Full-Stack Engineer
UK
The median Full-Stack Engineer daily rate in the UK is £519, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 419 | 444 | 597 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +25 | +153 | +49 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Full-Stack Engineer | 101 | 138 | 121 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.35% | 0.32% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.37% | 0.34% | 0.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 82 | 110 | 94 |
| 10th Percentile | £364 | £375 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £414 | £463 | £466 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £519 | £550 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.68% | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £750 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £774 | £788 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £478 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.53% | -5.00% | -6.98% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £62.75 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £63.13 | £56.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £66.25 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +15.22% | -28.13% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £71.88 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £73.75 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £70.00 | £57.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +21.74% | - |
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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Full-Stack Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Full-Stack Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Full-Stack Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Full-Stack Engineer.
Full-Stack Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Full-Stack Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Full-Stack Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Full-Stack Engineer.
Full-Stack Engineer
Top 15 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 Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 | +19 | 78 | £575 | -4.17% | 378 |
| Work from Home | +72 | 68 | £490 | -7.46% | 258 |
| London | +12 | 52 | £613 | -9.26% | 252 |
| UK excluding London | +34 | 27 | £478 | +0.53% | 202 |
| North of England | +18 | 12 | £466 | +16.50% | 54 |
| Yorkshire | +12 | 8 | £478 | +9.26% | 15 |
| Midlands | +26 | 6 | £435 | +45.00% | 14 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 4 | £435 | +45.00% | 5 |
| Scotland | -1 | 4 | £480 | +10.34% | 7 |
| South East | +42 | 3 | £513 | -14.58% | 89 |
| North West | +14 | 3 | £438 | +9.38% | 36 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £490 | - | 9 |
| South West | +43 | 1 | - | - | 17 |
| Wales | +1 | 1 | £400 | -18.37% | 5 |
| North East | -2 | 1 | £370 | - | 3 |
Full-Stack Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Full-Stack Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Full-Stack Engineer 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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