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 5 July 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 5 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 208 | 177 | 204 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -31 | +27 | -10 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Full-Stack Developer | 400 | 576 | 715 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.26% | 1.33% | 1.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.37% | 1.43% | 1.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 308 | 456 | 544 |
| 10th Percentile | £346 | £325 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £403 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £538 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.98% | -2.27% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £443 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.47% | -1.67% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £52.00 | £48.00 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £53.13 | £52.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £55.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | -18.47% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £61.00 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £64.60 | £72.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £53.75 | - |
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 | 29,261 | 40,308 | 53,403 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.00% | 92.99% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,659 | 25,937 | 37,084 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,318 | 2,814 | 1,558 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.39 | £38.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.47% | -10.47% | +70.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £63.31 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £74.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +1.14% | +96.47% |
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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Full-Stack Developer.
Full-Stack Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Full-Stack Developer over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.
Full-Stack Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Full-Stack Developer.
Full-Stack Developer
Top 16 Contract 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 5 July 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 | -31 | 313 | £500 | -9.09% | 984 |
| London | -28 | 198 | £506 | -11.96% | 296 |
| Work from Home | -7 | 179 | £520 | -5.45% | 581 |
| UK excluding London | -26 | 113 | £480 | +8.47% | 776 |
| North of England | +12 | 43 | £465 | +0.81% | 194 |
| South East | +7 | 22 | £550 | -8.33% | 154 |
| North West | +4 | 22 | £469 | +2.74% | 119 |
| Midlands | +4 | 16 | £402 | -1.95% | 131 |
| Scotland | -10 | 15 | £475 | +7.95% | 45 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 12 | £469 | +1.35% | 66 |
| North East | - | 10 | £473 | - | 10 |
| East of England | +23 | 9 | £475 | +26.67% | 119 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 9 | £401 | -2.79% | 68 |
| South West | +17 | 8 | £550 | +62.96% | 93 |
| West Midlands | +2 | 7 | £515 | +42.07% | 63 |
| Northern Ireland | -12 | 2 | £364 | -33.86% | 9 |
Full-Stack Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 July 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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