Senior Developer
UK
The median Senior Developer daily rate in the UK is £600, 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 | |
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| Rank | 163 | 149 | 130 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | -19 | -7 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Developer | 510 | 719 | 1,204 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.74% | 1.65% | 2.02% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.89% | 1.78% | 2.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 373 | 513 | 900 |
| 10th Percentile | £409 | £411 | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £481 | £475 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £575 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -8.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £775 |
| 90th Percentile | £838 | £838 | £863 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £538 | £500 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.50% | -13.04% | +9.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 14 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £40.00 | £60.50 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £54.85 | £61.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £77.19 | £58.20 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.62% | -6.88% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £70.12 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £79.50 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £77.19 | £58.91 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.04% | -5.75% | +5.38% |
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% |
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 30 April 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 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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| England | -15 | 428 | £600 | +4.35% | 489 |
| London | -34 | 291 | £650 | +8.33% | 190 |
| Work from Home | -24 | 185 | £600 | +4.35% | 374 |
| UK excluding London | +35 | 156 | £538 | +7.50% | 345 |
| North of England | 0 | 42 | £595 | +10.70% | 135 |
| Scotland | +12 | 37 | £425 | -10.53% | 31 |
| South East | +50 | 28 | £530 | +1.19% | 49 |
| North West | -14 | 24 | £600 | +9.09% | 90 |
| Midlands | +22 | 19 | £550 | +22.22% | 61 |
| East of England | +44 | 16 | £650 | +8.33% | 30 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 16 | £550 | +112.36% | 40 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 15 | £600 | +9.09% | 23 |
| South West | +33 | 9 | £600 | +20.00% | 33 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £500 | - | 10 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 3 | £520 | -5.45% | 20 |
| North East | -5 | 3 | £590 | -18.06% | 22 |
| Wales | 0 | 2 | £600 | -2.44% | 9 |
Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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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