Java Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Java Engineer daily rate in Glasgow is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
66 |
75 |
70 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+9 |
-5 |
-1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Engineer |
14 |
2 |
8 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow |
1.85% |
0.26% |
0.90% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.98% |
0.29% |
0.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
5 |
1 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
£475 |
- |
£372 |
| 25th Percentile |
£513 |
£313 |
£387 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£325 |
£423 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+69.23% |
-23.17% |
-34.92% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£338 |
£450 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£600 |
£353 |
£423 |
| % change year-on-year |
+70.21% |
-16.67% |
-29.50% |
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 |
708 |
680 |
850 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.77% |
90.07% |
96.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
441 |
458 |
575 |
| 10th Percentile |
£245 |
£256 |
£325 |
| 25th Percentile |
£363 |
£363 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£447 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+0.78% |
-10.70% |
+5.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£538 |
£622 |
| 90th Percentile |
£625 |
£656 |
£700 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£454 |
£450 |
£480 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.89% |
-6.25% |
+1.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
21 |
17 |
16 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.98 |
£11.78 |
£12.13 |
| 25th Percentile |
£22.39 |
£16.75 |
£14.63 |
| Median hourly rate |
£26.21 |
£19.59 |
£17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+33.79% |
+10.55% |
+18.13% |
| 75th Percentile |
£38.04 |
£24.18 |
£19.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
£57.50 |
£37.70 |
£41.00 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£24.62 |
£20.94 |
£19.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+17.57% |
+7.38% |
+10.05% |
