Programmer
UK
The median Programmer daily rate in the UK is £533 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 | |
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| Rank | 402 | 578 | 718 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +176 | +140 | -128 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Programmer | 169 | 109 | 127 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.40% | 0.19% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.43% | 0.20% | 0.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 93 | 36 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | £387 | £374 | £70 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £409 | £331 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £533 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.21% | +5.56% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £550 | £513 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £471 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.46% | +4.67% | +28.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 39 | 5 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £48.05 | £41.33 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £61.25 | £51.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £65.00 | £56.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -70.77% | +16.07% | +30.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.05 | - | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £36.75 | - | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.57 | £52.33 | £10.66 |
| % change year-on-year | -64.52% | +390.88% | -52.09% |
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% |
Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Programmer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programmer.
Programmer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programmer over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
Programmer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programmer.
Programmer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Programmer over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
Programmer
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Programmer 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 | +152 | 144 | £525 | +10.53% | 106 |
| UK excluding London | +119 | 124 | £525 | +11.46% | 100 |
| Midlands | +90 | 74 | £535 | +7.00% | 27 |
| Work from Home | +115 | 70 | £535 | +25.88% | 18 |
| West Midlands | +80 | 66 | £535 | +7.00% | 21 |
| North of England | +24 | 27 | £473 | -0.53% | 28 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 22 | £473 | -0.53% | 6 |
| London | +80 | 16 | £524 | +2.70% | 10 |
| East of England | +13 | 12 | £300 | -45.45% | 8 |
| South East | +29 | 11 | £511 | +11.45% | 22 |
| East Midlands | +19 | 8 | - | - | 6 |
| North West | +19 | 3 | - | - | 17 |
| North East | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, Programmer 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 Programmer in the job title.
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Programmer 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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