Hybrid/Remote Applications Developer Contract Job Trends

Application Developer
UK > Work from Home

The median Application Developer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £468, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 June 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 316 275 298
Rank change year-on-year -41 +23 +26
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Developer 30 25 46
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.24% 0.26% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.27% 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 19 32
10th Percentile £305 £305 -
25th Percentile £313 £393 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -10.53% -13.64%
75th Percentile £526 £478 £533
90th Percentile £543 £500 £850
UK median daily rate £500 £440 £470
% change year-on-year +13.64% -6.38% -14.55%
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% -66.21%

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 11,921 9,101 13,794
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 93.94% 93.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,587 6,161 9,285
10th Percentile £350 £330 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.46% -2.38% -2.42%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £514 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.80% -4.76% -2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 616 235 567
10th Percentile £18.06 £14.00 £14.27
25th Percentile £31.77 £16.56 £22.59
Median hourly rate £57.50 £34.48 £44.00
Median % change year-on-year +66.76% -21.64% -12.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.63 £63.75
90th Percentile £85.00 £76.50 £75.10
UK median hourly rate £43.30 £27.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year +57.46% -26.67% -16.67%

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 14 June 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 14 June 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 17 (56.67%) Azure
2 15 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 14 (46.67%) SQL
4 10 (33.33%) Power Platform
4 10 (33.33%) PowerApps
5 8 (26.67%) Containerisation
5 8 (26.67%) Python
5 8 (26.67%) SC Cleared
5 8 (26.67%) Security Cleared
6 7 (23.33%) Docker
7 6 (20.00%) Agile
7 6 (20.00%) DevOps
7 6 (20.00%) Java
7 6 (20.00%) JavaScript
7 6 (20.00%) JSON
7 6 (20.00%) Spring
7 6 (20.00%) Spring Boot
8 5 (16.67%) .NET
8 5 (16.67%) API Development
8 5 (16.67%) Power Automate
8 5 (16.67%) React
8 5 (16.67%) REST
9 4 (13.33%) AWS
9 4 (13.33%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (13.33%) Translating Business Requirements
10 3 (10.00%) API Integration
10 3 (10.00%) Azure Logic Apps
10 3 (10.00%) C#
10 3 (10.00%) Data Modelling
10 3 (10.00%) ETL

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 3 (10.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.33%) Apache Spark
2 1 (3.33%) WebLogic
Business Applications
1 2 (6.67%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 17 (56.67%) Azure
2 10 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 10 (33.33%) PowerApps
3 5 (16.67%) Power Automate
4 4 (13.33%) AWS
4 4 (13.33%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (10.00%) Azure Logic Apps
5 3 (10.00%) Kong
5 3 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (10.00%) Serverless
6 2 (6.67%) Amazon S3
6 2 (6.67%) AWS Lambda
6 2 (6.67%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (6.67%) Entra ID
6 2 (6.67%) OCI
7 1 (3.33%) Amazon EC2
7 1 (3.33%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (3.33%) GitHub
7 1 (3.33%) OneDrive
7 1 (3.33%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.33%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (10.00%) PostgreSQL
1 3 (10.00%) Relational Database
2 2 (6.67%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (3.33%) Big Data
3 1 (3.33%) Data Lake
3 1 (3.33%) DynamoDB
3 1 (3.33%) MySQL
3 1 (3.33%) NoSQL
3 1 (3.33%) Oracle ODI
3 1 (3.33%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (6.67%) Git
2 1 (3.33%) Jenkins
General
1 6 (20.00%) Public Sector
2 3 (10.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (6.67%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (6.67%) Publishing
4 1 (3.33%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.33%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (20.00%) JSON
1 6 (20.00%) Spring
1 6 (20.00%) Spring Boot
2 5 (16.67%) .NET
2 5 (16.67%) React
2 5 (16.67%) REST
3 3 (10.00%) Microsoft Graph
3 3 (10.00%) RESTful
4 2 (6.67%) GraphQL
4 2 (6.67%) HTML
4 2 (6.67%) Kafka
4 2 (6.67%) Node.js
5 1 (3.33%) ASP.NET
5 1 (3.33%) ASP.NET Core
5 1 (3.33%) ASP.NET Web API
5 1 (3.33%) CSS
5 1 (3.33%) Express.js
5 1 (3.33%) HTML5 Canvas
5 1 (3.33%) SignalR
5 1 (3.33%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 6 (20.00%) Low-Code
2 5 (16.67%) NHS
3 2 (6.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (3.33%) Data Structures
4 1 (3.33%) Mobile App
4 1 (3.33%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (26.67%) Containerisation
2 6 (20.00%) Agile
2 6 (20.00%) DevOps
3 5 (16.67%) API Development
4 4 (13.33%) Translating Business Requirements
5 3 (10.00%) API Integration
5 3 (10.00%) Data Modelling
5 3 (10.00%) ETL
5 3 (10.00%) Migration
5 3 (10.00%) Scrum
6 2 (6.67%) Asset Management
6 2 (6.67%) CI/CD
6 2 (6.67%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (6.67%) Design Patterns
6 2 (6.67%) EAM
6 2 (6.67%) Front End Development
6 2 (6.67%) Identity Management
6 2 (6.67%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (6.67%) Project Delivery
6 2 (6.67%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 14 (46.67%) SQL
2 8 (26.67%) Python
3 6 (20.00%) Java
3 6 (20.00%) JavaScript
4 3 (10.00%) C#
5 2 (6.67%) TypeScript
5 2 (6.67%) VB
6 1 (3.33%) C++
6 1 (3.33%) PL/SQL
6 1 (3.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 8 (26.67%) SC Cleared
1 8 (26.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.33%) BPSS Clearance
System Software
1 7 (23.33%) Docker
2 1 (3.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (3.33%) Kubernetes
1 1 (3.33%) Terraform
Vendors
1 15 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (10.00%) webMethods
3 2 (6.67%) HP
4 1 (3.33%) Databricks
4 1 (3.33%) Oracle
4 1 (3.33%) Salesforce
4 1 (3.33%) Xamarin