Full-Stack Engineer
UK
The median Full-Stack Engineer daily rate in the UK is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 March 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 415 | 434 | 477 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | +43 | +124 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Full-Stack Engineer | 220 | 93 | 108 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.51% | 0.32% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.55% | 0.34% | 0.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 136 | 66 | 87 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £369 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £442 | £426 | £460 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -4.55% | -6.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £656 | £650 | £706 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £663 | £788 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £449 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.47% | -2.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £49.80 | £36.03 | £62.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £58.75 | £36.44 | £63.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £76.00 | £37.75 | £66.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +101.32% | -43.02% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £95.00 | £38.94 | £71.88 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £39.28 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £85.50 | - | £70.00 |
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 | 39,673 | 27,289 | 41,313 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.89% | 92.94% | 92.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,785 | 17,711 | 27,109 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £300 | £272 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £406 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £475 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.05% | -2.06% | -3.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,471 | 884 | 2,499 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.25 | £12.98 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.00 | £21.04 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.71 | £33.00 | £32.90 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.21% | +0.32% | -22.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £59.95 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.79 | £77.41 | £71.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.00 | £32.50 | £32.70 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -0.60% | -19.44% |
Full-Stack Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Full-Stack Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Full-Stack Engineer
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Full-Stack Engineer job vacancies in the UK.
Full-Stack Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Full-Stack Engineer over the 6 months to 17 March 2026.
Full-Stack Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Full-Stack Engineer job vacancies in the UK.
Full-Stack Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Full-Stack Engineer over the 6 months to 17 March 2026.
Full-Stack Engineer
Top 14 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 Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 17 March 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 |
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| England | +9 | 181 | £523 | -7.11% | 139 |
| London | +12 | 114 | £588 | -4.08% | 96 |
| UK excluding London | -51 | 68 | £449 | -8.47% | 58 |
| Work from Home | -21 | 57 | £513 | +4.59% | 89 |
| North of England | -41 | 34 | £463 | -4.15% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | -36 | 22 | £488 | -0.51% | 4 |
| South West | -13 | 12 | £384 | - | 11 |
| North West | -23 | 12 | £450 | -12.20% | 8 |
| South East | -37 | 9 | £488 | -4.88% | 23 |
| Scotland | +14 | 8 | £358 | -25.42% | 4 |
| Midlands | -57 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | -64 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| East of England | - | 2 | £475 | - | 7 |
| East Midlands | -33 | 1 | - | - |
Full-Stack Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 March 2026, Full-Stack Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Full-Stack Engineer 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:
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