Web Development Contract Job Trends

Web Development
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Web Development skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 420 257 302
Rank change year-on-year -163 +45 -45
Contract jobs citing Web Development 148 350 400
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.45% 0.91% 0.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.50% 1.06% 0.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 101 250 273
10th Percentile £331 £275 £351
25th Percentile £413 £363 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £623 £600 £650
90th Percentile £725 £765 £788
UK excluding London median daily rate £514 £475 £494
% change year-on-year +8.21% -3.80% -1.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 7
10th Percentile - £38.05 £14.03
25th Percentile £25.00 £40.75 £16.17
Median hourly rate £30.50 £42.50 £17.34
Median % change year-on-year -28.24% +145.10% -76.44%
75th Percentile £39.52 £49.25 £22.31
90th Percentile £47.28 £60.95 £47.87
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £67.50 £17.34
% change year-on-year - +289.27% -76.88%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Web Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 29,826 33,000 43,850
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 90.52% 85.68% 89.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,546 20,284 29,794
10th Percentile £300 £308 £313
25th Percentile £404 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,802 1,460 1,537
10th Percentile £14.25 £14.84 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.00 £18.70
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% - +48.28%
75th Percentile £44.78 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.56 £43.00 £41.90
% change year-on-year -47.53% +2.63% +80.76%

Web Development
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Web Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Web Development in the UK

Web Development
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Web Development.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Web Development

Web Development
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Web Development over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Web Development in the UK

Web Development
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Web Development.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Web Development

Web Development
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Web Development over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Web Development in the UK

Web Development
Top 15 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Web Development within the UK over the 6 months to 18 September 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
England -135 123 £513 +1.49% 755
UK excluding London -62 66 £514 +8.21% 727
London -82 63 £510 -2.16% 179
Work from Home -66 38 £463 -6.57% 83
South East +27 20 £516 -10.35% 172
North of England -26 19 £650 +36.84% 176
Yorkshire -25 12 £650 +36.84% 65
Scotland +4 9 £513 +101.97% 43
South West +28 8 £450 -5.26% 63
North West -16 6 £575 +109.09% 92
Midlands -56 6 £410 -26.23% 145
East Midlands -2 4 £366 -12.44% 64
East of England -17 4 £531 +41.67% 85
North East 0 3 - - 23
West Midlands -50 2 £700 +24.67% 80

