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 12 July 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 296 217 185
Rank change year-on-year -79 -32 +36
Contract jobs requiring a Full-Stack Developer 437 406 567
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.83% 1.24% 1.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.89% 1.35% 1.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 316 308 450
10th Percentile £370 £346 £325
25th Percentile £413 £403 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £538
Median % change year-on-year - -6.98% -2.27%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £650
90th Percentile £650 £700 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £480 £448
% change year-on-year -1.04% +7.26% -1.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 3 3
10th Percentile - £62.80 £52.00
25th Percentile - £64.38 £53.13
Median hourly rate £35.00 £67.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -47.76% +21.82% -8.33%
75th Percentile £81.00 - £61.00
90th Percentile - - £64.60
UK excluding London median hourly rate £35.00 £67.00 £53.75
% change year-on-year -47.76% +24.65% -

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 48,976 30,008 39,912
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.49% 91.87% 93.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,674 19,142 25,677
10th Percentile £325 £287 £288
25th Percentile £418 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.50% -4.76% -2.33%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £495
% change year-on-year +5.26% -4.04% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,289 1,390 2,727
10th Percentile £15.83 £13.75 £13.00
25th Percentile £21.25 £17.33 £17.00
Median hourly rate £43.50 £26.50 £39.55
Median % change year-on-year +64.15% -33.00% -8.02%
75th Percentile £67.50 £56.25 £62.98
90th Percentile £80.00 £73.75 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +78.93% -37.13% +1.14%

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 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 12 July 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 12 July 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 12 July 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 -81 366 £511 +2.25% 105
London -51 206 £521 +3.07% 40
UK excluding London -55 169 £475 -1.04% 83
Work from Home -83 127 £500 -4.31% 45
North of England -73 50 £475 -1.04% 17
South East -51 37 £550 - 26
Midlands -36 26 £450 +11.94% 20
Scotland -6 24 £415 -10.27% 8
West Midlands -44 24 £450 -12.62% 12
North West -45 23 £470 +5.97% 9
South West -22 21 £525 -4.55% 7
Yorkshire -43 21 £575 +16.46% 5
East of England -28 9 £526 +10.79% 6
North East -39 6 £450 -4.76% 3
Northern Ireland +5 2 £375 +3.09% 1
East Midlands -22 2 £425 +5.99% 8

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

For the 6 months to 12 July 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.

1 437 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 217 (49.66%) React
3 185 (42.33%) CI/CD
4 162 (37.07%) TypeScript
5 161 (36.84%) JavaScript
6 152 (34.78%) Agile
7 147 (33.64%) AWS
8 141 (32.27%) Java
9 138 (31.58%) Python
10 136 (31.12%) Azure
11 130 (29.75%) Node.js
12 105 (24.03%) DevOps
12 105 (24.03%) Security Cleared
12 105 (24.03%) SQL
13 96 (21.97%) Microservices
14 95 (21.74%) Docker
15 88 (20.14%) REST
15 88 (20.14%) SC Cleared
16 87 (19.91%) PostgreSQL
17 86 (19.68%) AngularJS
18 83 (18.99%) RESTful
19 80 (18.31%) .NET
20 77 (17.62%) Spring
21 71 (16.25%) C#
22 68 (15.56%) Git
23 65 (14.87%) Test Automation
24 63 (14.42%) Containerisation
25 62 (14.19%) Kubernetes
26 61 (13.96%) Spring Boot
27 57 (13.04%) Front End Development

