Backend Developer
UK
The median Backend Developer daily rate in the UK is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 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 29 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 468 | 489 | 473 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +21 | -16 | +33 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Backend Developer | 120 | 207 | 414 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.28% | 0.37% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.30% | 0.39% | 0.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 81 | 160 | 304 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £449 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £506 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £600 | £543 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.83% | +10.60% | +20.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £545 | £675 | £721 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £413 | £550 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +22.22% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £57.50 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | - | £52.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | £55.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | - | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.00 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 39,824 | 53,123 | 83,534 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.80% | 94.61% | 95.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,845 | 37,082 | 58,755 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,796 | 1,480 | 1,998 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.81 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +87.50% | +6.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.28 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £43.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.98% | +115.00% | +5.26% |
Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Backend Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Backend Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Backend Developer.
Backend Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Backend Developer over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.
Backend Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Backend Developer.
Backend Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Backend Developer over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.
Backend Developer
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Backend Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 29 May 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 |
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| England | +13 | 100 | £500 | -16.67% | 61 |
| London | +28 | 83 | £500 | -20.63% | 32 |
| Work from Home | +56 | 47 | £513 | -14.58% | 39 |
| UK excluding London | +36 | 22 | £413 | -25.00% | 29 |
| Scotland | - | 10 | £400 | - | 1 |
| South East | -1 | 6 | £550 | -20.72% | 1 |
| North of England | +11 | 3 | £463 | -11.90% | 8 |
| Midlands | +19 | 2 | - | - | 10 |
| South West | +9 | 2 | £425 | -32.00% | 4 |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| North West | +15 | 1 | £425 | -22.73% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| North East | - | 1 | £500 | - |
Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 May 2024, Backend 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 featuring Backend Developer in the job title.
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Backend Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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