Software Developer
UK
The median Software Developer daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Oct 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 331 | 331 | 363 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +32 | -8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Developer | 247 | 328 | 602 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.65% | 0.68% | 0.73% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.70% | 0.72% | 0.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 185 | 218 | 395 |
| 10th Percentile | £370 | £350 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £699 | £613 | £609 |
| 90th Percentile | £888 | £740 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £458 | £477 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.09% | -4.60% | +16.28% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 27 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £62.14 | £48.41 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £63.22 | £55.00 | £49.17 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £59.68 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.91% | +8.51% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £65.00 | £62.62 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70.80 | £65.79 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £61.84 | £52.36 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.11% | +18.12% | -0.28% |
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 | 35,246 | 45,260 | 78,236 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.92% | 94.04% | 95.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21,290 | 30,958 | 54,891 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £300 | £323 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £414 | £433 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £530 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.94% | -3.64% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £746 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £493 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,481 | 1,514 | 1,729 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.85 | £14.57 | £12.93 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.30 | £19.06 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.03 | £44.50 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.55% | +71.15% | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.37 | £77.85 | £70.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.91 | £44.25 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.03% | +96.67% | +25.63% |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Developer.
Software Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Developer over the 6 months to 9 October 2024.
Software Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Developer.
Software Developer
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 October 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 | +24 | 211 | £538 | -2.27% | 256 |
| London | +64 | 147 | £575 | - | 28 |
| Work from Home | +71 | 117 | £544 | +3.57% | 176 |
| UK excluding London | -54 | 81 | £458 | -4.09% | 241 |
| South East | +9 | 19 | £400 | -3.03% | 61 |
| South West | -11 | 17 | £500 | -16.67% | 36 |
| Scotland | 0 | 15 | £463 | +3.93% | 5 |
| North of England | +13 | 9 | £500 | -13.04% | 64 |
| Midlands | +3 | 9 | £425 | -10.53% | 55 |
| North West | +20 | 7 | £525 | -14.11% | 38 |
| East of England | +22 | 6 | £438 | -27.08% | 18 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 5 | £398 | -16.32% | 31 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 4 | £425 | -9.33% | 24 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | £613 | - | 11 |
| Wales | +5 | 3 | £161 | -24.59% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 2 | £488 | -15.22% | 17 |
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 October 2024, Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Software 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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