Senior Java Developer
Central London > City of London
The median Senior Java Developer daily rate in the City of London is £725, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 November 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
21 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
119 |
123 |
141 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+4 |
+18 |
+18 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Java Developer |
2 |
5 |
7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London |
0.11% |
0.24% |
0.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.12% |
0.25% |
0.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
4 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£518 |
| 25th Percentile |
£713 |
£575 |
£531 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£725 |
£695 |
£675 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.32% |
+2.96% |
-10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£738 |
£789 |
£831 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£841 |
£856 |
| Central London median daily rate |
£725 |
£695 |
£675 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.32% |
+2.96% |
-10.00% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title |
1,682 |
1,963 |
2,544 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.76% |
93.30% |
94.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1,178 |
1,199 |
1,794 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£363 |
£350 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£463 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£575 |
£575 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£675 |
£688 |
£688 |
| 90th Percentile |
£768 |
£776 |
£800 |
| Central London median daily rate |
£550 |
£575 |
£575 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
- |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
20 |
14 |
14 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.02 |
£15.95 |
£17.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£20.18 |
£28.06 |
£19.51 |
| Median hourly rate |
£28.25 |
£67.50 |
£37.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-58.15% |
+82.43% |
-13.95% |
| 75th Percentile |
£43.33 |
£112.00 |
£51.56 |
| 90th Percentile |
£63.93 |
£137.50 |
£72.25 |
| Central London median hourly rate |
£27.50 |
£35.00 |
£36.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-21.43% |
-2.78% |
-15.29% |
