Developer Contract Job Trends in Wolverhampton

Developer
West Midlands > Wolverhampton

The median Developer daily rate in Wolverhampton is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 August 2026.

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

6 months to
31 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wolverhampton 6.82% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 6.82% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - -
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £475 £450
% change year-on-year - +5.56% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Wolverhampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wolverhampton. 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 Wolverhampton with a recognized job title 44 8 12
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 70.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 7 6
10th Percentile £210 £208 £275
25th Percentile £225 £256 £284
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £275 £331
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -16.98% -7.02%
75th Percentile £300 £413 £463
90th Percentile £330 £548 £518
West Midlands median daily rate £490 £478 £500
% change year-on-year +2.51% -4.40% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £20.75 - -
Median hourly rate £21.50 £25.15 £30.37
Median % change year-on-year -14.51% -17.19% -
75th Percentile £22.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £30.27 £25.15 £19.59
% change year-on-year +20.36% +28.38% -6.65%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wolverhampton

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

Developer job vacancy trend in Wolverhampton

Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Wolverhampton

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Wolverhampton

Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Wolverhampton

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Wolverhampton

Developer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wolverhampton

For the 6 months to 31 August 2026, 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 Wolverhampton region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 3 (100.00%) ETL
1 3 (100.00%) Power BI
1 3 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
2 1 (33.33%) Azure SQL Database

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wolverhampton 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Power BI
2 1 (33.33%) Azure SQL Database
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 3 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 3 (100.00%) ETL
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) SQL