Developer
UK
The median Developer daily rate in the UK is £513 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 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 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | 0 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 6,191 | 10,014 | 16,459 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 14.20% | 16.78% | 18.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 15.31% | 17.73% | 19.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,502 | 7,475 | 12,468 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £394 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £453 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.82% | - | +12.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £695 | £655 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £800 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £498 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.55% | +4.74% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 71 | 112 | 128 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.00 | £40.00 | £34.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £47.63 | £51.25 | £40.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £54.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +14.68% | +21.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £81.25 | £75.00 | £65.54 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £84.73 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £63.75 | £62.50 | £54.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | +14.68% | +27.49% |
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 | 40,448 | 56,471 | 84,729 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,348 | 39,474 | 59,497 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £734 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,658 | 1,569 | 2,098 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.29 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | £45.00 | £23.46 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +91.86% | +3.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.75 | £48.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.36 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.41% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Developer.
Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Developer.
Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Developer over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
Developer
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 29 April 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 | 0 | 5,193 | £525 | -4.55% | 2,592 |
| London | -1 | 3,061 | £575 | -4.17% | 1,007 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 2,747 | £500 | -4.76% | 1,621 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 2,372 | £450 | -9.55% | 1,712 |
| North of England | +5 | 714 | £453 | -9.50% | 539 |
| South East | 0 | 518 | £500 | -4.76% | 310 |
| North West | +3 | 392 | £470 | -2.06% | 350 |
| Midlands | +4 | 326 | £425 | -5.56% | 327 |
| South West | -4 | 302 | £450 | -14.29% | 201 |
| Scotland | -2 | 296 | £460 | -3.97% | 122 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 282 | £463 | -11.90% | 143 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 228 | £425 | -15.00% | 210 |
| East of England | +3 | 137 | £430 | -9.47% | 151 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 96 | £400 | -5.88% | 115 |
| Wales | +4 | 78 | £450 | - | 64 |
| North East | +3 | 53 | £500 | +0.05% | 52 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 15 | £494 | +23.44% | 27 |
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, 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 Developer in the job title.
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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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