Kafka Developer
UK > Work from Home
The median Kafka Developer daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £975, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
10 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
287 |
324 |
412 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+37 |
+88 |
+177 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Kafka Developer |
23 |
7 |
13 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option |
0.23% |
0.055% |
0.063% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.25% |
0.059% |
0.067% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
20 |
4 |
10 |
| 10th Percentile |
£380 |
- |
£463 |
| 25th Percentile |
£963 |
£300 |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£975 |
£319 |
£850 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+205.88% |
-62.50% |
+41.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£988 |
£350 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£361 |
£875 |
| UK median daily rate |
£530 |
£381 |
£850 |
| % change year-on-year |
+39.02% |
-55.15% |
+41.67% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 |
9,265 |
11,845 |
19,477 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.74% |
93.44% |
94.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,088 |
7,657 |
13,778 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£325 |
£344 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£419 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£525 |
£526 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.38% |
-0.14% |
-4.41% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£638 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£747 |
£750 |
£745 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£532 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
-1.22% |
-3.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
296 |
306 |
451 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.25 |
£19.45 |
£16.98 |
| 25th Percentile |
£20.44 |
£30.45 |
£23.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£37.75 |
£45.00 |
£49.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.11% |
-8.16% |
+3.16% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£67.38 |
£66.38 |
| 90th Percentile |
£68.75 |
£75.00 |
£79.19 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£43.00 |
£42.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-41.51% |
+1.18% |
+63.46% |