Web Development
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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (5.41%) CMS
2 7 (4.73%) Apache
3 4 (2.70%) Headless CMS
4 3 (2.03%) Moodle
4 3 (2.03%) Sitecore CMS
5 2 (1.35%) Confluence
5 2 (1.35%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (1.35%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.68%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.68%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.68%) Drupal
6 1 (0.68%) HCL Domino
6 1 (0.68%) IIS
6 1 (0.68%) Kentico
6 1 (0.68%) nginx
6 1 (0.68%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.68%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.68%) WordPress
Applications
1 2 (1.35%) Chatbot
1 2 (1.35%) Microsoft Project
1 2 (1.35%) Trello
2 1 (0.68%) Adobe XD
2 1 (0.68%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (2.03%) Magento
1 3 (2.03%) Sage 200
2 2 (1.35%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 24 (16.22%) Azure
2 15 (10.14%) AWS
3 8 (5.41%) npm
4 7 (4.73%) Figma
4 7 (4.73%) GitHub
4 7 (4.73%) Yarn
5 5 (3.38%) GCP
6 4 (2.70%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (2.70%) GitHub Actions
6 4 (2.70%) Power Platform
6 4 (2.70%) SaaS
7 3 (2.03%) Azure Data Factory
7 3 (2.03%) Azure Service Bus
7 3 (2.03%) Google Analytics
7 3 (2.03%) Serverless
8 2 (1.35%) Asana
8 2 (1.35%) AWS Lambda
8 2 (1.35%) dbt
8 2 (1.35%) PowerApps
8 2 (1.35%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.03%) HTTP
1 3 (2.03%) Intranet
2 1 (0.68%) Internet
2 1 (0.68%) Network Security
2 1 (0.68%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (10.14%) MongoDB
2 10 (6.76%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (6.08%) SQL Server
4 7 (4.73%) NoSQL
5 3 (2.03%) Mixpanel
5 3 (2.03%) MySQL
5 3 (2.03%) Oracle Database
5 3 (2.03%) Relational Database
6 2 (1.35%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (1.35%) Geospatial Data
6 2 (1.35%) GIS
7 1 (0.68%) Airbyte
7 1 (0.68%) Amazon QuickSight
7 1 (0.68%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.68%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.68%) DB2
7 1 (0.68%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.68%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 25 (16.89%) Git
2 12 (8.11%) Mockito
3 11 (7.43%) webpack
4 6 (4.05%) JIRA
5 5 (3.38%) Cypress.io
5 5 (3.38%) Sonatype Nexus
6 4 (2.70%) MSI
6 4 (2.70%) Robot Framework
7 3 (2.03%) Maven
7 3 (2.03%) Newman
7 3 (2.03%) Selenium
7 3 (2.03%) Visual Studio
7 3 (2.03%) Vite
8 2 (1.35%) Bitbucket
8 2 (1.35%) Gradle
8 2 (1.35%) Visual Website Optimizer
9 1 (0.68%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.68%) GitLab
9 1 (0.68%) Jenkins
9 1 (0.68%) SonarQube
General
1 43 (29.05%) Social Skills
2 21 (14.19%) Public Sector
3 17 (11.49%) Finance
4 15 (10.14%) Banking
5 14 (9.46%) Investment Banking
6 12 (8.11%) Marketing
7 6 (4.05%) Telecoms
8 5 (3.38%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (2.03%) Corporate Banking
9 3 (2.03%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (2.03%) Legal
9 3 (2.03%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (2.03%) Retail
9 3 (2.03%) Retail Banking
10 2 (1.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (1.35%) Law
10 2 (1.35%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (1.35%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.68%) Electronics
11 1 (0.68%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 100 (67.57%) Developer
2 29 (19.59%) Senior
3 24 (16.22%) Full-Stack Developer
4 21 (14.19%) Senior Developer
5 18 (12.16%) Web Developer
6 15 (10.14%) Java Developer
7 13 (8.78%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 10 (6.76%) React Developer
8 10 (6.76%) Senior Java Developer
9 9 (6.08%) Python Developer
10 8 (5.41%) Full-Stack Python Developer
10 8 (5.41%) UI Developer
11 7 (4.73%) Senior UI Developer
12 5 (3.38%) .NET Developer
12 5 (3.38%) Full-Stack Web Developer
12 5 (3.38%) Lead
12 5 (3.38%) Lecturer
