Developer
UK
The median Developer daily rate in the UK is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 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 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | -2 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 6,145 | 9,141 | 16,164 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 14.26% | 16.21% | 18.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 15.36% | 17.14% | 19.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,537 | 6,907 | 12,263 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £385 | £396 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £454 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £688 | £669 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £800 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £485 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.22% | +2.11% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 71 | 85 | 140 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.00 | £45.50 | £34.73 |
| 25th Percentile | £47.63 | £52.38 | £38.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +13.64% | +12.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £67.36 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £81.35 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £63.25 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.77% | +15.00% | +29.41% |
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 | 40,001 | 53,325 | 83,708 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,880 | 37,256 | 59,003 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +9.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,851 | 1,473 | 1,957 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +14.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.45 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Developer.
Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Developer.
Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Developer over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Developer
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 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 | +1 | 5,173 | £525 | -4.55% | 2,576 |
| London | 0 | 3,112 | £575 | -4.17% | 989 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 2,576 | £500 | -4.76% | 1,538 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 2,305 | £450 | -7.22% | 1,679 |
| North of England | +5 | 648 | £450 | -10.27% | 505 |
| South East | 0 | 534 | £475 | -5.00% | 333 |
| North West | +2 | 347 | £450 | -10.00% | 313 |
| Midlands | +2 | 312 | £425 | -5.56% | 348 |
| South West | -3 | 297 | £450 | -10.00% | 200 |
| Scotland | -2 | 287 | £450 | -5.26% | 116 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 268 | £475 | -9.52% | 138 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 219 | £425 | -10.53% | 223 |
| East of England | +6 | 142 | £420 | -11.58% | 150 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 93 | £425 | -5.56% | 123 |
| Wales | +6 | 77 | £450 | -7.69% | 41 |
| North East | -1 | 33 | £428 | -14.50% | 58 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 21 | £575 | +43.75% | 20 |
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, 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 Developer in the job title.
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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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