Software Developer
UK
The median Software Developer daily rate in the UK is £513 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 | 235 | 327 | 347 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +92 | +20 | -12 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Developer | 444 | 430 | 678 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.03% | 0.77% | 0.77% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.10% | 0.82% | 0.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 225 | 307 | 434 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £350 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £513 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.50% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £663 | £610 |
| 90th Percentile | £888 | £738 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £491 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -3.26% | +15.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 24 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.38 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £50.55 | £52.38 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.43 | £58.81 | £48.74 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.46% | +20.66% | +45.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £71.82 | £55.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £82.00 | £57.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £58.91 | £58.59 | £54.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.54% | +7.50% | +60.29% |
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% |
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 8 June 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 8 June 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 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 | +112 | 391 | £515 | -1.90% | 391 |
| Work from Home | +165 | 285 | £545 | +6.76% | 250 |
| UK excluding London | +22 | 215 | £450 | -5.26% | 362 |
| London | +102 | 201 | £575 | -4.17% | 63 |
| North of England | +75 | 79 | £450 | -7.69% | 108 |
| North West | +36 | 37 | £420 | -11.58% | 54 |
| South East | -17 | 35 | £400 | -3.03% | 70 |
| South West | +14 | 31 | £525 | -8.70% | 41 |
| Midlands | +22 | 29 | £375 | -29.25% | 85 |
| Yorkshire | +38 | 28 | £450 | -5.26% | 37 |
| Scotland | -5 | 23 | £450 | -5.26% | 28 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 15 | £425 | -28.08% | 31 |
| North East | +21 | 14 | - | - | 20 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 14 | £360 | -31.43% | 54 |
| East of England | +7 | 11 | £493 | -1.50% | 24 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | £613 | - | 7 |
| Wales | +8 | 3 | £425 | -5.56% | 8 |
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 June 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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