Developer
UK
The median Developer daily rate in the UK is £511 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 May 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 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -1 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 6,080 | 9,412 | 16,166 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 14.28% | 16.53% | 18.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 15.39% | 17.47% | 19.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,476 | 7,085 | 12,255 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £388 | £389 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £511 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.18% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £800 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £488 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +2.63% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 71 | 95 | 139 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.00 | £42.00 | £35.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.13 | £51.81 | £40.98 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £62.50 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +13.64% | +22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £81.35 | £77.36 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.00 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +16.36% | +37.50% |
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 | 39,507 | 53,867 | 83,506 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.60% | 95.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,718 | 37,620 | 58,687 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £544 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.40% | +3.52% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,672 | 1,498 | 2,036 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.29 | £19.13 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £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 18 May 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 18 May 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 18 May 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 | 0 | 5,122 | £525 | -4.55% | 2,932 |
| London | 0 | 3,045 | £575 | -4.17% | 1,220 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 2,615 | £505 | -3.81% | 1,844 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 2,301 | £450 | -7.69% | 2,101 |
| North of England | +4 | 672 | £461 | -8.21% | 556 |
| South East | 0 | 515 | £490 | -6.22% | 553 |
| North West | +4 | 365 | £450 | -9.77% | 321 |
| Midlands | +1 | 322 | £425 | -5.56% | 397 |
| South West | -3 | 296 | £450 | -14.29% | 230 |
| Scotland | -1 | 280 | £450 | -5.26% | 139 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 274 | £488 | -7.14% | 171 |
| West Midlands | +6 | 227 | £425 | -10.53% | 258 |
| East of England | +5 | 133 | £430 | -9.47% | 155 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 95 | £419 | -2.90% | 138 |
| Wales | +5 | 80 | £450 | -5.26% | 66 |
| North East | +2 | 46 | £475 | -5.00% | 69 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 17 | £525 | +31.25% | 37 |
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 May 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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