Senior Java Developer Contract Job Trends in the City of London
Senior Java Developer
Central London > City of London
The median Senior Java Developer daily rate in the City of London is £800, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 122 | 122 | 118 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -4 | +25 |
| Contract Senior Java Developer jobs | 19 | 3 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 0.92% | 0.18% | 0.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.99% | 0.19% | 0.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £640 | £524 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £673 | £555 | £575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £800 | £615 | £713 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.08% | -13.68% | -1.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £938 | £680 | £760 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £715 | £829 |
| Central London median daily rate | £825 | £615 | £713 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.15% | -13.68% | -1.72% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the City of London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in the City of London matching a recognised job title | 1,926 | 1,595 | 1,963 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.72% | 93.93% | 93.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,334 | 1,109 | 1,205 |
| 10th Percentile | £366 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £455 | £414 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £763 | £775 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 18 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.90 | £16.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £21.07 | £25.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.75 | £27.75 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.62% | -51.74% | +55.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.81 | £44.63 | £112.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.55 | £64.30 | £137.50 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £27.75 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.91% | -20.71% | -5.41% |
Senior Java Developer Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Senior Java Developer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Senior Java Developer Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Java Developer job vacancies in the City of London.
Senior Java Developer Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for Senior Java Developer jobs in the City of London over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.
Senior Java Developer Contract Job Locations in the City of London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Senior Java Developer jobs within the City of London region over the 6 months to 1 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorgate | - | 1 | £875 | - | |
| Senior Java Developer Central London |
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Senior Java Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 1 November 2026, Senior Java Developer contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract Senior Java Developer job ads across the City of London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Java | 100.0% | 19 |
| 2 | CI/CD | 52.6% | 10 |
| 3 | Spring | 47.4% | 9 |
| 3 | Spring Boot | 47.4% | 9 |
| 5 | AWS | 42.1% | 8 |
| 5 | Electronic Trading | 42.1% | 8 |
| 5 | JavaScript | 42.1% | 8 |
| 5 | Low Latency | 42.1% | 8 |
| 5 | PostgreSQL | 42.1% | 8 |
| 5 | TypeScript | 42.1% | 8 |
| 11 | Agile | 36.8% | 7 |
| 11 | Docker | 36.8% | 7 |
| 11 | Relational Database | 36.8% | 7 |
| 11 | REST | 36.8% | 7 |
| 11 | RESTful | 36.8% | 7 |
| 16 | C# | 31.6% | 6 |
| 16 | Containerisation | 31.6% | 6 |
| 16 | React | 31.6% | 6 |
| 16 | Redux | 31.6% | 6 |
| 16 | Test Automation | 31.6% | 6 |
| 16 | Translating Business Requirements | 31.6% | 6 |
| 22 | Front End Development | 26.3% | 5 |
| 22 | Git | 26.3% | 5 |
| 22 | Infrastructure as Code | 26.3% | 5 |
| 22 | Jenkins | 26.3% | 5 |
| 22 | JIRA | 26.3% | 5 |
| 22 | Kafka | 26.3% | 5 |
| 22 | Microservices | 26.3% | 5 |
| 22 | Problem-Solving | 26.3% | 5 |
| 22 | Scrum | 26.3% | 5 |
Senior Java Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior React Developer | 31.6% | 6 |
| 1 | Senior UI Developer | 31.6% | 6 |
| 3 | Lead Java Developer | 10.5% | 2 |
| 3 | Senior Backend Developer | 10.5% | 2 |
| 5 | AWS Developer | 5.3% | 1 |