Programmer
UK
The median Programmer daily rate in the UK is £533 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 402 | 582 | 719 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +180 | +137 | -119 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Programmer | 174 | 100 | 119 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.40% | 0.18% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.44% | 0.19% | 0.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 92 | 31 | 53 |
| 10th Percentile | £331 | £374 | £70 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £400 | £331 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £533 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.21% | +5.56% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £508 | £569 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £645 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £467 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.42% | +9.88% | +21.43% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 44 | 5 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £48.05 | £52.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £61.25 | £53.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.57 | £65.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -71.44% | +4.00% | +45.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.09 | - | £69.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £35.00 | - | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.13 | £52.33 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -65.35% | - | - |
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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 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% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £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 1 June 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 1 June 2024.
Programmer
Top 14 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 1 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 |
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| England | +144 | 151 | £525 | +10.53% | 129 |
| UK excluding London | +109 | 131 | £525 | +12.42% | 123 |
| Midlands | +89 | 74 | £535 | +7.00% | 32 |
| Work from Home | +119 | 68 | £535 | +25.88% | 20 |
| West Midlands | +78 | 66 | £535 | +7.00% | 22 |
| North of England | +19 | 31 | £475 | - | 38 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 23 | £475 | - | 10 |
| London | +81 | 16 | £500 | +2.56% | 13 |
| East of England | +14 | 12 | £300 | -45.45% | 10 |
| South East | +8 | 12 | £511 | +11.45% | 29 |
| East Midlands | +17 | 8 | - | - | 10 |
| North West | +22 | 6 | - | - | 23 |
| South West | +7 | 2 | - | - | 13 |
| North East | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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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