Software Developer
UK
The median Software Developer daily rate in the UK is £523 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 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 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 192 | 304 | 357 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +112 | +53 | -38 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Developer | 527 | 475 | 651 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.24% | 0.83% | 0.74% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.33% | 0.88% | 0.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 214 | 337 | 418 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £360 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £432 | £418 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £523 | £525 | £511 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.48% | +2.69% | +13.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £684 | £650 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £888 | £738 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -2.06% | +14.12% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 30 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £46.25 | £49.85 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £48.40 | £53.03 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.70 | £58.81 | £48.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.22% | +22.22% | +42.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £74.69 | £55.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.50 | £85.00 | £57.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £58.91 | £58.59 | £54.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.54% | +7.50% | +50.59% |
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 | 39,484 | 53,902 | 83,447 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.62% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,682 | 37,660 | 58,636 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +10.53% |
| 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 | 2,662 | 1,503 | 2,044 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.38 | £15.76 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.58 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.72% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.44 | £76.20 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Developer.
Software Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Developer over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
Software Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Developer.
Software Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Developer over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
Software 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 Software Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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 | +126 | 461 | £525 | -2.33% | 389 |
| Work from Home | +180 | 365 | £548 | +7.14% | 240 |
| UK excluding London | +77 | 294 | £450 | -5.26% | 336 |
| London | +119 | 205 | £550 | -8.33% | 83 |
| North of England | +102 | 124 | £450 | +0.56% | 84 |
| North West | +50 | 55 | £420 | -5.62% | 45 |
| Midlands | +48 | 47 | £425 | -19.05% | 73 |
| Yorkshire | +52 | 46 | £450 | - | 27 |
| South West | +12 | 40 | £488 | -18.75% | 52 |
| Scotland | +3 | 34 | £461 | -2.89% | 19 |
| South East | -28 | 28 | £413 | - | 76 |
| East Midlands | +23 | 25 | £425 | -28.08% | 30 |
| North East | +28 | 23 | - | - | 14 |
| West Midlands | +37 | 22 | £375 | -28.57% | 43 |
| East of England | +11 | 11 | £485 | -3.00% | 26 |
| Wales | +13 | 7 | £520 | +15.56% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | £650 | - | 12 |
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 2024, Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Software 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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