System Programmer
UK
The median System Programmer daily rate in the UK is £485, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 548 | 632 | 811 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +84 | +179 | +40 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Systems Programmer | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.022% | 0.015% | 0.025% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.023% | 0.016% | 0.026% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £483 | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £513 | £488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £485 | £575 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.65% | +9.52% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £516 | £606 | £584 |
| 90th Percentile | £583 | £618 | £625 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £575 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.39% | +9.52% | +16.67% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 34,063 | 43,555 | 75,773 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.82% | 93.68% | 95.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,563 | 29,608 | 53,024 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £294 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £429 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £743 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,280 | 1,541 | 1,728 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.19 | £15.00 | £13.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.30 | £19.06 | £16.54 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £44.50 | £28.70 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.35% | +55.05% | +43.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £77.50 | £70.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.00 | £44.50 | £24.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.35% | +83.51% | +35.85% |
Systems Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Systems Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Systems Programmer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Systems Programmer.
Systems Programmer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Systems Programmer over the 6 months to 13 November 2024.
Systems Programmer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Systems Programmer.
Systems Programmer
Top 6 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Programmer within the UK over the 6 months to 13 November 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 | +47 | 6 | £480 | -16.52% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +77 | 3 | £525 | -8.70% | 3 |
| London | - | 3 | £485 | - | |
| UK excluding London | +38 | 1 | £475 | -17.39% | 3 |
| North of England | +24 | 1 | £475 | -17.39% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 1 | £475 | -9.52% |
Systems Programmer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 November 2024, Systems 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 Systems Programmer in the job title.
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Systems 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: