Developer Contract Job Trends in Cumbria

Developer
North West > Cumbria

The median Developer daily rate in Cumbria is £875, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 September 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 21 31
Rank change year-on-year -13 +10 -3
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 8 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cumbria 2.49% 1.54% 0.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.86% 1.59% 0.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile £453 - -
25th Percentile £588 £460 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £875 £470 £500
Median % change year-on-year +86.17% -6.00% +6.33%
75th Percentile £938 £480 £550
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £477 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +12.24% -5.56% -7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
Median hourly rate £25.49 - -
North West median hourly rate £41.06 £47.12 £36.00
% change year-on-year -12.87% +30.89% -28.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cumbria

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cumbria. 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 Cumbria with a recognized job title 280 126 199
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.23% 96.92% 90.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 178 57 108
10th Percentile £333 £403 £276
25th Percentile £419 £431 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £465 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.30% -7.00% +2.88%
75th Percentile £537 £548 £612
90th Percentile £599 £638 £670
North West median daily rate £500 £450 £493
% change year-on-year +11.11% -8.72% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 20 36
10th Percentile £13.87 £25.36 £10.95
25th Percentile £25.49 £34.64 £23.25
Median hourly rate £60.60 £52.26 £49.28
Median % change year-on-year +15.97% +6.04% -10.40%
75th Percentile £73.25 £59.79 £66.61
90th Percentile - £73.25 £70.90
North West median hourly rate £46.18 £24.88 £35.00
% change year-on-year +85.58% -28.91% +14.60%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

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

Developer job vacancy trend in Cumbria

Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Cumbria

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Cumbria

Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in Cumbria

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in Cumbria over the 6 months to 7 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Developer in Cumbria

Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Cumbria

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Cumbria

Developer
Contract Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 7 September 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Workington - 6 £375 -
Developer
North West

Developer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria

For the 6 months to 7 September 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 Cumbria region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 3 (37.50%) Java
1 3 (37.50%) React
2 2 (25.00%) C#
2 2 (25.00%) Electronic Trading
2 2 (25.00%) JavaScript
2 2 (25.00%) Low Latency
2 2 (25.00%) Redux
2 2 (25.00%) TypeScript

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

General
1 5 (62.50%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (62.50%) Public Sector
2 2 (25.00%) Banking
2 2 (25.00%) Finance
2 2 (25.00%) Front Office
2 2 (25.00%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (37.50%) React
2 2 (25.00%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 5 (62.50%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (25.00%) Equities
2 2 (25.00%) Fixed Income
2 2 (25.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 2 (25.00%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (25.00%) Electronic Trading
1 2 (25.00%) Low Latency
Programming Languages
1 3 (37.50%) Java
2 2 (25.00%) C#
2 2 (25.00%) JavaScript
2 2 (25.00%) TypeScript