Java Developer Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Java Developer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Java Developer daily rate in Glasgow is £483, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 21 47
Rank change year-on-year -4 +26 -22
Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer 58 65 32
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 7.91% 8.71% 3.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.42% 9.67% 3.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 35 24
10th Percentile £325 - £400
25th Percentile £425 £350 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £388 £621
Median % change year-on-year +24.52% -37.63% -17.17%
75th Percentile £538 £449 £750
90th Percentile £586 £486 £771
Scotland median daily rate £450 £404 £475
% change year-on-year +11.39% -14.95% -5.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 689 672 841
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.00% 90.08% 95.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 428 446 573
10th Percentile £244 £274 £325
25th Percentile £368 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £445 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.12% -11.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £625
90th Percentile £625 £651 £700
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £488
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 17 15
10th Percentile £21.06 £11.78 £12.13
25th Percentile £22.39 £16.75 £13.84
Median hourly rate £26.21 £19.59 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +33.79% +11.94% +16.67%
75th Percentile £37.70 £24.18 £19.50
90th Percentile £53.75 £37.70 £45.30
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £22.55 £20.00
% change year-on-year +6.85% +12.73% +12.87%

Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Java Developer job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Java Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in Glasgow

Java Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java Developer in Glasgow over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Java Developer in Glasgow

Java Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in Glasgow

Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, 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 Glasgow region featuring Java Developer in the job title.

1 58 (100.00%) Java
2 45 (77.59%) Spring
3 36 (62.07%) SQL
4 35 (60.34%) Linux
5 31 (53.45%) Agile
6 27 (46.55%) Kafka
6 27 (46.55%) Problem-Solving
7 21 (36.21%) MongoDB
7 21 (36.21%) Spring Boot
8 19 (32.76%) Multithreading
9 18 (31.03%) CI/CD
9 18 (31.03%) Full-Stack Development
9 18 (31.03%) JUnit
9 18 (31.03%) Microservices
9 18 (31.03%) Performance Tuning
10 17 (29.31%) Python
10 17 (29.31%) Relational Database
10 17 (29.31%) SDLC
11 14 (24.14%) AngularJS
11 14 (24.14%) DB2
12 13 (22.41%) Database Tuning
12 13 (22.41%) JMS
12 13 (22.41%) React
12 13 (22.41%) Shell Script
12 13 (22.41%) Sybase
13 12 (20.69%) Open Source
13 12 (20.69%) Software Engineering
14 10 (17.24%) Docker
15 9 (15.52%) DevOps
15 9 (15.52%) Oracle

Java Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (10.34%) CMS
2 2 (3.45%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (1.72%) Apache Spark
Cloud Services
1 8 (13.79%) AWS
1 8 (13.79%) Azure
2 4 (6.90%) Apigee
Communications & Networking
1 5 (8.62%) DHCP
1 5 (8.62%) DNS
2 4 (6.90%) HTTP
2 4 (6.90%) SSL
2 4 (6.90%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (36.21%) MongoDB
2 17 (29.31%) Relational Database
3 14 (24.14%) DB2
4 6 (10.34%) NoSQL
5 2 (3.45%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (1.72%) Hadoop
6 1 (1.72%) HBase
6 1 (1.72%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (1.72%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 18 (31.03%) JUnit
2 6 (10.34%) Git
2 6 (10.34%) Jenkins
3 3 (5.17%) Cypress.io
3 3 (5.17%) Vite
4 2 (3.45%) Cucumber
4 2 (3.45%) Mockito
5 1 (1.72%) JIRA
General
1 22 (37.93%) Finance
1 22 (37.93%) Social Skills
2 19 (32.76%) Banking
3 15 (25.86%) Investment Banking
4 13 (22.41%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (22.41%) Front Office
5 6 (10.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (3.45%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (77.59%) Spring
2 27 (46.55%) Kafka
3 21 (36.21%) Spring Boot
4 14 (24.14%) AngularJS
5 13 (22.41%) JMS
5 13 (22.41%) React
6 8 (13.79%) Hibernate
7 7 (12.07%) Ext JS
7 7 (12.07%) REST
7 7 (12.07%) RESTful
8 6 (10.34%) SOAP
9 3 (5.17%) J2EE
9 3 (5.17%) Jest
9 3 (5.17%) Next.js
10 2 (3.45%) JPA
10 2 (3.45%) Middleware
10 2 (3.45%) Spring Cloud
11 1 (1.72%) J2SE
11 1 (1.72%) RabbitMQ
11 1 (1.72%) Spring Batch
Miscellaneous
1 17 (29.31%) Data Structures
2 12 (20.69%) Equities
3 11 (18.97%) Linux Command Line
4 8 (13.79%) Public Cloud
5 5 (8.62%) Distributed Applications
5 5 (8.62%) Onboarding
6 4 (6.90%) Management Information System
7 3 (5.17%) Product Ownership
8 1 (1.72%) Algorithms
8 1 (1.72%) Cloud Native
8 1 (1.72%) Derivative
8 1 (1.72%) Distributed Computing
8 1 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (1.72%) Equity Derivative
Operating Systems
1 35 (60.34%) Linux
2 6 (10.34%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (53.45%) Agile
2 27 (46.55%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (32.76%) Multithreading
4 18 (31.03%) CI/CD
4 18 (31.03%) Full-Stack Development
4 18 (31.03%) Microservices
4 18 (31.03%) Performance Tuning
5 17 (29.31%) SDLC
6 13 (22.41%) Database Tuning
7 12 (20.69%) Open Source
7 12 (20.69%) Software Engineering
8 9 (15.52%) DevOps
9 8 (13.79%) Fintech
10 7 (12.07%) Test Automation
11 6 (10.34%) Computer Science
11 6 (10.34%) Infrastructure as Code
11 6 (10.34%) Observability
12 5 (8.62%) Containerisation
12 5 (8.62%) Operational Stability
13 4 (6.90%) Infrastructure Automation
Programming Languages
1 58 (100.00%) Java
2 36 (62.07%) SQL
3 17 (29.31%) Python
4 13 (22.41%) Shell Script
5 6 (10.34%) JavaScript
6 5 (8.62%) Perl
7 4 (6.90%) Bash
8 1 (1.72%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (3.45%) Degree
1 2 (3.45%) Security Cleared
2 1 (1.72%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.62%) QA
2 3 (5.17%) Accessibility
System Software
1 10 (17.24%) Docker
2 1 (1.72%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 6 (10.34%) Kubernetes
2 3 (5.17%) Ansible
2 3 (5.17%) Terraform
Vendors
1 13 (22.41%) Sybase
2 9 (15.52%) Oracle
3 5 (8.62%) F5
3 5 (8.62%) Infoblox
4 4 (6.90%) MuleSoft
5 2 (3.45%) Microsoft
6 1 (1.72%) DocuSign
6 1 (1.72%) ServiceNow