Senior Developer
UK
The median Senior Developer daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 141 | 129 | 125 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | -4 | -18 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Developer | 707 | 1,130 | 1,908 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.66% | 1.97% | 2.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.79% | 2.09% | 2.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 514 | 856 | 1,470 |
| 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 | £743 | £775 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £863 | £875 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £494 | £564 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.42% | +7.38% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 5 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.00 | £60.50 | £40.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.14 | £61.25 | £62.61 |
| Median hourly rate | £58.91 | £62.50 | £72.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.75% | -13.79% | +113.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £79.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.50 | £78.00 | £81.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £58.91 | £62.50 | £75.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.75% | -16.67% | +120.59% |
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 | 39,468 | 54,175 | 84,246 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.61% | 95.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,716 | 37,826 | 59,224 |
| 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% | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,504 | 2,051 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.82 |
| 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% | +4.19% |
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 20 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 20 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 20 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 | -9 | 619 | £600 | -7.69% | 611 |
| London | -3 | 475 | £625 | -7.41% | 251 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 298 | £575 | -4.17% | 350 |
| UK excluding London | +3 | 161 | £494 | -12.42% | 447 |
| North of England | +26 | 60 | £525 | -7.89% | 108 |
| North West | +28 | 42 | £544 | -6.33% | 60 |
| Scotland | +22 | 28 | £475 | -24.00% | 29 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 23 | £575 | +2.22% | 37 |
| South West | -2 | 23 | £488 | -18.75% | 37 |
| Midlands | +10 | 19 | £398 | -26.90% | 91 |
| South East | +3 | 19 | £625 | +19.05% | 128 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 14 | £259 | -52.91% | 64 |
| Wales | +26 | 7 | £615 | +44.71% | 15 |
| North East | +17 | 7 | £720 | +10.77% | 12 |
| East of England | +8 | 5 | £600 | +10.91% | 30 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 4 | £513 | +2.50% | 27 |
Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 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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