Developer Contract Job Trends in Winchester

Developer
Hampshire > Winchester

The median Developer daily rate in Winchester is £740, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 10 6
Rank change year-on-year +4 -4 +4
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 2 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Winchester 8.70% 3.23% 3.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.76% 3.23% 3.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £720 £485 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £740 £490 £550
Median % change year-on-year +51.02% -10.91% +4.56%
75th Percentile £760 £495 £575
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £456 £619 £550
% change year-on-year -26.31% +12.45% +3.29%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Winchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Winchester. 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 Winchester with a recognized job title 17 31 26
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 73.91% 100.00% 89.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 23 5
10th Percentile £189 £396 £383
25th Percentile £316 £439 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £515 £405
Median % change year-on-year +6.80% +27.16% -12.43%
75th Percentile £678 £598 £575
90th Percentile £751 £644 £695
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £550 £528
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.27% +0.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £12.96
25th Percentile - - £14.55
Median hourly rate - - £18.45
Median % change year-on-year - - +23.00%
75th Percentile - - £23.60
90th Percentile - - £25.94
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.15 £65.85 £50.71
% change year-on-year -61.81% +29.86% +12.69%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Winchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Winchester.

Developer job vacancy trend in Winchester

Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Winchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Winchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Winchester

Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Winchester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Winchester.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Winchester

Developer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Winchester

For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, Developer contract job roles required 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 job ads across the Winchester region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Android
1 2 (100.00%) Android Development
1 2 (100.00%) Android Studio
1 2 (100.00%) Bluetooth
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Flask
1 2 (100.00%) GitLab
1 2 (100.00%) Gradle
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) JavaFX
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 2 (100.00%) Nuxt
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Vue
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) WiX

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Winchester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Bluetooth
Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Android Studio
1 2 (100.00%) GitLab
1 2 (100.00%) Gradle
1 2 (100.00%) WiX
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Flask
1 2 (100.00%) JavaFX
1 2 (100.00%) Nuxt
1 2 (100.00%) Vue
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Android
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Android Development
1 2 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared