Software Engineer day rates — live UK market
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Senior engineering contractors (C#/.NET, Java, front-end) form the deepest technical pool on the outside-IR35 boards.
Across 8 live listings (as of 2026-10-13): p25 ££475 · median ££500 · p75 ££500 · range ££251–££750.
Percentiles are computed nightly from live outside-IR35 listings.
Live roles right now
| Role | Location | Up to/day |
|---|---|---|
| Front End Developer - Outside IR35 | Bristol | £750 |
| Boomi Integration Developer | London | £550 |
| C#, WPF, .NET Developer - (Outside IR35) | London | £500 |
| Full Stack Developer (React & C# .NET) | Birmingham | £500 |
| Software Engineer - Backend | — | £475 |
| Software Engineer | — | £475 |
| Solution Architect (ex-Developer) – Retail, POS, WMS, OMS, eCommerce | London | £454.55 |
| BI Developer - Outside IR35 | York | £425 |
| Power BI Developer - Contract - 3-6 Month - Outside IR35 | Manchester | £251 |
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