Develop professional coding capability across advanced Python, JavaScript, SQL, backend development, APIs, containers, CI/CD and collaborative delivery.
Develop functional applications and stronger delivery discipline. This 20 to 22-week intermediate programme connects advanced programming, APIs, databases, testing and deployment practices.
What you will develop
- Develop object-oriented Python, APIs and libraries such as Pandas and Flask; explore JavaScript ES6+ and React basics.
- Build backend components with Node.js fundamentals and SQL joins, aggregations and stored procedures.
- Develop and integrate APIs, responsive interfaces with Bootstrap/Tailwind and test automation using Selenium and PyTest.
- Package applications with Docker and explore CI/CD through GitHub Actions or Jenkins basics.
- Use AI-assisted review, documentation and test generation with accountable human verification.
Practical work
Build, test, containerise and deploy a functional web application. Present the API, database, automated tests, version history and deployment evidence as a professional project.
Career directions
Explore developing application, API, Python, SQL and testing roles. Junior full-stack and DevOps routes require evidence of the relevant stack and operational practices.
UK salary and contract-rate guide
Evidence reviewed: 6 October 2026. These examples describe named-role employment markets and help you explore career progression.
Annual figures are gross permanent starting-salary projections at the 25th to 75th percentiles in Robert Half’s 2026 UK national guide. Contract figures are UK advertised daily rates at the 25th to 75th percentiles in IT Jobs Watch’s six months to 6 October 2026. These are different datasets, not directly comparable pay packages. Contract income depends on billable days, engagement terms, tax treatment including IR35, expenses and gaps between assignments.
Full-stack Developer
Permanent salary: £43,500 to £77,250 a year. Contract rate: £425 to £575 a day.
Permanent salary source: Full-stack Developer; Contract-rate source: Full-stack Developer
The contractor benchmark contains 277 quoted daily rates. These figures are not a junior-only or senior-only distribution and require relevant delivery experience.
Salary and contract-rate figures are indicative UK market ranges based on publicly available evidence reviewed at the stated date. Actual earnings vary according to experience, location, employer, sector, qualifications, responsibilities and employment type. Course completion does not guarantee employment, promotion or a particular level of earnings.
Mentoring and career support
Mentoring connects technical learning with practical development and professional evidence. Your programme includes six months of job-search support and three months of in-role support. Discuss the arrangements and starting dates with our team, including CV, LinkedIn and interview preparation. Employment is not guaranteed.
Certification and assessment information
The source identifies professional Python, JavaScript, SQL, responsive web and Agile learning certificates, alongside RDE Docker and CI/CD certificates. A possible external Python route to discuss is PCAP: Certified Associate Python Programmer. It is separate from an RDE completion certificate and does not certify the whole full-stack curriculum.
Explore official PCAP Python certification
Programme completion is separate from passing an awarding body examination. Confirm preparation, assessments, examination access, additional costs and renewal arrangements before enrolment. No vendor award or examination pass is guaranteed by course completion.
Your next step
Register your interest to discuss your experience, starting point, current delivery arrangements, tools and software access, assessment, certification options, fees and any available funding. Confirm the current intake and support arrangements before making a commitment.
Further specialist career benchmarks
UK market evidence checked on 7 October 2026. These are career progression examples across experience levels, not starting salaries promised by this programme. Architect and leadership roles normally require substantial relevant experience.
IT Jobs Watch ranges below are the 25th to 75th percentiles of quoted figures, covering the middle half of the sample. They are not minimum-to-maximum pay bands. Each dataset covers six months ending on the date shown.
Permanent annual salaryRoleUK rangeQuoted figuresPeriod endingDevOps Engineer£60,000 to £90,000 per year10407 October 2026Contract daily rateRoleUK rangeQuoted figuresPeriod endingDevOps Engineer£462 to £613 per day8777 October 2026Small samples, particularly Data Governance Analyst contract rates (15 quotes) and Software Architect contract rates (18 quotes), warrant caution. Actual earnings depend on experience, location, employer, sector, responsibilities and employment type. Contract rates are not take-home pay or annual salaries; paid days, expenses and tax arrangements vary. Completing this programme does not guarantee employment, promotion, contract work or income.