Application Developer
UK > Work from Home
The median Application Developer daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £518, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 April 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
285 |
318 |
352 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+33 |
+34 |
+135 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Applications Developer |
20 |
38 |
143 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option |
0.20% |
0.24% |
0.52% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.21% |
0.26% |
0.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
14 |
28 |
107 |
| 10th Percentile |
£425 |
£418 |
£373 |
| 25th Percentile |
£465 |
£460 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£518 |
£475 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.00% |
-13.64% |
+4.07% |
| 75th Percentile |
£615 |
£663 |
£605 |
| 90th Percentile |
£735 |
£850 |
£638 |
| UK median daily rate |
£484 |
£498 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.81% |
-9.55% |
+2.80% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£56.88 |
- |
£71.25 |
| Median hourly rate |
£58.75 |
- |
£72.50 |
| 75th Percentile |
£60.63 |
- |
£73.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| UK median hourly rate |
£52.50 |
£24.50 |
£45.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+114.29% |
-45.56% |
+32.35% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid 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 |
9,460 |
14,843 |
26,061 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.70% |
93.55% |
95.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,454 |
9,948 |
18,440 |
| 10th Percentile |
£328 |
£325 |
£355 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£425 |
£444 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£525 |
£540 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-2.78% |
+2.86% |
| 75th Percentile |
£638 |
£632 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£760 |
£738 |
£750 |
| UK median daily rate |
£520 |
£525 |
£544 |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.95% |
-3.40% |
+3.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
216 |
523 |
595 |
| 10th Percentile |
£14.10 |
£14.07 |
£18.07 |
| 25th Percentile |
£19.56 |
£20.76 |
£29.31 |
| Median hourly rate |
£36.13 |
£45.00 |
£55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-19.72% |
-18.18% |
+57.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£62.00 |
£68.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77.50 |
£75.25 |
£80.25 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£32.50 |
£33.00 |
£44.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.52% |
-25.00% |
+95.17% |
