Java Developer
South West > Dorset
The median Java Developer daily rate in Dorset is £441, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 26 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset | 8.16% | 1.21% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.25% | 1.23% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £392 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £441 | £400 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.25% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £533 | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £441 | £375 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.60% | -28.57% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Dorset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title | 97 | 163 | 198 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 98.98% | 98.79% | 91.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 72 | 106 | 115 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £172 | £160 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £175 | £239 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £431 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.25% | -6.76% | -2.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £563 | £630 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £671 | £797 | £650 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.95% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 41 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.47 | £11.87 | £13.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.99 | £13.69 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.63 | £15.62 | £54.83 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.44% | -71.51% | +0.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £47.83 | £61.35 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £57.50 | £68.56 |
| South West median hourly rate | £63.50 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.45% | -15.38% | +38.30% |
Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured Java Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java Developer in Dorset.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Dorset
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java Developer in Dorset over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java Developer in Dorset.
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Contract Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Developer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | +7 | 7 | £441 | +10.25% | 10 |
| Java Developer South West |
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Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Dorset region featuring Java Developer in the job title.
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Java Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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: