The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Lucene skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Lucene over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Lucene falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in England.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
5,454
7,511
11,676
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England
22.39%
20.19%
23.14%
Number of daily rates quoted
3,783
5,341
8,633
10th Percentile
£368
£350
£400
25th Percentile
£425
£430
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£530
£550
£563
Median % change year-on-year
-3.64%
-2.22%
-
75th Percentile
£669
£675
£688
90th Percentile
£800
£775
£798
UK median daily rate
£525
£530
£550
% change year-on-year
-0.94%
-3.64%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
100
218
138
10th Percentile
£30.13
£22.27
£28.73
25th Percentile
£51.25
£43.00
£48.88
Median hourly rate
£65.00
£46.18
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
+40.75%
-28.95%
+32.65%
75th Percentile
£68.19
£65.00
£75.00
90th Percentile
£82.19
£75.00
£80.08
UK median hourly rate
£65.00
£46.18
£65.00
% change year-on-year
+40.75%
-28.95%
+32.65%
Lucene Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Lucene as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Lucene Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lucene in England.
Lucene Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lucene in England.
Lucene Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Lucene also mentioned 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 England region with a requirement for Lucene.
Lucene Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
