Applications Developer Contracts with Work from Home Options

Application Developer
UK > Work from Home

The median Application Developer daily rate in Work from Home is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 307 334 466
Rank change year-on-year +27 +132 -124
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Developer 34 135 154
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.23% 0.54% 0.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.56% 0.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 102 107
10th Percentile £458 £373 £363
25th Percentile £463 £453 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £550 £549
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +0.18% +29.18%
75th Percentile £699 £605 £638
90th Percentile £850 £647 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £550 £541
% change year-on-year -13.64% +1.62% +20.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
Median hourly rate - £72.50 £46.67
Median % change year-on-year - +55.35% -6.66%
UK median hourly rate £24.50 £58.75 £40.34
% change year-on-year -58.30% +45.66% +168.90%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with a WFH option. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,049 23,953 42,349
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.52% 95.34% 95.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,416 16,906 30,628
10th Percentile £325 £360 £356
25th Percentile £425 £443 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% +2.38% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £719
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 573 553 596
10th Percentile £14.27 £17.61 £13.25
25th Percentile £23.34 £25.71 £18.76
Median hourly rate £44.74 £54.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.15% +54.29% +42.86%
75th Percentile £63.00 £68.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.25 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -18.89% +88.21% +6.27%

Applications Developer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Applications Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Applications Developer trend for jobs with a WFH option

Applications Developer
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Applications Developer.

Applications Developer daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Applications Developer
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Applications Developer over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Applications Developer daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Applications Developer
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Applications Developer.

Applications Developer hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Applications Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, Applications 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 jobs with a WFH option featuring Applications Developer in the job title.

1 24 (70.59%) C#
2 17 (50.00%) .NET
3 13 (38.24%) Power Platform
4 12 (35.29%) SQL Server
4 12 (35.29%) Agile
5 11 (32.35%) JavaScript
5 11 (32.35%) SQL
5 11 (32.35%) Microsoft
5 11 (32.35%) Azure
6 10 (29.41%) REST
6 10 (29.41%) PowerApps
6 10 (29.41%) Power Automate
7 9 (26.47%) Social Skills
7 9 (26.47%) DevOps
7 9 (26.47%) Azure DevOps
7 9 (26.47%) Degree
8 8 (23.53%) React
8 8 (23.53%) AngularJS
8 8 (23.53%) TypeScript
8 8 (23.53%) Design Patterns
8 8 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
9 7 (20.59%) Software Engineering
9 7 (20.59%) MVC
10 6 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
10 6 (17.65%) Microsoft 365
10 6 (17.65%) Full Stack Development
11 5 (14.71%) Master's Degree
11 5 (14.71%) npm
11 5 (14.71%) WebSockets
11 5 (14.71%) Continuous Improvement

Applications Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 3 (8.82%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 2 (5.88%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.94%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 13 (38.24%) Power Platform
2 11 (32.35%) Azure
3 10 (29.41%) Power Automate
3 10 (29.41%) PowerApps
4 9 (26.47%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (17.65%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (14.71%) npm
7 4 (11.76%) Azure Functions
7 4 (11.76%) Azure Service Bus
7 4 (11.76%) Serverless
8 3 (8.82%) AWS
8 3 (8.82%) Azure API Management
8 3 (8.82%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 3 (8.82%) Azure Logic Apps
8 3 (8.82%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (5.88%) Azure Batch
9 2 (5.88%) Azure Key Vault
9 2 (5.88%) Azure Storage
10 1 (2.94%) Azure Service Fabric
10 1 (2.94%) SonarCloud
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (35.29%) SQL Server
2 3 (8.82%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (5.88%) Big Data
3 2 (5.88%) Data Lake
3 2 (5.88%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (5.88%) MongoDB
3 2 (5.88%) OLTP
3 2 (5.88%) Power BI
3 2 (5.88%) Relational Database
4 1 (2.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (14.71%) JIRA
1 5 (14.71%) webpack
2 4 (11.76%) Git
2 4 (11.76%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (8.82%) Team Foundation Server
3 3 (8.82%) Visual Studio
4 2 (5.88%) Visual Studio Team System
5 1 (2.94%) Moq
5 1 (2.94%) NUnit
General
1 9 (26.47%) Social Skills
2 6 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (14.71%) Front Office
4 2 (5.88%) Local Government
5 1 (2.94%) Banking
5 1 (2.94%) Finance
5 1 (2.94%) Financial Institution
5 1 (2.94%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (50.00%) .NET
2 10 (29.41%) REST
3 8 (23.53%) AngularJS
3 8 (23.53%) React
4 5 (14.71%) .NET Framework
4 5 (14.71%) RxJS
4 5 (14.71%) WebSockets
5 4 (11.76%) .NET Core
5 4 (11.76%) ASP.NET
5 4 (11.76%) ASP.NET Web Forms
5 4 (11.76%) CSS
5 4 (11.76%) JSON
6 3 (8.82%) ASP.NET MVC
6 3 (8.82%) HTML
6 3 (8.82%) Web Services
7 2 (5.88%) ARM Templates
7 2 (5.88%) ASP.NET Web API
7 2 (5.88%) Entity Framework
7 2 (5.88%) React Native
7 2 (5.88%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (11.76%) Legacy Applications
1 4 (11.76%) Mobile App
2 3 (8.82%) Reinsurance
3 2 (5.88%) NHS
4 1 (2.94%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 3 (8.82%) Android
1 3 (8.82%) Apple iOS
2 1 (2.94%) Linux
2 1 (2.94%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (35.29%) Agile
2 9 (26.47%) DevOps
3 8 (23.53%) Design Patterns
3 8 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (20.59%) MVC
4 7 (20.59%) Software Engineering
5 6 (17.65%) Full Stack Development
6 5 (14.71%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (14.71%) Electronic Trading
6 5 (14.71%) Migration
6 5 (14.71%) Web Application Development
7 4 (11.76%) Computer Science
7 4 (11.76%) Web Development
7 4 (11.76%) Workflow
8 3 (8.82%) API Management
8 3 (8.82%) Continuous Integration
8 3 (8.82%) Data Migration
8 3 (8.82%) Fintech
8 3 (8.82%) TDD
9 2 (5.88%) Secure Coding
Programming Languages
1 24 (70.59%) C#
2 11 (32.35%) JavaScript
2 11 (32.35%) SQL
3 8 (23.53%) TypeScript
4 4 (11.76%) C
4 4 (11.76%) VB.NET
5 3 (8.82%) Python
6 2 (5.88%) Java
6 2 (5.88%) PowerShell
7 1 (2.94%) PL/SQL
7 1 (2.94%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (26.47%) Degree
2 5 (14.71%) Master's Degree
3 2 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.94%) Azure Certification
4 1 (2.94%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.94%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 2 (5.88%) Terraform
Vendors
1 11 (32.35%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.88%) Xamarin
3 1 (2.94%) Adobe