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 (3.43%) Confluence
2 7 (1.60%) CMS
3 4 (0.92%) Camunda
3 4 (0.92%) nginx
4 3 (0.69%) Sitecore CMS
5 2 (0.46%) IIS
5 2 (0.46%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.23%) Apache
6 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.23%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.23%) Traefik
Applications
1 4 (0.92%) Chatbot
2 3 (0.69%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 3 (0.69%) Shopify
2 1 (0.23%) SDL Web 8
Cloud Services
1 147 (33.64%) AWS
2 136 (31.12%) Azure
3 49 (11.21%) Serverless
4 45 (10.30%) GitHub
5 42 (9.61%) Azure DevOps
6 32 (7.32%) GCP
7 25 (5.72%) AWS Lambda
8 22 (5.03%) GitHub Actions
9 18 (4.12%) Amazon S3
10 12 (2.75%) Amazon OpenSearch
10 12 (2.75%) Power Platform
11 11 (2.52%) Amazon SQS
11 11 (2.52%) Entra ID
12 10 (2.29%) Azure Functions
12 10 (2.29%) SaaS
13 9 (2.06%) Anthropic Claude
13 9 (2.06%) Figma
13 9 (2.06%) GitHub Copilot
14 7 (1.60%) Amazon ECS
14 7 (1.60%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.92%) HTTP
2 2 (0.46%) Firewall
3 1 (0.23%) Reverse Proxy
3 1 (0.23%) RTMP
3 1 (0.23%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 87 (19.91%) PostgreSQL
2 39 (8.92%) Relational Database
3 35 (8.01%) SQL Server
4 29 (6.64%) NoSQL
5 21 (4.81%) MongoDB
6 19 (4.35%) MySQL
7 14 (3.20%) Azure SQL Database
8 13 (2.97%) Elasticsearch
9 12 (2.75%) Power BI
10 11 (2.52%) DynamoDB
10 11 (2.52%) Redis
11 7 (1.60%) Amazon RDS
12 5 (1.14%) Amazon Athena
12 5 (1.14%) Neo4j
12 5 (1.14%) Star Schema
13 3 (0.69%) Metadata
13 3 (0.69%) Oracle Database
13 3 (0.69%) RDBMS
14 2 (0.46%) Data Lake
14 2 (0.46%) DocumentDB
Development Applications
1 68 (15.56%) Git
2 29 (6.64%) Jenkins
3 28 (6.41%) GitLab
4 18 (4.12%) JIRA
5 14 (3.20%) JUnit
6 10 (2.29%) Visual Studio
7 7 (1.60%) Cypress.io
8 6 (1.37%) Jasmine
8 6 (1.37%) Karma Test Runner
8 6 (1.37%) Mockito
8 6 (1.37%) NUnit
9 5 (1.14%) Mocha
10 4 (0.92%) JetBrains Rider
10 4 (0.92%) Postman
11 3 (0.69%) Bitbucket
11 3 (0.69%) SonarQube
11 3 (0.69%) Storybook
11 3 (0.69%) webpack
12 2 (0.46%) CircleCI
12 2 (0.46%) JMeter
General
1 80 (18.31%) Finance
2 66 (15.10%) Public Sector
3 56 (12.81%) Social Skills
4 33 (7.55%) Banking
5 26 (5.95%) Analytical Skills
6 17 (3.89%) Front Office
7 10 (2.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (1.60%) Investment Banking
9 6 (1.37%) Military
10 5 (1.14%) Advertising
11 4 (0.92%) Financial Institution
11 4 (0.92%) Retail
12 3 (0.69%) Legal
12 3 (0.69%) Retail Banking
13 1 (0.23%) Agriculture
13 1 (0.23%) Corporate Banking
13 1 (0.23%) Digital Health
13 1 (0.23%) Dutch Language
13 1 (0.23%) French Language
13 1 (0.23%) Health Technology
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 217 (49.66%) React
2 130 (29.75%) Node.js
3 88 (20.14%) REST
4 86 (19.68%) AngularJS
5 83 (18.99%) RESTful
6 80 (18.31%) .NET
7 77 (17.62%) Spring
8 61 (13.96%) Spring Boot
9 52 (11.90%) CSS
10 51 (11.67%) HTML
11 48 (10.98%) Vue
12 42 (9.61%) Kafka
13 29 (6.64%) GraphQL
14 26 (5.95%) .NET Framework
15 25 (5.72%) .NET Core
15 25 (5.72%) Redux
16 24 (5.49%) Django
16 24 (5.49%) Jest
17 23 (5.26%) Flask
18 22 (5.03%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 59 (13.50%) Cloud Native
2 19 (4.35%) Distributed Systems
2 19 (4.35%) Product Ownership
3 13 (2.97%) Fixed Income
