Low-Code Contract Job Trends

Low-Code
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Low-Code in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Low-Code over the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 459 457 541
Rank change year-on-year -2 +84 +173
Contract jobs citing Low-Code 127 96 70
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.35% 0.28% 0.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.99% 0.88% 0.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 59 51
10th Percentile £300 £425 £313
25th Percentile £411 £510 £452
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £600 £525
Median % change year-on-year -17.50% +14.29% -14.29%
75th Percentile £588 £713 £600
90th Percentile £688 £875 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -27.27% +4.76% -16.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £15.50 - -
Median hourly rate £16.00 - -
75th Percentile £26.98 - -
90th Percentile £33.65 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £16.00 - -

All Generic Skills
UK

Low-Code falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 12,788 10,936 14,049
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.09% 31.90% 31.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,978 6,532 9,372
10th Percentile £275 £271 £270
25th Percentile £406 £410 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.77% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £625 £661 £668
90th Percentile £738 £775 £770
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 650 347 493
10th Percentile £13.50 £17.25 £16.54
25th Percentile £17.99 £22.61 £20.50
Median hourly rate £27.11 £33.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% -22.35% +21.43%
75th Percentile £58.56 £64.88 £65.00
90th Percentile £74.33 £78.43 £77.35
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.21 £32.50 £45.21
% change year-on-year -16.28% -28.11% +52.68%

Low-Code
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Low-Code relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Low-Code job vacancy trend in the UK

Low-Code
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Low-Code.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Low-Code

Low-Code
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Low-Code over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Low-Code in the UK

Low-Code
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Low-Code.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Low-Code

Low-Code
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Low-Code over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Low-Code in the UK

Low-Code
Top 12 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Low-Code within the UK over the 6 months to 15 December 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
England -16 106 £475 -20.83% 144
London +1 69 £518 -13.79% 38
UK excluding London -47 36 £400 -27.27% 134
Work from Home +14 34 £513 -14.58% 99
North of England -48 20 £400 -27.27% 28
North West -9 17 £400 -23.81% 13
South West -3 7 £220 -53.68% 12
Scotland - 4 £520 - 6
West Midlands -30 3 £500 +48.15% 13
Midlands -39 3 £500 +48.15% 22
Yorkshire -61 3 £325 -40.91% 13
East of England - 2 - - 19

