Programmer
UK
The median Programmer daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 December 2023.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 574 | 713 | 761 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +139 | +48 | -256 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Programmer | 31 | 111 | 101 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.070% | 0.14% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.075% | 0.15% | 0.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23 | 72 | 65 |
| 10th Percentile | £380 | £378 | £338 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £463 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +15.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £620 | £688 | £681 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +5.56% | +40.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £16.30 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £52.50 | £24.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.00 | £55.00 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.82% | +10.00% | -6.18% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £57.50 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £56.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £32.00 | - | £18.08 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -44.37% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 41,552 | 73,114 | 85,514 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.42% | 95.16% | 95.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,976 | 50,959 | 59,881 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £313 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +7.32% | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £644 | £650 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £740 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,473 | 1,721 | 2,216 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.16 | £13.25 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.06 | £17.00 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £44.50 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.33% | +50.00% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.75 | £45.89 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £72.50 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £24.73 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +79.98% | +41.29% | -14.29% |
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 10 December 2023.
Programmer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programmer.
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 10 December 2023. 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 | +94 | 24 | £563 | -2.17% | 159 |
| UK excluding London | +71 | 17 | £500 | +5.26% | 132 |
| Work from Home | +141 | 11 | £450 | -16.28% | 56 |
| London | +116 | 10 | £600 | +4.35% | 32 |
| North of England | +41 | 8 | £575 | -4.17% | 41 |
| Yorkshire | +35 | 6 | £575 | +9.52% | 23 |
| South East | +38 | 3 | £450 | -21.74% | 37 |
| Midlands | +60 | 2 | £500 | +48.15% | 29 |
| Scotland | +38 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| North West | +32 | 2 | £500 | -28.57% | 15 |
| West Midlands | +53 | 1 | £500 | +48.15% | 26 |
| South West | +29 | 1 | £550 | +57.14% | 12 |
| East Midlands | +25 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | +12 | 1 | £400 | - |
Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 December 2023, 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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