Senior Developer
UK
The median Senior Developer daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 15 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 15 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 142 | 131 | 124 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | -7 | -17 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Developer | 705 | 1,118 | 1,906 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.66% | 1.96% | 2.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.79% | 2.07% | 2.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 511 | 844 | 1,483 |
| 10th Percentile | £410 | £463 | £438 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £525 | £506 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £625 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.00% | +4.17% | +11.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £726 | £775 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £863 | £875 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £568 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.89% | +8.10% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 5 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.00 | £60.50 | £38.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.14 | £61.25 | £61.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £58.91 | £62.50 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.75% | -10.71% | +105.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £80.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.50 | £78.00 | £81.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £58.91 | £62.50 | £72.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.75% | -13.79% | +113.24% |
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 | 39,476 | 54,050 | 83,442 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.65% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,679 | 37,739 | 58,629 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.35% |
| 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 | 2,653 | 1,507 | 2,053 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.45 | £15.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.70 | £76.10 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer.
Senior Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.
Senior Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer.
Senior Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Senior Developer over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.
Senior Developer
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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 | -15 | 614 | £600 | -7.69% | 482 |
| London | +3 | 467 | £613 | -10.91% | 179 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 298 | £575 | -4.17% | 313 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 170 | £500 | -11.89% | 341 |
| North of England | +22 | 63 | £544 | -4.61% | 87 |
| North West | +35 | 44 | £563 | -4.01% | 51 |
| Scotland | +31 | 32 | £511 | -18.20% | 30 |
| Yorkshire | +13 | 24 | £600 | +6.67% | 25 |
| South West | +6 | 23 | £488 | -18.75% | 33 |
| Midlands | +23 | 20 | £424 | -22.07% | 79 |
| South East | +1 | 19 | £625 | +19.05% | 76 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 15 | £259 | -52.91% | 51 |
| Wales | +29 | 7 | £615 | +44.71% | 10 |
| North East | +16 | 7 | £720 | +10.77% | 12 |
| East of England | +10 | 6 | £600 | +10.91% | 21 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 4 | £513 | +2.50% | 28 |
Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 May 2024, Senior 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 Senior Developer in the job title.
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Senior 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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