Java Developer
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Java Developer daily rate in Cardiff is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 25 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff | 2.09% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.17% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £458 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £459 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £481 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £485 | - | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | £475 | - | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -11.36% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title | 184 | 236 | 241 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 96.34% | 92.91% | 96.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 139 | 192 | 184 |
| 10th Percentile | £198 | £140 | £183 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £210 | £336 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £489 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.16% | +5.68% | -2.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £550 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £646 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £393 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.78% | -10.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.21 | £11.75 | £15.70 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £13.86 | £16.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.08 | £18.57 | £21.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.56% | -12.61% | +11.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.75 | £23.63 | £24.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.64 | £25.60 | £26.05 |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £20.50 | £25.60 | £18.14 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.92% | +41.12% | +0.78% |
Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings that featured Java Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Java Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java Developer in Cardiff.
Java Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java Developer in Cardiff.
Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 11 July 2025, Java 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 across the Cardiff region featuring Java Developer in the job title.
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Java Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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: