Programmer
UK
The median Programmer daily rate in the UK is £410, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 479 | 431 | 608 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -48 | +177 | +131 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Programmer | 40 | 171 | 105 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.39% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.42% | 0.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 98 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £395 | £409 |
| 25th Percentile | £361 | £463 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £534 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.26% | +6.85% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £486 | £550 | £598 |
| 90th Percentile | £539 | £600 | £661 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £528 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.95% | +8.21% | +8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 38 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.53 | £15.00 | £46.98 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £16.25 | £58.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.15 | £19.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.47% | -70.77% | +16.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.61 | £20.07 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £40.00 | £37.63 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.15 | £19.00 | £42.16 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.47% | -54.93% | +133.16% |
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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £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 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Programmer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programmer.
Programmer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programmer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Programmer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programmer.
Programmer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Programmer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Programmer
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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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| UK excluding London | -39 | 30 | £475 | -9.95% | 103 |
| England | -58 | 26 | £410 | -23.15% | 121 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 19 | £485 | -9.35% | 76 |
| Scotland | - | 12 | £493 | - | 7 |
| North of England | +8 | 7 | £483 | +1.58% | 33 |
| London | +21 | 6 | £375 | -31.66% | 24 |
| Midlands | -44 | 6 | £475 | -11.21% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 5 | £483 | +2.12% | 9 |
| West Midlands | -46 | 4 | £475 | -11.21% | 11 |
| East of England | +23 | 2 | £485 | +61.67% | 13 |
| North West | +10 | 2 | - | - | 22 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| South West | - | 2 | £70 | - | 15 |
| South East | +33 | 1 | - | - | 16 |
Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Programmer 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 Programmer in the job title.
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Programmer 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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