Senior Java Developer Contract Job Trends in Dorset

Senior Java Developer
South West > Dorset

The median Senior Java Developer daily rate in Dorset is £409, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 21 -
Rank change year-on-year +6 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Java Developer 4 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Dorset 3.48% 2.20% -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.64% 2.20% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £409 - -
South West median daily rate £409 £685 -
% change year-on-year -40.29% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 110 91 204
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.65% 100.00% 98.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 56 107
10th Percentile £216 £223 £170
25th Percentile £401 £381 £176
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% -7.50% +1.01%
75th Percentile £600 £553 £675
90th Percentile £688 £681 £825
South West median daily rate £515 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +0.49% -2.38% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 3 62
10th Percentile £22.00 - £13.69
25th Percentile £23.58 £14.41 £15.16
Median hourly rate £44.81 £14.81 £53.34
Median % change year-on-year +202.57% -72.23% +6.86%
75th Percentile £74.68 £20.11 £57.33
90th Percentile - £23.04 £65.98
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -11.54% +18.18% -15.38%

Senior Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Java Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Senior Java Developer job vacancy trend in Dorset

Senior Java Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Java Developer job vacancies in Dorset.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Java Developer job vacancies in Dorset

Senior Java Developer
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 Senior Java Developer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 26 January 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bournemouth +6 4 £409 - 1
Senior Java Developer
South West

Senior Java Developer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 26 January 2026, Senior Java Developer contract job roles required 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 job ads across the Dorset region featuring Senior Java Developer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) AWS
1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
2 2 (50.00%) Code Quality
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 2 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 2 (50.00%) Kubernetes
2 2 (50.00%) MongoDB
2 2 (50.00%) MVC
2 2 (50.00%) MySQL
2 2 (50.00%) NoSQL
2 2 (50.00%) SDLC
2 2 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 2 (50.00%) Spring
2 2 (50.00%) Spring Boot
2 2 (50.00%) Spring MVC

Senior Java Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) MongoDB
1 2 (50.00%) MySQL
1 2 (50.00%) NoSQL
General
1 2 (50.00%) Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) Spring
1 2 (50.00%) Spring Boot
1 2 (50.00%) Spring MVC
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Code Quality
1 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (50.00%) MVC
1 2 (50.00%) SDLC
1 2 (50.00%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) SQL
2 2 (50.00%) JavaScript
Systems Management
1 2 (50.00%) Kubernetes