Web Developer
UK
The median Web Developer daily rate in the UK is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 June 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 23 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 519 | 543 | 632 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | +89 | +65 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Web Developer | 20 | 37 | 59 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.067% | 0.085% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.072% | 0.091% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 27 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £324 | £281 |
| 25th Percentile | £355 | £363 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -5.26% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £496 | £506 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £525 | £568 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £410 | £413 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.61% | +3.13% | -5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.23 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £24.82 | £66.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £30.80 | £67.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -54.38% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £37.91 | £68.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £41.20 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.80 | £67.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -54.38% | - | - |
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 | 27,656 | 40,547 | 52,404 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.13% | 92.93% | 94.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,731 | 25,981 | 36,472 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.60% | -1.45% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,204 | 2,979 | 1,502 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.80 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.37 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.36 | £37.50 | £44.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.03% | -14.77% | +76.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.50 | £65.57 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -1.23% | +102.50% |
Web Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Web Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Web Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Web Developer.
Web Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Web Developer over the 6 months to 23 June 2025.
Web Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Web Developer.
Web Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Web Developer over the 6 months to 23 June 2025.
Web Developer
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Web Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 23 June 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 | +52 | 15 | £388 | -13.89% | 237 |
| London | +46 | 9 | £365 | -19.78% | 123 |
| UK excluding London | +31 | 9 | £410 | -0.61% | 133 |
| Work from Home | +18 | 7 | £350 | -19.08% | 110 |
| South East | +46 | 3 | £517 | +22.37% | 34 |
| Scotland | +5 | 3 | £430 | +52.21% | 8 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £340 | - | 7 |
| Midlands | - | 2 | £340 | - | 25 |
| South West | +42 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
Web Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 June 2025, Web 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 Web Developer in the job title.
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Web 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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