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 18 September 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 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 242 | 191 | 222 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -51 | +31 | -27 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Full-Stack Developer | 379 | 506 | 561 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.15% | 1.31% | 1.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.26% | 1.41% | 1.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 283 | 382 | 429 |
| 10th Percentile | £332 | £363 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £585 | £650 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £698 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.88% | -10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £62.80 | £37.65 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £64.38 | £39.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £67.00 | £41.50 | £75.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +61.45% | -44.67% | +1.91% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £48.38 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £52.35 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.00 | £55.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +21.82% | - | - |
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 | 30,003 | 35,798 | 46,379 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.06% | 92.95% | 94.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,960 | 22,064 | 31,748 |
| 10th Percentile | £278 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,577 | 1,684 | 1,483 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £14.73 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £20.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.51% | -3.37% | +71.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.50 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £45.00 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.11% | +4.65% | +95.45% |
Full-Stack Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Full-Stack Developer in the job title as a proportion of all 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 18 September 2025.
Full-Stack Developer
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Full-Stack Developer job vacancies in the UK.
Full-Stack Developer
Top 15 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 18 September 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 | -58 | 291 | £500 | -9.09% | 176 |
| London | -26 | 181 | £520 | -13.33% | 84 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 145 | £500 | -9.09% | 112 |
| UK excluding London | -64 | 116 | £450 | - | 130 |
| North of England | -28 | 40 | £450 | - | 40 |
| Scotland | 0 | 27 | £450 | +2.27% | 4 |
| North West | -19 | 20 | £375 | -16.67% | 22 |
| Midlands | -19 | 14 | £400 | -10.11% | 15 |
| East of England | +8 | 13 | £475 | +26.67% | 13 |
| South East | -15 | 13 | £488 | -22.00% | 41 |
| Yorkshire | -34 | 11 | £494 | +9.72% | 6 |
| South West | +15 | 9 | £484 | +24.90% | 15 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 9 | £401 | -2.49% | 5 |
| North East | - | 9 | £480 | - | 12 |
| West Midlands | -16 | 5 | £400 | -27.27% | 10 |
Full-Stack Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, Full-Stack 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 Full-Stack Developer in the job title.
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Full-Stack 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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