Java Software Engineer
UK
The median Java Software Engineer daily rate in the UK is £675 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 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 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 491 | 570 | 570 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +79 | 0 | -50 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Software Engineer | 88 | 130 | 296 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.20% | 0.22% | 0.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.22% | 0.23% | 0.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 63 | 90 | 244 |
| 10th Percentile | £450 | £438 | £454 |
| 25th Percentile | £519 | £506 | £534 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | £590 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.41% | -1.67% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £863 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £888 | £749 | £721 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £575 | £586 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -1.88% | +30.22% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 19 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £67.25 | £56.92 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £67.50 | £61.08 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.87% | +0.77% | +47.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £70.30 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £75.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.87% | +0.77% | +48.57% |
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 | 40,413 | 56,730 | 84,732 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,320 | 39,605 | 59,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £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 | £726 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,653 | 1,602 | 2,109 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.28 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.96 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.09% | +95.65% | +0.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.50 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.00 | £42.37 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.30% | +117.26% | +2.47% |
Java Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Java Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java Software Engineer.
Java Software Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java Software Engineer over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
Java Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java Software Engineer.
Java Software Engineer
Top 10 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 Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 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 | +86 | 77 | £725 | +25.00% | 88 |
| Work from Home | +115 | 50 | £800 | +33.33% | 50 |
| London | +104 | 44 | £800 | +37.93% | 44 |
| UK excluding London | +46 | 33 | £600 | +4.35% | 52 |
| South East | +37 | 18 | £624 | +15.51% | 4 |
| South West | +5 | 7 | - | - | 21 |
| North West | +21 | 5 | £600 | -7.69% | 6 |
| North of England | +11 | 5 | £600 | +4.35% | 9 |
| East of England | +14 | 2 | £543 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | +31 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Java Software Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Java Software Engineer 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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