Low-Code
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 27 (21.26%) SharePoint
2 10 (7.87%) HCL Notes
3 6 (4.72%) Mendix
4 3 (2.36%) NServiceBus
5 1 (0.79%) Appian
5 1 (0.79%) Confluence
5 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 5 (3.94%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 10 (7.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (2.36%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 73 (57.48%) Power Platform
2 63 (49.61%) Azure
3 43 (33.86%) Power Automate
4 38 (29.92%) PowerApps
5 26 (20.47%) Microsoft 365
6 18 (14.17%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (12.60%) Microsoft Copilot
7 16 (12.60%) SaaS
8 14 (11.02%) Dynamics 365
9 12 (9.45%) Azure AI
10 10 (7.87%) Azure Service Bus
11 9 (7.09%) Azure Functions
11 9 (7.09%) Azure Logic Apps
11 9 (7.09%) Serverless
12 8 (6.30%) Copilot Studio
12 8 (6.30%) Figma
12 8 (6.30%) Microsoft Purview
13 6 (4.72%) Amazon Bedrock
13 6 (4.72%) AWS
13 6 (4.72%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.94%) DNS
1 5 (3.94%) Internet
1 5 (3.94%) Unified Communications
1 5 (3.94%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.79%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (27.56%) Power BI
2 8 (6.30%) Oracle Database
2 8 (6.30%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (5.51%) Metadata
3 7 (5.51%) Spark SQL
4 5 (3.94%) SQL Server
5 2 (1.57%) Power Query
5 2 (1.57%) Tableau
6 1 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.79%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 4 (3.15%) JIRA
2 2 (1.57%) Git
2 2 (1.57%) Postman
3 1 (0.79%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.79%) REST Assured
3 1 (0.79%) Selenium
3 1 (0.79%) Zephyr
General
1 43 (33.86%) Social Skills
2 24 (18.90%) Public Sector
3 21 (16.54%) Finance
4 11 (8.66%) Banking
5 8 (6.30%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (5.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 6 (4.72%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (3.94%) Financial Institution
9 4 (3.15%) Billing
10 3 (2.36%) Corporate Banking
10 3 (2.36%) Marketing
11 2 (1.57%) French Language
11 2 (1.57%) Investment Banking
11 2 (1.57%) Law
12 1 (0.79%) Automotive
12 1 (0.79%) Back Office
12 1 (0.79%) Dutch Language
12 1 (0.79%) German Language
12 1 (0.79%) Local Government
12 1 (0.79%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 42 (33.07%) Developer
2 25 (19.69%) Architect
3 16 (12.60%) Power Platform Developer
4 13 (10.24%) Lead
5 10 (7.87%) Solutions Architect
6 9 (7.09%) Consultant
7 8 (6.30%) Lead Developer
8 7 (5.51%) Analyst
8 7 (5.51%) Data Architect
9 6 (4.72%) Business Analyst
10 5 (3.94%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
10 5 (3.94%) IT Support
10 5 (3.94%) IT Support Technician
10 5 (3.94%) IT Technician
10 5 (3.94%) Service Desk Support
10 5 (3.94%) Service Desk Technician
10 5 (3.94%) Support Technician
11 4 (3.15%) Integration Engineer
11 4 (3.15%) Microsoft Developer
11 4 (3.15%) Microsoft Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (12.60%) .NET
2 14 (11.02%) HTML
2 14 (11.02%) JSON
3 13 (10.24%) HTML5 Canvas
4 12 (9.45%) LangChain
5 10 (7.87%) CSS
5 10 (7.87%) REST
6 8 (6.30%) PySpark
7 7 (5.51%) React
8 6 (4.72%) HTML5
8 6 (4.72%) Microsoft Graph
8 6 (4.72%) SOAP
8 6 (4.72%) XML
9 5 (3.94%) Semantic Kernel
10 4 (3.15%) jQuery
10 4 (3.15%) RESTful
11 3 (2.36%) Node.js
12 2 (1.57%) .NET Framework
12 2 (1.57%) Next.js
12 2 (1.57%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 10 (7.87%) AI Agents
2 9 (7.09%) Product Ownership
3 7 (5.51%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (3.94%) Video Conferencing
5 4 (3.15%) Cloud Native
5 4 (3.15%) Mobile App
6 3 (2.36%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (2.36%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (2.36%) Social Media
7 2 (1.57%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (0.79%) Blockchain
8 1 (0.79%) Data Structures
8 1 (0.79%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (0.79%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.79%) Legacy Applications
8 1 (0.79%) SCADA
8 1 (0.79%) Shadow IT
8 1 (0.79%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 8 (6.30%) Windows
2 3 (2.36%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (29.92%) Business Intelligence
2 37 (29.13%) Agile
3 31 (24.41%) AI
4 26 (20.47%) Problem-Solving
5 24 (18.90%) CI/CD
5 24 (18.90%) DevOps
6 21 (16.54%) User Experience
7 18 (14.17%) Data Governance
8 16 (12.60%) CRM
9 15 (11.81%) Prototyping
10 14 (11.02%) API Integration
10 14 (11.02%) UX Design
11 13 (10.24%) Stakeholder Management
12 12 (9.45%) Analytics
13 11 (8.66%) Data Modelling
14 10 (7.87%) Computer Science
14 10 (7.87%) Continuous Improvement
14 10 (7.87%) Mentoring
14 10 (7.87%) Migration
14 10 (7.87%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 29 (22.83%) JavaScript
2 26 (20.47%) Python
3 24 (18.90%) C#
4 23 (18.11%) SQL
5 8 (6.30%) Formula Language
5 8 (6.30%) LotusScript
5 8 (6.30%) TypeScript
6 7 (5.51%) Java
7 2 (1.57%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.79%) Bicep
8 1 (0.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.79%) Kusto Query Language
8 1 (0.79%) PHP
Qualifications
1 24 (18.90%) Security Cleared
2 15 (11.81%) Degree
2 15 (11.81%) SC Cleared
3 7 (5.51%) BPSS Clearance
3 7 (5.51%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (3.94%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (0.79%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (11.02%) Accessibility
2 9 (7.09%) QA
3 6 (4.72%) GDPR
4 3 (2.36%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 2 (1.57%) PMO
5 2 (1.57%) WCAG
6 1 (0.79%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.79%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.79%) EU AI Act
6 1 (0.79%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 42001
6 1 (0.79%) NIST
System Software
1 6 (4.72%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (3.94%) Microsoft Intune
1 5 (3.94%) SCCM
2 4 (3.15%) Kubernetes
3 3 (2.36%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.79%) Terraform
Vendors
1 68 (53.54%) Microsoft
2 15 (11.81%) Oracle
3 11 (8.66%) SAP
4 10 (7.87%) Lotus
4 10 (7.87%) ServiceNow
5 6 (4.72%) Foundry
5 6 (4.72%) OpenAI
5 6 (4.72%) Salesforce
6 5 (3.94%) Kofax
6 5 (3.94%) OutSystems
7 4 (3.15%) MuleSoft
7 4 (3.15%) Pega
8 3 (2.36%) Blue Prism
8 3 (2.36%) Google
8 3 (2.36%) OneTrust
8 3 (2.36%) Optimizely
9 2 (1.57%) UiPath
9 2 (1.57%) Workday
10 1 (0.79%) Netlify
10 1 (0.79%) Quadient