Senior Backend Developer
UK
The median Senior Backend Developer daily rate in the UK is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 May 2024.
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 14 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 540 | 659 | 770 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +119 | +111 | -84 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Backend Developer | 47 | 47 | 61 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.082% | 0.069% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.086% | 0.073% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 40 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £420 | £504 | £419 |
| 25th Percentile | £443 | £625 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £650 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.08% | +26.83% | +13.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £556 | £725 | £630 |
| 90th Percentile | £595 | £850 | £756 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | - | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +33.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £59.50 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £62.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
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 | 39,586 | 54,569 | 84,106 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.66% | 95.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,744 | 38,105 | 59,089 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,669 | 1,523 | 2,070 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.45 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.18 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.38% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.02 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Senior Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Backend Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Backend Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Backend Developer.
Senior Backend Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Backend Developer over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.
Senior Backend Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Backend Developer.
Senior Backend Developer
Top 6 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Backend Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 14 May 2024. 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 | +117 | 45 | £500 | -23.08% | 11 |
| London | +88 | 43 | £500 | -23.08% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +105 | 22 | £500 | -23.08% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | +66 | 2 | £425 | - | 7 |
| North of England | - | 2 | £425 | - | 2 |
| North West | - | 2 | £425 | - | 2 |
Senior Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 May 2024, Senior Backend Developer 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 Senior Backend Developer in the job title.
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Senior Backend Developer 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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