Low Latency Java Developer Contract Job Trends in Central London

Java Developer - Low Latency
London > Central London

The median Java Developer - Low Latency daily rate in Central London is £883, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 September 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
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 128 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Low Latency Java Developer 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.10% 0.044% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.046% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £866 £875 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £883 £900 -
Median % change year-on-year -1.94% - -
75th Percentile £899 £925 -
90th Percentile - - -
London median daily rate £750 £800 £813
% change year-on-year -6.25% -1.54% -4.41%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 1,798 2,166 3,133
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.16% 94.30% 94.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,215 1,404 2,181
10th Percentile £313 £363 £340
25th Percentile £419 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £580
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -0.86% +2.65%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £783 £800
London median daily rate £540 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 25 13
10th Percentile £18.51 £20.33 £14.67
25th Percentile £22.75 £23.80 £17.00
Median hourly rate £28.15 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.57% - -15.66%
75th Percentile £43.75 £42.25 £42.32
90th Percentile £64.11 £119.50 £65.50
London median hourly rate £30.50 £35.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -12.86% -6.67% +15.03%

Low Latency Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured Low Latency Java Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Low Latency Java Developer in Central London

Low Latency Java Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Low Latency Java Developer job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Low Latency Java Developer job vacancies in Central London

Low Latency Java Developer
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Low Latency Java Developer within the Central London region over the 6 months to 15 September 2025. 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
City of London +13 2 £883 -1.94% 1
Low Latency Java Developer
London

Low Latency Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 15 September 2025, Low Latency 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 Central London region featuring Low Latency Java Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Scrum
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Kanban
1 2 (100.00%) Low Latency
1 2 (100.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 2 (100.00%) Financial Institution
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Distributed Systems
2 1 (50.00%) Distributed Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) PhD
2 1 (50.00%) Front Office
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Tuning
2 1 (50.00%) Docker
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Kubernetes
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) TeamCity
2 1 (50.00%) Git
2 1 (50.00%) REST
2 1 (50.00%) Big Data
2 1 (50.00%) Statistical Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Bitbucket
2 1 (50.00%) Protocol Buffers
2 1 (50.00%) Degree

Low Latency Java Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Bitbucket
1 1 (50.00%) Git
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
1 1 (50.00%) TeamCity
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Financial Institution
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) FIX Protocol
1 1 (50.00%) Protocol Buffers
1 1 (50.00%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (50.00%) Distributed Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Distributed Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Kanban
1 2 (100.00%) Low Latency
1 2 (100.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) Algorithmic Trading
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Electronic Trading
2 1 (50.00%) Multithreading
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Tuning
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) Statistical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (50.00%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Kubernetes