Software Developer
UK
The median Software Developer daily rate in the UK is £520 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 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 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 181 | 307 | 356 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +126 | +49 | -30 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Developer | 550 | 501 | 645 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.28% | 0.87% | 0.74% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.38% | 0.91% | 0.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 207 | 353 | 415 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £374 | £360 |
| 25th Percentile | £433 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £525 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.95% | +2.44% | +13.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £681 | £650 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £888 | £725 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £492 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -3.46% | +15.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 33 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £46.25 | £48.78 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £48.40 | £52.38 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.70 | £58.59 | £48.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.61% | +21.76% | +42.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £73.75 | £55.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.50 | £85.00 | £57.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £58.91 | £57.42 | £54.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.59% | +5.36% | +50.59% |
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 | 39,888 | 54,783 | 83,316 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.63% | 95.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,953 | 38,247 | 58,493 |
| 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% | +10.53% |
| 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 | 2,674 | 1,534 | 2,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.34 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.02% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £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% |
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 10 May 2024.
Software Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Developer.
Software Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Developer over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.
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 10 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 | +120 | 484 | £525 | -4.55% | 318 |
| Work from Home | +165 | 389 | £538 | +4.88% | 192 |
| UK excluding London | +71 | 318 | £450 | -5.26% | 291 |
| London | +100 | 205 | £550 | -10.20% | 59 |
| North of England | +116 | 139 | £450 | +1.12% | 78 |
| North West | +59 | 61 | £420 | -5.62% | 47 |
| Yorkshire | +63 | 52 | £450 | - | 20 |
| Midlands | +51 | 51 | £400 | -23.81% | 54 |
| South West | +20 | 43 | £488 | -18.75% | 50 |
| Scotland | +8 | 38 | £463 | -2.63% | 20 |
| South East | -18 | 29 | £413 | -2.94% | 53 |
| East Midlands | +33 | 26 | £425 | -28.08% | 21 |
| North East | +32 | 26 | - | - | 13 |
| West Midlands | +32 | 25 | £375 | -28.57% | 33 |
| East of England | +15 | 11 | £485 | -3.00% | 25 |
| Wales | +11 | 7 | £520 | +22.35% | 7 |
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 May 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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