Senior Developer
UK
The median Senior Developer daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 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 8 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 135 | 134 | 123 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -11 | -18 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Developer | 749 | 1,074 | 1,891 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.73% | 1.93% | 2.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.86% | 2.04% | 2.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 544 | 818 | 1,449 |
| 10th Percentile | £410 | £450 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £518 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £625 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +4.17% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £775 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £863 | £875 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +4.76% | +8.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 4 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.50 | £60.38 | £38.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £43.71 | £60.94 | £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 | £66.56 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.85 | £71.63 | £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 | 40,208 | 52,661 | 84,090 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.86% | 94.53% | 95.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,884 | 36,729 | 59,270 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.14% |
| 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% | +9.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,897 | 1,486 | 1,961 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.75 | £65.75 | £49.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +6.20% |
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 8 June 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 8 June 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 8 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 | 662 | £570 | -12.31% | 520 |
| London | +6 | 518 | £600 | -11.11% | 189 |
| Work from Home | +10 | 318 | £575 | -4.17% | 328 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 163 | £475 | -13.64% | 351 |
| North of England | +17 | 49 | £475 | -15.56% | 113 |
| Scotland | +22 | 31 | £475 | -24.00% | 25 |
| North West | +17 | 31 | £475 | -17.39% | 63 |
| South West | +8 | 27 | £475 | -20.83% | 34 |
| Midlands | +16 | 24 | £450 | -16.28% | 68 |
| South East | -9 | 23 | £588 | +12.98% | 71 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 19 | £259 | -52.86% | 50 |
| Yorkshire | +9 | 18 | £463 | -18.32% | 33 |
| Wales | +20 | 4 | £500 | +17.65% | 12 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 4 | £513 | +2.50% | 18 |
| East of England | +3 | 4 | £404 | -25.32% | 25 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 1 | £550 | - | 8 |
Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 June 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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