4 12 (2.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 11 (2.52%) Data Protection Act
5 11 (2.52%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (2.06%) Greenfield Project
7 8 (1.83%) Data Structures
8 7 (1.60%) Onboarding
9 6 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.14%) Derivative
11 4 (0.92%) AI Agents
11 4 (0.92%) Mobile App
11 4 (0.92%) NHS
12 3 (0.69%) Public Cloud
12 3 (0.69%) Reinsurance
12 3 (0.69%) Self-Motivation
13 1 (0.23%) Algorithms
13 1 (0.23%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.06%) Linux
2 5 (1.14%) Unix
3 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.23%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 437 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 185 (42.33%) CI/CD
3 152 (34.78%) Agile
4 105 (24.03%) DevOps
5 96 (21.97%) Microservices
6 65 (14.87%) Test Automation
7 63 (14.42%) Containerisation
8 57 (13.04%) Front End Development
9 49 (11.21%) AI
9 49 (11.21%) Problem-Solving
10 48 (10.98%) Software Engineering
11 38 (8.70%) Scrum
12 36 (8.24%) API Design
13 35 (8.01%) Code Quality
13 35 (8.01%) Infrastructure as Code
14 30 (6.86%) User Experience
15 29 (6.64%) Event-Driven
15 29 (6.64%) Mentoring
16 27 (6.18%) API Integration
16 27 (6.18%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 162 (37.07%) TypeScript
2 161 (36.84%) JavaScript
3 141 (32.27%) Java
4 138 (31.58%) Python
5 105 (24.03%) SQL
6 71 (16.25%) C#
7 11 (2.52%) Go
8 7 (1.60%) Kotlin
9 5 (1.14%) PHP
10 4 (0.92%) Apex Code
10 4 (0.92%) Bicep
11 3 (0.69%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.69%) PowerShell
12 2 (0.46%) Bash
12 2 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.46%) Ruby
12 2 (0.46%) Scala
12 2 (0.46%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.46%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.23%) XPath
Qualifications
1 105 (24.03%) Security Cleared
2 88 (20.14%) SC Cleared
3 22 (5.03%) Degree
4 16 (3.66%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (1.37%) DV Cleared
6 5 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (0.92%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 1 (0.23%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.23%) AWS Certified Developer
9 1 (0.23%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.23%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.23%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (8.47%) QA
2 31 (7.09%) Accessibility
3 8 (1.83%) WCAG
4 2 (0.46%) HL7
5 1 (0.23%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.23%) GDPR
System Software
1 95 (21.74%) Docker
2 4 (0.92%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 62 (14.19%) Kubernetes
2 39 (8.92%) Terraform
3 13 (2.97%) Grafana
4 7 (1.60%) Prometheus
5 6 (1.37%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.92%) Ansible
6 4 (0.92%) Argo
7 1 (0.23%) Consul
7 1 (0.23%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 31 (7.09%) Microsoft
2 17 (3.89%) Oracle
3 6 (1.37%) OpenAI
4 5 (1.14%) Google
4 5 (1.14%) Salesforce
5 4 (0.92%) Databricks
5 4 (0.92%) Red Hat
5 4 (0.92%) Sitecore
6 3 (0.69%) Adobe
6 3 (0.69%) NEC
7 2 (0.46%) Solace
7 2 (0.46%) Splunk
7 2 (0.46%) Virgin Media
8 1 (0.23%) Brio
8 1 (0.23%) Dynatrace
8 1 (0.23%) Guidewire
8 1 (0.23%) Hitachi
8 1 (0.23%) SAP
8 1 (0.23%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.23%) Workday