Java
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Java skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Java over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 25 | 18 | 12 |
Rank change year-on-year | -7 | -6 | -3 |
Contract jobs citing Java | 2,733 | 4,831 | 8,973 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.38% | 8.59% | 10.17% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 21.18% | 25.04% | 28.20% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 2,027 | 3,630 | 6,441 |
10th Percentile | £400 | £425 | £425 |
25th Percentile | £463 | £500 | £500 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £600 | £590 |
Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +1.69% | +12.38% |
75th Percentile | £719 | £732 | £700 |
90th Percentile | £850 | £825 | £800 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £507 | £535 | £525 |
% change year-on-year | -5.23% | +1.90% | +10.53% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 77 | 99 | 123 |
10th Percentile | £45.88 | £45.19 | £33.00 |
25th Percentile | £55.00 | £54.38 | £48.12 |
Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.50 | £63.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | -0.76% | +3.15% | +15.45% |
75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.75 | £73.50 |
90th Percentile | £74.70 | £75.60 | £77.00 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.02 | £65.50 | £63.50 |
% change year-on-year | +2.32% | +3.15% | +15.45% |
All Programming Languages
UK
Java is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,901 | 19,292 | 31,819 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.12% | 34.28% | 36.06% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 9,183 | 13,883 | 23,258 |
10th Percentile | £350 | £388 | £385 |
25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £456 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
75th Percentile | £650 | £678 | £656 |
90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £750 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
% change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +16.01% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 513 | 437 | 494 |
10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.39 | £19.52 |
25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
Median hourly rate | £62.36 | £62.50 | £51.19 |
Median % change year-on-year | -0.23% | +22.11% | +16.99% |
75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £61.44 |
90th Percentile | £77.50 | £78.48 | £72.28 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.99 |
% change year-on-year | - | +22.59% | +24.35% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Java as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Java over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
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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 Java within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 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 | -8 | 2,320 | £593 | -1.13% | 1,127 |
London | -5 | 1,530 | £615 | -5.38% | 567 |
Work from Home | -8 | 1,009 | £600 | - | 692 |
UK excluding London | -5 | 940 | £507 | -5.23% | 666 |
North of England | -2 | 271 | £507 | -11.83% | 143 |
South East | -3 | 219 | £575 | +9.52% | 125 |
Scotland | -6 | 181 | £460 | -5.93% | 83 |
North West | +3 | 142 | £500 | -9.09% | 100 |
Yorkshire | +5 | 118 | £525 | -12.50% | 29 |
South West | -33 | 111 | £550 | - | 127 |
East of England | +16 | 72 | £490 | -8.75% | 50 |
Midlands | -19 | 65 | £495 | -8.33% | 90 |
West Midlands | -32 | 43 | £525 | -4.55% | 62 |
East Midlands | 0 | 22 | £453 | -22.98% | 28 |
Northern Ireland | +5 | 17 | £588 | -2.08% | 43 |
North East | -20 | 11 | £501 | -11.42% | 14 |
Wales | +11 | 10 | £500 | - | 12 |
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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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