Blockchain Developer Contracts

Blockchain Developer
UK

The median Blockchain Developer daily rate in the UK is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 579 675 807
Rank change year-on-year +96 +132 -91
Contract jobs requiring a Blockchain Developer 11 11 41
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.025% 0.020% 0.047%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% 0.021% 0.049%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 8 36
10th Percentile - £493 £394
25th Percentile £425 £547 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £638 £675
Median % change year-on-year -9.80% -5.56% +12.50%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £769
90th Percentile £775 £760 £875
UK excluding London median daily rate - - £175

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 40,530 52,517 83,153
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.88% 94.52% 95.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,076 36,648 58,643
10th Percentile £280 £313 £316
25th Percentile £408 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £539 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.64% +2.71% +6.06%
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% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,932 1,488 1,934
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.75
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.39 £15.90
Median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +80.00% +16.28%
75th Percentile £61.60 £65.75 £49.96
90th Percentile £73.75 £76.33 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.88% +112.50% +7.99%

Blockchain Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Blockchain Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Blockchain Developer in the UK

Blockchain Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Blockchain Developer.

Daily rate trend for Blockchain Developer in the UK

Blockchain Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Blockchain Developer over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Blockchain Developer in the UK

Blockchain Developer
Top 3 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Blockchain Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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
Work from Home +114 9 £475 -20.83% 2
England +99 9 £650 +1.96% 1
London +87 9 £650 +1.96% 1

Blockchain Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 June 2024, Blockchain 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 Blockchain Developer in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Blockchain
2 6 (54.55%) Degree
2 6 (54.55%) Computer Science
3 5 (45.45%) Finance
4 4 (36.36%) Master's Degree
4 4 (36.36%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (27.27%) Node.js
5 3 (27.27%) React
6 2 (18.18%) Vue
6 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (18.18%) Data Structures
6 2 (18.18%) Algorithms
6 2 (18.18%) Data Governance
6 2 (18.18%) AngularJS
6 2 (18.18%) Go
6 2 (18.18%) Git
6 2 (18.18%) Relational Database
6 2 (18.18%) Django
6 2 (18.18%) Unit Testing
6 2 (18.18%) C++
6 2 (18.18%) SQL
6 2 (18.18%) .NET
6 2 (18.18%) ASP.NET
6 2 (18.18%) PhD
6 2 (18.18%) Distributed Applications
6 2 (18.18%) Collaborative Culture
6 2 (18.18%) R3 Corda
6 2 (18.18%) Smart Contracts
6 2 (18.18%) Data Lineage

Blockchain 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (18.18%) Ethereum
1 2 (18.18%) Hyperledger
Business Applications
1 2 (18.18%) R3 Corda
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) AWS
1 1 (9.09%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (18.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Git
General
1 5 (45.45%) Finance
2 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (27.27%) Node.js
1 3 (27.27%) React
2 2 (18.18%) .NET
2 2 (18.18%) AngularJS
2 2 (18.18%) ASP.NET
2 2 (18.18%) Django
2 2 (18.18%) Smart Contracts
2 2 (18.18%) Vue
3 1 (9.09%) Next.js
3 1 (9.09%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 11 (100.00%) Blockchain
2 2 (18.18%) Algorithms
2 2 (18.18%) Data Structures
2 2 (18.18%) Distributed Applications
2 2 (18.18%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (18.18%) Web3
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Computer Science
2 4 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (18.18%) Clean Code
3 2 (18.18%) Collaborative Culture
3 2 (18.18%) Data Governance
3 2 (18.18%) Data Lineage
3 2 (18.18%) Decision-Making
3 2 (18.18%) Unit Testing
3 2 (18.18%) Web Development
4 1 (9.09%) Cryptocurrency
4 1 (9.09%) Cryptography
4 1 (9.09%) DeFi
4 1 (9.09%) Fintech
Programming Languages
1 2 (18.18%) C++
1 2 (18.18%) DAML
1 2 (18.18%) Go
1 2 (18.18%) Rust
1 2 (18.18%) SQL
2 1 (9.09%) JavaScript
2 1 (9.09%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 6 (54.55%) Degree
2 4 (36.36%) Computer Science Degree
2 4 (36.36%) Master's Degree
3 2 (18.18%) PhD
4 1 (9.09%) SC Cleared
4 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared