £675
90th Percentile £683 £729 £788
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £486 £440
% change year-on-year -2.21% +10.40% -7.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 3
10th Percentile - - £52.00
25th Percentile £35.00 - £53.13
Median hourly rate £58.00 - £55.00
75th Percentile £81.00 - £61.00
90th Percentile - - £64.60
UK excluding London median hourly rate £81.00 - £53.75

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.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 46,354 27,333 40,601
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.39% 92.29% 92.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 28,205 17,581 26,034
10th Percentile £325 £288 £280
25th Percentile £413 £402 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -4.76% -2.33%
75th Percentile £623 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +5.26% -2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,093 1,154 2,952
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.00 £12.86
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.79 £16.30
Median hourly rate £43.61 £27.52 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +58.48% -26.63% -16.67%
75th Percentile £67.50 £57.50 £62.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +78.93% -37.13% -1.45%

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 job vacancy trend in the UK

Full-Stack Developer
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Full-Stack Developer job vacancies in the UK.

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 15 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Full-Stack Developer in the UK

Full-Stack Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Full-Stack Developer job vacancies in the UK.

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 15 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Full-Stack Developer in the UK

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 15 June 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 -42 379 £513 +1.49% 73
London -50 202 £521 +2.06% 16
UK excluding London -43 185 £475 -2.21% 63
Work from Home -89 118 £501 -3.61% 56
North of England -52 66 £466 +0.11% 24
South East -44 38 £550 - 16
North West -26 35 £455 +1.11% 11
Midlands -41 28 £438 -13.79% 7
West Midlands -42 26 £450 -35.71% 2
South West -13 22 £525 -4.55% 9
Scotland -9 20 £425 -5.35% 3
Yorkshire -44 20 £575 +24.32% 10
North East -32 11 £450 -4.76% 3
East of England -28 10 £526 +10.79% 2
East Midlands -27 2 £425 +5.72% 5
Northern Ireland 0 1 - -

Full-Stack Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 15 June 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.

1 446 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 219 (49.10%) React
3 174 (39.01%) CI/CD
4 158 (35.43%) AWS
5 156 (34.98%) Python
6 155 (34.75%) Agile
7 153 (34.30%) JavaScript
8 147 (32.96%) TypeScript
9 133 (29.82%) Java
9 133 (29.82%) Node.js
10 126 (28.25%) Azure
11 106 (23.77%) Security Cleared
12 103 (23.09%) DevOps
13 95 (21.30%) Docker
14 92 (20.63%) SC Cleared
15 90 (20.18%) SQL
16 89 (19.96%) Microservices
17 86 (19.28%) AngularJS
18 82 (18.39%) PostgreSQL
19 80 (17.94%) .NET
20 78 (17.49%) Spring
21 72 (16.14%) Containerisation
21 72 (16.14%) REST
22 70 (15.70%) RESTful
23 67 (15.02%) C#
23 67 (15.02%) Git
24 63 (14.13%) Spring Boot
25 59 (13.23%) Test Automation
26 58 (13.00%) Front End Development
27 56 (12.56%) AI

