Senior Developer Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Senior Developer
England > West Midlands

The median Senior Developer daily rate in the West Midlands is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 123 98
Rank change year-on-year -3 -25 -9
Contract Senior Developer jobs 49 8 20
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 1.37% 0.40% 1.07%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.51% 0.45% 1.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 7 8
10th Percentile £405 £499 £424
25th Percentile £413 £504 £486
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £600 £500
Median % change year-on-year -14.58% +20.00% -24.53%
75th Percentile £725 - £588
90th Percentile £738 £660 £653
England median daily rate £600 £557 £550
% change year-on-year +7.67% +1.32% -12.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the West Midlands matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in the West Midlands matching a recognised job title 3,239 1,776 1,737
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 90.75% 89.43% 93.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,955 1,150 1,101
10th Percentile £336 £250 £220
25th Percentile £413 £393 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £486 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.71% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £598 £588 £612
90th Percentile £684 £675 £713
England median daily rate £525 £512 £525
% change year-on-year +2.64% -2.57% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 250 109 61
10th Percentile £14.23 £12.62 £12.59
25th Percentile £17.57 £15.67 £14.25
Median hourly rate £23.81 £25.15 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.35% +14.32% -0.88%
75th Percentile £40.02 £36.00 £32.28
90th Percentile £61.68 £50.00 £43.75
England median hourly rate £41.71 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +65.84% -40.82% -6.69%

Senior Developer Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Senior Developer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Senior Developer job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Senior Developer Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in the West Midlands

Senior Developer Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for Senior Developer jobs in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Senior Developer in the West Midlands

Senior Developer Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in the West Midlands

Senior Developer Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Senior Developer jobs within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 24 October 2026. 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Birmingham +8 19 £700 +40.00% 18
Coventry - 9 £425 - 2
Solihull -6 8 - - 4
Shropshire -31 8 £550 +3.53% 2
Herefordshire +7 2 - -
Warwickshire - 2 - - 1
Senior Developer
England

Senior Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, Senior Developer contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract Senior Developer job ads across the West Midlands region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Agile63.3%31
2Java49.0%24
3Scrum32.7%16
4Continuous Improvement30.6%15
4Security Cleared30.6%15
6AWS28.6%14
6SC Cleared28.6%14
6Sprint Planning28.6%14
9CI/CD26.5%13
9Git26.5%13
9Spring26.5%13
9Spring Boot26.5%13
9TDD26.5%13
14C#24.5%12
14DevOps24.5%12
14Microservices24.5%12
14Microsoft24.5%12
14Mockito24.5%12
14User Stories24.5%12
20ActiveMQ22.4%11
20Azure22.4%11
20JavaScript22.4%11
20Power Platform22.4%11
20TypeScript22.4%11
25Accessibility20.4%10
25Backlog Refinement20.4%10
25Code Quality20.4%10
25JPA20.4%10
25JUnit20.4%10
25Maven20.4%10

Senior Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Java Developer44.9%22
2Senior Dynamics 365 Developer16.3%8
3Power Platform Developer6.1%3
3Senior Front-End Developer6.1%3
5Lead Java Developer4.1%2
6Analytics Developer2.0%1
6Senior .NET Developer2.0%1
6Senior C Developer2.0%1
6Senior Microsoft Developer2.0%1
6Senior Oracle Developer2.0%1
6Senior Python Developer2.0%1
6Senior React Developer2.0%1
6Senior UI Developer2.0%1
41 Senior Developer jobs in the West Midlands