The median Java Developer daily rate in Belfast is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
31 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
31 |
22 |
26 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-9 |
+4 |
-18 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer |
2 |
8 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Belfast |
0.93% |
5.03% |
0.73% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.10% |
5.52% |
0.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
8 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£310 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£442 |
£563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£425 |
£463 |
£575 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.11% |
-19.57% |
+6.48% |
| 75th Percentile |
£438 |
£534 |
£588 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£675 |
- |
| County Antrim median daily rate |
£425 |
£463 |
£575 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.11% |
-19.57% |
+6.48% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title |
182 |
145 |
123 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
85.05% |
91.19% |
89.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
93 |
77 |
71 |
| 10th Percentile |
£263 |
£149 |
£159 |
| 25th Percentile |
£325 |
£173 |
£250 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£475 |
£400 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+18.75% |
-19.96% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£575 |
£534 |
| 90th Percentile |
£622 |
£626 |
£638 |
| County Antrim median daily rate |
£475 |
£475 |
£400 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+18.75% |
-19.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
22 |
12 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
£12.31 |
£21.19 |
£11.08 |
| 25th Percentile |
£13.58 |
£23.43 |
£11.61 |
| Median hourly rate |
£15.05 |
£24.18 |
£13.46 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-37.76% |
+79.64% |
+28.19% |
| 75th Percentile |
£16.88 |
- |
£15.42 |
| 90th Percentile |
£24.50 |
£41.79 |
£17.00 |
| County Antrim median hourly rate |
£15.42 |
£24.18 |
£13.46 |
| % change year-on-year |
-36.25% |
+79.64% |
+25.36% |