Full-Stack Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 15 (3.36%) Confluence
2 7 (1.57%) CMS
3 4 (0.90%) Camunda
4 3 (0.67%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.67%) Sitecore CMS
5 2 (0.45%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.45%) IIS
5 2 (0.45%) nginx
5 2 (0.45%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.22%) Apache
6 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.22%) Traefik
Applications
1 3 (0.67%) Adobe XD
2 2 (0.45%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (0.67%) Shopify
2 2 (0.45%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.22%) SDL Web 8
Cloud Services
1 158 (35.43%) AWS
2 126 (28.25%) Azure
3 54 (12.11%) Serverless
4 48 (10.76%) GitHub
5 39 (8.74%) Azure DevOps
6 30 (6.73%) AWS Lambda
7 29 (6.50%) GitHub Actions
8 28 (6.28%) GCP
9 21 (4.71%) Amazon S3
10 13 (2.91%) Power Platform
11 12 (2.69%) Amazon OpenSearch
12 11 (2.47%) Amazon SQS
12 11 (2.47%) Azure Functions
13 9 (2.02%) Anthropic Claude
13 9 (2.02%) Figma
14 8 (1.79%) Azure Service Bus
14 8 (1.79%) GitHub Copilot
15 7 (1.57%) Amazon ECS
15 7 (1.57%) Entra ID
15 7 (1.57%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.45%) Firewall
1 2 (0.45%) HTTP
1 2 (0.45%) SSL
2 1 (0.22%) Reverse Proxy
2 1 (0.22%) RTMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (18.39%) PostgreSQL
2 34 (7.62%) SQL Server
3 31 (6.95%) Relational Database
4 28 (6.28%) NoSQL
5 22 (4.93%) MongoDB
6 16 (3.59%) MySQL
7 13 (2.91%) Elasticsearch
7 13 (2.91%) Power BI
8 10 (2.24%) Amazon RDS
8 10 (2.24%) Azure SQL Database
9 9 (2.02%) DynamoDB
9 9 (2.02%) Redis
10 5 (1.12%) Amazon Athena
10 5 (1.12%) Metadata
10 5 (1.12%) Neo4j
10 5 (1.12%) Star Schema
11 3 (0.67%) Amazon Aurora
11 3 (0.67%) DocumentDB
11 3 (0.67%) Oracle Database
11 3 (0.67%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 67 (15.02%) Git
2 30 (6.73%) GitLab
3 27 (6.05%) Jenkins
4 17 (3.81%) JIRA
5 13 (2.91%) JUnit
6 8 (1.79%) Cypress.io
6 8 (1.79%) Mocha
7 6 (1.35%) Mockito
7 6 (1.35%) NUnit
8 5 (1.12%) CircleCI
8 5 (1.12%) Visual Studio
9 4 (0.90%) Jasmine
9 4 (0.90%) Karma Test Runner
9 4 (0.90%) Postman
10 3 (0.67%) Bitbucket
10 3 (0.67%) Cucumber
10 3 (0.67%) Storybook
10 3 (0.67%) Team Foundation Server
10 3 (0.67%) webpack
11 2 (0.45%) Claude Code
General
1 77 (17.26%) Finance
2 60 (13.45%) Public Sector
3 50 (11.21%) Social Skills
4 34 (7.62%) Banking
5 26 (5.83%) Analytical Skills
6 15 (3.36%) Front Office
7 8 (1.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (1.35%) Investment Banking
9 4 (0.90%) Advertising
9 4 (0.90%) Retail
10 3 (0.67%) Legal
10 3 (0.67%) Retail Banking
11 2 (0.45%) Aviation
11 2 (0.45%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.45%) Military
11 2 (0.45%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.22%) Agriculture
12 1 (0.22%) Corporate Banking
12 1 (0.22%) Digital Health
12 1 (0.22%) Health Technology
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 219 (49.10%) React
2 133 (29.82%) Node.js
3 86 (19.28%) AngularJS
4 80 (17.94%) .NET
5 78 (17.49%) Spring
6 72 (16.14%) REST
7 70 (15.70%) RESTful
8 63 (14.13%) Spring Boot
9 56 (12.56%) CSS
10 54 (12.11%) HTML
11 41 (9.19%) Kafka
12 40 (8.97%) Vue
13 25 (5.61%) Redux
14 24 (5.38%) Django
14 24 (5.38%) Jest
14 24 (5.38%) Next.js
15 23 (5.16%) YAML
16 22 (4.93%) FastAPI
16 22 (4.93%) Flask
16 22 (4.93%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 48 (10.76%) Cloud Native
2 18 (4.04%) Product Ownership
3 16 (3.59%) Distributed Systems
4 13 (2.91%) Fixed Income
5 11 (2.47%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 9 (2.02%) Data Protection Act
7 8 (1.79%) Greenfield Project
7 8 (1.79%) Onboarding
8 7 (1.57%) Data Structures
8 7 (1.57%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.35%) Mobile App
10 5 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.90%) AI Agents
11 4 (0.90%) Derivative
11 4 (0.90%) NHS
12 3 (0.67%) Reinsurance
12 3 (0.67%) Self-Motivation
13 2 (0.45%) Algorithms
14 1 (0.22%) Enterprise Cloud
14 1 (0.22%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.57%) Linux
2 3 (0.67%) Unix
3 1 (0.22%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 446 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 174 (39.01%) CI/CD
3 155 (34.75%) Agile
4 103 (23.09%) DevOps
5 89 (19.96%) Microservices
6 72 (16.14%) Containerisation
7 59 (13.23%) Test Automation
8 58 (13.00%) Front End Development
9 56 (12.56%) AI
10 49 (10.99%) Problem-Solving
11 45 (10.09%) Software Engineering
12 42 (9.42%) Scrum
13 35 (7.85%) Infrastructure as Code
14 33 (7.40%) SDLC
15 32 (7.17%) API Design
15 32 (7.17%) Code Quality
16 31 (6.95%) Event-Driven
17 28 (6.28%) API Development
17 28 (6.28%) Data Modelling
17 28 (6.28%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 156 (34.98%) Python
2 153 (34.30%) JavaScript
3 147 (32.96%) TypeScript
4 133 (29.82%) Java
5 90 (20.18%) SQL
6 67 (15.02%) C#
7 9 (2.02%) Go
8 4 (0.90%) Apex Code
8 4 (0.90%) Bicep
8 4 (0.90%) Kotlin
8 4 (0.90%) PHP
9 3 (0.67%) PowerShell
10 2 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.45%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.45%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.45%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.22%) ABAP
11 1 (0.22%) Bash
11 1 (0.22%) Ruby
11 1 (0.22%) XPath
Qualifications
1 106 (23.77%) Security Cleared
2 92 (20.63%) SC Cleared
3 16 (3.59%) Degree
4 10 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (0.90%) DV Cleared
6 2 (0.45%) Azure Certification
6 2 (0.45%) Master's Degree
6 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 1 (0.22%) AWS Certification
7 1 (0.22%) AWS Certified Developer
7 1 (0.22%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.22%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (7.40%) Accessibility
2 31 (6.95%) QA
3 11 (2.47%) WCAG
4 1 (0.22%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.22%) GDPR
4 1 (0.22%) HL7
System Software
1 95 (21.30%) Docker
2 4 (0.90%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 50 (11.21%) Kubernetes
2 35 (7.85%) Terraform
3 13 (2.91%) Grafana
4 8 (1.79%) Prometheus
5 6 (1.35%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.90%) Argo
7 3 (0.67%) Ansible
8 1 (0.22%) Consul
8 1 (0.22%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 27 (6.05%) Microsoft
2 18 (4.04%) Oracle
3 5 (1.12%) OpenAI
4 4 (0.90%) Databricks
4 4 (0.90%) Red Hat
4 4 (0.90%) Salesforce
4 4 (0.90%) Sitecore
5 3 (0.67%) Adobe
5 3 (0.67%) Google
5 3 (0.67%) NEC
6 2 (0.45%) SAP
6 2 (0.45%) ServiceNow
6 2 (0.45%) Solace
6 2 (0.45%) Splunk
6 2 (0.45%) Virgin Media
7 1 (0.22%) Brio
7 1 (0.22%) Dynatrace
7 1 (0.22%) Hitachi
7 1 (0.22%) Workday
7 1 (0.22%) Xero