Senior Developer
UK
The median Senior Developer daily rate in the UK is £575 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 | 149 | 130 | 123 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | -7 | -17 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Developer | 719 | 1,204 | 1,928 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.65% | 2.02% | 2.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.78% | 2.13% | 2.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 513 | 900 | 1,504 |
| 10th Percentile | £411 | £463 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £525 | £510 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £625 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.00% | +4.17% | +11.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £775 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £838 | £863 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £575 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +9.52% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 5 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.00 | £60.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £54.85 | £61.25 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £58.20 | £62.50 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.88% | +13.64% | +61.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.12 | £75.00 | £65.42 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.50 | £78.00 | £74.47 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £58.91 | £62.50 | £59.31 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.75% | +5.38% | +74.43% |
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% |
Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer.
Senior Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
Senior Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer.
Senior Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Senior Developer over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
Senior Developer
Top 16 Contract Locations
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 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 | -12 | 626 | £575 | -11.54% | 487 |
| London | -9 | 469 | £600 | -14.29% | 205 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 311 | £575 | -4.17% | 326 |
| UK excluding London | +11 | 180 | £500 | -13.04% | 322 |
| North of England | +33 | 71 | £538 | -5.70% | 81 |
| North West | +42 | 49 | £550 | -6.14% | 51 |
| Scotland | +11 | 34 | £475 | -24.00% | 31 |
| Yorkshire | +21 | 26 | £550 | -2.22% | 25 |
| Midlands | +20 | 21 | £450 | -18.18% | 57 |
| South East | -4 | 21 | £524 | -0.24% | 71 |
| South West | -7 | 21 | £500 | -17.01% | 42 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 15 | £259 | -52.91% | 34 |
| North East | +21 | 8 | £720 | +20.00% | 8 |
| Wales | +20 | 7 | £615 | +44.71% | 14 |
| East Midlands | +19 | 5 | £550 | +10.00% | 23 |
| East of England | +11 | 5 | £600 | +9.69% | 22 |
Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 April 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 featuring Senior Developer in the job title.
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Senior 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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