Programmer
UK
The median Programmer daily rate in the UK is £534 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 424 | 596 | 726 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +172 | +130 | -156 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Programmer | 168 | 109 | 121 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.39% | 0.19% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | 0.20% | 0.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 95 | 41 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £390 | £374 | £176 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £425 | £336 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £534 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.32% | +5.56% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £539 | £556 | £509 |
| 90th Percentile | £595 | £625 | £615 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £475 | £438 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.53% | +8.57% | +25.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 38 | 4 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £46.98 | £41.33 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £58.56 | £51.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £65.00 | £56.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -70.77% | +16.07% | +20.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.07 | - | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £37.63 | - | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £19.00 | £42.16 | £10.66 |
| % change year-on-year | -54.93% | +295.45% | -52.09% |
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 | 39,936 | 54,901 | 83,261 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.65% | 95.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,997 | 38,348 | 58,485 |
| 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% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,673 | 1,536 | 2,031 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.65 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.56% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.13 | £64.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.43 | £19.67 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.73% | +115.78% | +3.50% |
Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Programmer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programmer.
Programmer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programmer over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
Programmer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programmer.
Programmer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Programmer over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
Programmer
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 Programmer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 | +159 | 145 | £530 | +8.72% | 176 |
| UK excluding London | +118 | 123 | £525 | +10.53% | 151 |
| Midlands | +101 | 74 | £535 | +7.00% | 43 |
| Work from Home | +136 | 68 | £535 | +25.88% | 15 |
| West Midlands | +83 | 66 | £535 | +7.00% | 29 |
| North of England | +23 | 26 | £473 | -5.50% | 39 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 22 | £473 | -3.08% | 11 |
| London | +66 | 18 | £548 | +7.35% | 39 |
| East of England | +18 | 12 | £300 | -45.45% | 13 |
| South East | +21 | 11 | £511 | +11.45% | 32 |
| East Midlands | +30 | 8 | - | - | 14 |
| North West | +11 | 2 | - | - | 23 |
| North East | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Programmer 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 Programmer in the job title.
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Programmer 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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