Senior Developer
UK
The median Senior Developer daily rate in the UK is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 July 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 3 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 159 | 123 | 141 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -36 | +18 | -16 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Developer | 550 | 815 | 1,043 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.76% | 1.87% | 1.87% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.91% | 2.02% | 1.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 396 | 597 | 789 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £396 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £463 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £550 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -12.00% | +3.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £721 | £711 | £775 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £838 | £875 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £475 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.53% | -13.64% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 13 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £36.00 | £60.50 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £40.00 | £61.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £77.19 | £58.91 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.04% | -5.75% | -13.79% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £72.50 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £82.90 | £76.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £77.19 | £58.91 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.04% | -5.75% | -16.67% |
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 | 28,823 | 40,432 | 52,711 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.00% | 93.00% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,389 | 25,993 | 36,631 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,297 | 2,846 | 1,533 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.33% | -12.79% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.45 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +96.08% |
Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer.
Senior Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.
Senior Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer.
Senior Developer
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 July 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 | -41 | 463 | £600 | +9.09% | 2,212 |
| London | -47 | 317 | £650 | +8.33% | 904 |
| Work from Home | -35 | 217 | £600 | +4.35% | 1,240 |
| UK excluding London | +13 | 162 | £525 | +10.53% | 1,530 |
| South East | +49 | 36 | £535 | +1.90% | 439 |
| Scotland | +1 | 33 | £467 | -4.31% | 129 |
| North of England | -23 | 30 | £525 | +10.53% | 361 |
| South West | +31 | 26 | £600 | +26.32% | 171 |
| Midlands | +7 | 21 | £535 | +19.55% | 188 |
| North West | -8 | 18 | £550 | +15.79% | 232 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 16 | £550 | +23.60% | 122 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 11 | £525 | - | 106 |
| East of England | +30 | 9 | £650 | +8.33% | 174 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 5 | £455 | +4.30% | 65 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 5 | £500 | -9.09% | 33 |
| Wales | +5 | 4 | £325 | -35.00% | 50 |
| North East | -2 | 1 | £375 | -11.76% | 24 |
Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 July 2025, Senior 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 Developer in the job title.
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Senior 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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