Gradle Contract Job Trends in England
Gradle
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Gradle skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 507 | 410 | 477 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -97 | +67 | +37 |
| Contract jobs citing Gradle | 137 | 110 | 46 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.29% | 0.39% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | 2.51% | 2.56% | 1.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 96 | 88 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £330 | £358 | £519 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £393 | £550 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £460 | £525 | £725 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.38% | -27.59% | +5.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £537 | £588 | £863 |
| 90th Percentile | £594 | £615 | £913 |
| UK median daily rate | £450 | £522 | £713 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.85% | -26.68% | +9.62% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £50.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £64.50 | £70.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.86% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £76.00 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £64.50 | £70.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -7.86% | - | - |
All Development Application Skills
England
Gradle falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in England.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 5,459 | 4,298 | 4,228 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 11.71% | 15.26% | 13.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,465 | 2,973 | 2,648 |
| 10th Percentile | £353 | £325 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £725 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.85% | -5.24% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 268 | 106 | 154 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.68 | £36.13 | £39.03 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £50.00 | £54.09 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.00 | £76.25 | £73.19 |
| UK median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
Gradle Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Gradle relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Gradle Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Gradle.
Gradle Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Gradle in England over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
Gradle Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Gradle.
Gradle Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Gradle in England over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
Gradle Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Gradle within the England region over the 6 months to 20 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -59 | 87 | £495 | -9.42% | 44 |
| North of England | -83 | 22 | £500 | +33.33% | 9 |
| South East | -53 | 10 | £335 | -28.30% | 4 |
| East of England | - | 10 | £495 | - | 5 |
| Yorkshire | -37 | 9 | £500 | +13.93% | 3 |
| North West | -66 | 9 | £537 | +43.20% | 6 |
| Midlands | -47 | 5 | £402 | -20.91% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 4 | £402 | -6.29% | 1 |
| North East | - | 4 | £450 | - | |
| South West | -39 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | -56 | 1 | £575 | - | 1 |
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Gradle Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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.
Development Applications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenkins | 50.4% | 69 |
| 2 | Git | 47.4% | 65 |
| 3 | Maven | 46.0% | 63 |
| 4 | JUnit | 41.6% | 57 |
| 5 | GitLab | 27.7% | 38 |
| 6 | Mockito | 23.4% | 32 |
| 7 | SonarQube | 18.2% | 25 |
| 8 | CircleCI | 10.9% | 15 |
| 8 | Cucumber | 10.9% | 15 |
| 8 | REST Assured | 10.9% | 15 |
| 11 | JIRA | 9.5% | 13 |
| 12 | Sonatype Nexus | 8.8% | 12 |
| 13 | Liquibase | 8.0% | 11 |
| 14 | Bitbucket Server | 6.6% | 9 |
| 15 | Selenium | 5.1% | 7 |
| 16 | Android Studio | 3.6% | 5 |
| 16 | Crashlytics | 3.6% | 5 |
| 16 | fastlane | 3.6% | 5 |
| 19 | Snyk | 2.9% | 4 |
| 20 | Bitbucket | 2.2% | 3 |