Java Software Developer
UK
The median Java Software Developer daily rate in the UK is £775 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 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 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 567 | 639 | 660 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +72 | +21 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Software Developer | 23 | 64 | 201 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.053% | 0.11% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.057% | 0.11% | 0.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22 | 53 | 176 |
| 10th Percentile | £459 | £438 | £438 |
| 25th Percentile | £600 | £475 | £534 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £775 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.17% | - | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £888 | £669 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £735 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £548 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.59% | -8.75% | +14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £67.34 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £67.34 | - |
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 | 40,241 | 56,070 | 84,738 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.64% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,194 | 39,189 | 59,507 |
| 10th Percentile | £277 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,676 | 1,567 | 2,091 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.16 | £15.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +91.49% | +4.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.26 | £65.75 | £48.76 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.55 | £42.37 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.64% | +117.03% | +2.74% |
Java Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Java Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java Software Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java Software Developer.
Java Software Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java Software Developer over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
Java Software Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java Software Developer.
Java Software Developer
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Software Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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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| Work from Home | +110 | 19 | £825 | +37.50% | 5 |
| England | +85 | 19 | £825 | +37.50% | 8 |
| London | +73 | 15 | £825 | +37.50% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +37 | 7 | £600 | +9.59% | 3 |
| Scotland | +38 | 3 | £618 | +31.73% | |
| East of England | +17 | 2 | £543 | +4.33% | |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 1 | £425 | -26.09% | |
| North of England | +17 | 1 | £425 | -26.09% | |
| South East | +14 | 1 | £675 | +91.35% |
Java Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Java 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 Java Software Developer in the job title.
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Java 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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