13 4 (2.70%) Angular Developer
13 4 (2.70%) Data Engineer
13 4 (2.70%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (38.51%) CSS
2 52 (35.14%) HTML
3 44 (29.73%) React
4 20 (13.51%) .NET
5 17 (11.49%) Next.js
5 17 (11.49%) RESTful
6 16 (10.81%) REST
7 15 (10.14%) Node.js
8 14 (9.46%) ActiveMQ
9 13 (8.78%) AngularJS
10 12 (8.11%) Kafka
11 11 (7.43%) JAX-RS
12 10 (6.76%) .NET Framework
12 10 (6.76%) Jest
12 10 (6.76%) Vue
13 8 (5.41%) .NET Core
13 8 (5.41%) Web Services
14 7 (4.73%) ASP.NET
14 7 (4.73%) Entity Framework
14 7 (4.73%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 9 (6.08%) Derivative
2 7 (4.73%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 6 (4.05%) Low-Code
4 4 (2.70%) Mobile App
4 4 (2.70%) N-Tier
4 4 (2.70%) PKI
4 4 (2.70%) Virtual Team
5 3 (2.03%) Algorithms
5 3 (2.03%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.35%) Data Structures
6 2 (1.35%) Social Media
6 2 (1.35%) Wiki
7 1 (0.68%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.68%) AS400
7 1 (0.68%) Blockchain
7 1 (0.68%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.68%) Equities
7 1 (0.68%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.68%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.68%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 20 (13.51%) Linux
2 12 (8.11%) Mac OS X
2 12 (8.11%) Unix
3 6 (4.05%) Windows
4 5 (3.38%) CentOS
4 5 (3.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (2.70%) Windows Server
5 4 (2.70%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (2.03%) AIX
7 2 (1.35%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (47.97%) Agile
2 41 (27.70%) Full-Stack Development
3 28 (18.92%) Problem-Solving
4 25 (16.89%) Test Automation
4 25 (16.89%) User Experience
5 23 (15.54%) CI/CD
5 23 (15.54%) DevOps
5 23 (15.54%) TDD
6 21 (14.19%) Computer Science
7 20 (13.51%) Responsive Web Design
8 18 (12.16%) Front End Development
8 18 (12.16%) Microservices
8 18 (12.16%) Scrum
9 17 (11.49%) BDD
10 16 (10.81%) Software Engineering
11 15 (10.14%) Continuous Improvement
11 15 (10.14%) UX Design
12 13 (8.78%) Continuous Deployment
12 13 (8.78%) Project Management
13 12 (8.11%) Customer Requirements
Programming Languages
1 65 (43.92%) JavaScript
2 42 (28.38%) SQL
3 34 (22.97%) Java
4 31 (20.95%) Python
5 28 (18.92%) TypeScript
6 19 (12.84%) C#
7 11 (7.43%) PHP
8 6 (4.05%) PowerShell
9 5 (3.38%) PL/SQL
10 4 (2.70%) Apex Code
11 3 (2.03%) Shell Script
11 3 (2.03%) T-SQL
12 2 (1.35%) Go
12 2 (1.35%) Perl
12 2 (1.35%) Ruby
13 1 (0.68%) Kotlin
13 1 (0.68%) RPG
13 1 (0.68%) RPG IV
13 1 (0.68%) VB
13 1 (0.68%) VB6
Qualifications
1 28 (18.92%) Security Cleared
2 27 (18.24%) Degree
3 18 (12.16%) SC Cleared
4 11 (7.43%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (4.05%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (2.70%) DV Cleared
7 3 (2.03%) DBS Check
7 3 (2.03%) MCPD
7 3 (2.03%) MCSD
7 3 (2.03%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (1.35%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.35%) PMP
9 1 (0.68%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (7.43%) QA
2 10 (6.76%) Accessibility
3 3 (2.03%) Data Quality
3 3 (2.03%) NCSC
3 3 (2.03%) WCAG
4 2 (1.35%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 2 (1.35%) GDPR
System Software
1 11 (7.43%) Docker
2 5 (3.38%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.38%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (5.41%) Terraform
2 5 (3.38%) Ansible
3 4 (2.70%) WMI
4 2 (1.35%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.35%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 22 (14.86%) Microsoft
2 11 (7.43%) Oracle
3 8 (5.41%) Google
4 7 (4.73%) Atlassian
4 7 (4.73%) VMware
5 6 (4.05%) ServiceNow
6 5 (3.38%) OutSystems
6 5 (3.38%) Salesforce
7 4 (2.70%) Optimizely
7 4 (2.70%) SAP
8 3 (2.03%) Sitecore
9 2 (1.35%) Amplitude
9 2 (1.35%) Hotjar
9 2 (1.35%) OneTrust
9 2 (1.35%) OpenAI
10 1 (0.68%) Adobe
10 1 (0.68%) Bloomberg
10 1 (0.68%) Cloudera
10 1 (0.68%) IBM
10 1 (0.68%) Veracode