Hybrid/Remote Applications Developer Contract Job Trends

Application Developer
UK > Work from Home

The median Application Developer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 April 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 303 288 316
Rank change year-on-year -15 +28 +16
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Developer 35 19 32
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.29% 0.19% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% 0.20% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 13 24
10th Percentile - £425 £458
25th Percentile £305 £445 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +2.56% -11.36%
75th Percentile £525 £575 £663
90th Percentile £575 £685 £850
UK median daily rate £483 £458 £475
% change year-on-year +5.52% -3.63% -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £58.75 -
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £52.50 £24.50
% change year-on-year +9.52% +114.29% -45.56%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 11,124 9,452 14,539
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.46% 93.60% 93.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,141 6,453 9,713
10th Percentile £350 £331 £325
25th Percentile £416 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £763 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -2.91% -1.90% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 523 225 548
10th Percentile £17.05 £14.00 £14.23
25th Percentile £27.72 £18.54 £22.50
Median hourly rate £57.50 £39.00 £43.50
Median % change year-on-year +47.44% -10.34% -20.91%
75th Percentile £70.00 £66.00 £62.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £75.00 £75.25
UK median hourly rate £41.94 £30.45 £35.00
% change year-on-year +37.73% -13.00% -22.22%

Applications Developer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Applications Developer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Applications Developer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Applications Developer
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Applications Developer job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Applications Developer job vacancies

Applications Developer
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Applications Developer over the 6 months to 20 April 2026.

Applications Developer daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Applications Developer
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Applications Developer job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Applications Developer job vacancies

Applications Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 20 April 2026, Applications Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Applications Developer in the job title.

1 18 (51.43%) Azure
2 15 (42.86%) Microsoft
3 13 (37.14%) Power Platform
3 13 (37.14%) SQL
4 11 (31.43%) PowerApps
5 10 (28.57%) Agile
6 8 (22.86%) Security Cleared
7 7 (20.00%) .NET
7 7 (20.00%) DevOps
7 7 (20.00%) JavaScript
7 7 (20.00%) Python
8 6 (17.14%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (17.14%) C#
8 6 (17.14%) Power Automate
8 6 (17.14%) SC Cleared
9 5 (14.29%) API Development
9 5 (14.29%) Containerisation
9 5 (14.29%) JSON
9 5 (14.29%) Scrum
9 5 (14.29%) Translating Business Requirements
10 4 (11.43%) AWS
10 4 (11.43%) Azure Logic Apps
10 4 (11.43%) CI/CD
10 4 (11.43%) Data Modelling
10 4 (11.43%) Docker
10 4 (11.43%) ETL
10 4 (11.43%) Microsoft Graph
10 4 (11.43%) Problem-Solving
10 4 (11.43%) React
10 4 (11.43%) Relational Database

Applications Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 4 (11.43%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.86%) Apache
2 1 (2.86%) Apache Spark
2 1 (2.86%) WebLogic
Applications
1 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (2.86%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 18 (51.43%) Azure
2 13 (37.14%) Power Platform
3 11 (31.43%) PowerApps
4 6 (17.14%) Azure DevOps
4 6 (17.14%) Power Automate
5 4 (11.43%) AWS
5 4 (11.43%) Azure Logic Apps
6 3 (8.57%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (8.57%) OCI
6 3 (8.57%) Serverless
7 2 (5.71%) Amazon S3
7 2 (5.71%) AWS Lambda
7 2 (5.71%) Azure Data Factory
7 2 (5.71%) Azure Service Bus
7 2 (5.71%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (5.71%) Entra ID
7 2 (5.71%) Kong
8 1 (2.86%) Boomi
8 1 (2.86%) GitHub
8 1 (2.86%) OpenShift
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (11.43%) Relational Database
2 3 (8.57%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (5.71%) Azure SQL Database
3 2 (5.71%) Oracle Database
3 2 (5.71%) Power BI
3 2 (5.71%) SQL Server
4 1 (2.86%) Big Data
4 1 (2.86%) DataStage
4 1 (2.86%) DynamoDB
4 1 (2.86%) Metadata
4 1 (2.86%) MySQL
4 1 (2.86%) NoSQL
4 1 (2.86%) RDBMS
4 1 (2.86%) Redis
4 1 (2.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 2 (5.71%) Git
2 1 (2.86%) Jenkins
General
1 9 (25.71%) Public Sector
2 5 (14.29%) Social Skills
3 2 (5.71%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (5.71%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (5.71%) Finance
4 1 (2.86%) Financial Institution
4 1 (2.86%) Law
4 1 (2.86%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (20.00%) .NET
2 5 (14.29%) JSON
3 4 (11.43%) Microsoft Graph
3 4 (11.43%) React
4 3 (8.57%) Flutter
4 3 (8.57%) Node.js
4 3 (8.57%) React Native
4 3 (8.57%) REST
4 3 (8.57%) Spring
4 3 (8.57%) Spring Boot
5 2 (5.71%) ASP.NET Web API
5 2 (5.71%) HTML
5 2 (5.71%) HTML5 Canvas
5 2 (5.71%) Kafka
5 2 (5.71%) RESTful
6 1 (2.86%) Django
6 1 (2.86%) Express.js
6 1 (2.86%) MDX
6 1 (2.86%) SignalR
6 1 (2.86%) Spring Security
Miscellaneous
1 5 (14.29%) Low-Code
1 5 (14.29%) NHS
2 4 (11.43%) Mobile App
3 3 (8.57%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (2.86%) Credit Risk
4 1 (2.86%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.71%) Windows
2 1 (2.86%) Android
2 1 (2.86%) Apple iOS
2 1 (2.86%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (28.57%) Agile
2 7 (20.00%) DevOps
3 5 (14.29%) API Development
3 5 (14.29%) Containerisation
3 5 (14.29%) Scrum
3 5 (14.29%) Translating Business Requirements
4 4 (11.43%) CI/CD
4 4 (11.43%) Data Modelling
4 4 (11.43%) ETL
4 4 (11.43%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (8.57%) Application Security
5 3 (8.57%) Asset Management
5 3 (8.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (8.57%) Design Patterns
5 3 (8.57%) User Experience
6 2 (5.71%) Data Security
6 2 (5.71%) Identity Management
6 2 (5.71%) Migration
6 2 (5.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (5.71%) Web Application Development
Programming Languages
1 13 (37.14%) SQL
2 7 (20.00%) JavaScript
2 7 (20.00%) Python
3 6 (17.14%) C#
4 3 (8.57%) Java
4 3 (8.57%) TypeScript
5 2 (5.71%) PL/SQL
5 2 (5.71%) PowerShell
5 2 (5.71%) VB
6 1 (2.86%) C++
6 1 (2.86%) Delphi
6 1 (2.86%) Kotlin
6 1 (2.86%) Swift
Qualifications
1 8 (22.86%) Security Cleared
2 6 (17.14%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.86%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.86%) DBS Check
3 1 (2.86%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.71%) QA
2 1 (2.86%) GDPR
System Software
1 4 (11.43%) Docker
2 1 (2.86%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (5.71%) Terraform
2 1 (2.86%) Ansible
2 1 (2.86%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 15 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.71%) HP
2 2 (5.71%) Oracle
2 2 (5.71%) webMethods
3 1 (2.86%) IBM
3 1 (2.86%) Informatica
3 1 (2.86%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.86%) Talend
3 1 (2.86%) Xamarin