The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring GDB skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited GDB over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
GDB falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring development application skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills
1,489
1,840
3,905
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
15.04%
12.08%
15.26%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,069
1,321
2,799
10th Percentile
£340
£360
£394
25th Percentile
£413
£425
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£513
£545
Median % change year-on-year
-2.44%
-5.96%
+3.81%
75th Percentile
£608
£600
£650
90th Percentile
£750
£700
£750
UK median daily rate
£500
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-4.55%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
20
42
111
10th Percentile
£27.28
£27.62
£44.60
25th Percentile
£58.81
£47.06
£54.38
Median hourly rate
£65.00
£65.00
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+30.00%
75th Percentile
£80.38
£90.00
£70.00
90th Percentile
£90.25
-
£82.50
UK median hourly rate
£62.50
£65.00
£61.50
% change year-on-year
-3.85%
+5.69%
+22.14%
GDB Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing GDB as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
GDB Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing GDB.
GDB Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing GDB also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for GDB.
GDB 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:
