Backend Developer
UK
The median Backend Developer daily rate in the UK is £475 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 454 | 480 | 480 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +26 | 0 | +38 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Backend Developer | 121 | 207 | 417 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.28% | 0.37% | 0.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.30% | 0.39% | 0.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 82 | 159 | 309 |
| 10th Percentile | £327 | £434 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £506 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £600 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.83% | +9.09% | +22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £544 | £675 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £413 | £550 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +22.22% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £57.50 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | - | £52.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | £55.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | - | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.00 | - | - |
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% |
Backend Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Backend Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Backend Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Backend Developer.
Backend Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Backend Developer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Backend Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Backend Developer.
Backend Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Backend Developer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Backend Developer
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 Backend Developer 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 | 0 | 100 | £500 | -16.67% | 56 |
| London | +39 | 83 | £500 | -21.88% | 31 |
| Work from Home | +50 | 48 | £500 | -16.67% | 33 |
| UK excluding London | +19 | 22 | £413 | -25.00% | 23 |
| Scotland | +46 | 10 | £400 | +14.29% | 1 |
| South East | +4 | 6 | £550 | -20.72% | 1 |
| North of England | +5 | 3 | £463 | -11.90% | 8 |
| Midlands | +22 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| South West | +7 | 2 | £425 | -32.00% | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| North West | +13 | 1 | £425 | -22.73% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| North East | - | 1 | £500 | - | 1 |
Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Backend 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 Backend Developer in the job title.
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Backend 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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