Senior Developer Contracts in Gloucestershire

Senior Developer
South West > Gloucestershire

The median Senior Developer daily rate in Gloucestershire is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 44 56 53
Rank change year-on-year +12 -3 -2
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Developer 6 2 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 1.48% 0.43% 1.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.54% 0.46% 1.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 7
10th Percentile £469 - £648
25th Percentile £513 £575 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £600 £700
Median % change year-on-year -10.42% -14.29% +27.27%
75th Percentile £550 £625 £811
90th Percentile - - £824
South West median daily rate £500 £578 £625
% change year-on-year -13.42% -7.60% +38.89%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Gloucestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title 389 437 461
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.81% 93.98% 93.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 211 263 349
10th Percentile £381 £359 £262
25th Percentile £463 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - +12.82%
75th Percentile £676 £680 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £764
South West median daily rate £513 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -4.65% +2.38% +14.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 52 13
10th Percentile £30.00 £33.20 £13.13
25th Percentile £57.81 £48.72 £16.54
Median hourly rate £67.50 £56.25 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -6.25% +20.00%
75th Percentile £72.50 £79.40 £79.04
90th Percentile £73.75 £83.40 £99.50
South West median hourly rate £65.00 £56.49 £61.50
% change year-on-year +15.06% -8.15% +29.47%

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

Job postings that featured Senior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Developer in Gloucestershire

Senior Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer in Gloucestershire.

Daily rate trend for Senior Developer in Gloucestershire

Senior Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer in Gloucestershire.

Hourly rate trend for Senior Developer in Gloucestershire

Senior Developer
Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Developer within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 31 October 2024. 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
Cheltenham -4 5 £550 -8.33% 2
Senior Developer
South West

Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire

For the 6 months to 31 October 2024, Senior 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 job ads across the Gloucestershire region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Java
2 3 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 3 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 3 (50.00%) OpenShift
2 3 (50.00%) Docker
2 3 (50.00%) React
3 2 (33.33%) C#
3 2 (33.33%) DV Cleared
3 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
4 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) Big Data
4 1 (16.67%) Data Management
4 1 (16.67%) Data Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (16.67%) Public Sector

Senior Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) OpenShift
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Big Data
General
1 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (50.00%) React
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (16.67%) Data Management
2 1 (16.67%) Data Strategy
2 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 5 (83.33%) Java
2 3 (50.00%) JavaScript
3 2 (33.33%) C#
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) DV Cleared
1 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (50.00%) Docker