Java Developer Contract Job Trends in Hull

Java Developer
East Yorkshire > Hull

The median Java Developer daily rate in Hull is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2026.

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

 6 months to
3 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - 1
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer 3 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Hull 5.26% - 33.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.88% - 33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £400
75th Percentile - - £425
90th Percentile - - -
East Yorkshire median daily rate £550 - £400

All Contract IT Job Roles
Hull

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hull. 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 Hull with a recognized job title 51 24 6
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.47% 96.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 11 5
10th Percentile £200 - £188
25th Percentile £230 £138 £230
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £313 £145 £370
Median % change year-on-year +115.52% -60.81% -29.52%
75th Percentile £500 £262 £425
90th Percentile £650 £450 -
East Yorkshire median daily rate £313 £288 £385
% change year-on-year +8.70% -25.32% -21.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £46.25
Median hourly rate £45.00 - £47.50
75th Percentile - - £48.75
90th Percentile - - -
East Yorkshire median hourly rate £67.50 - £62.50

Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hull

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 Hull.

Java Developer job vacancy trend in Hull

Java Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Hull

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

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

Java Developer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hull

For the 6 months to 3 August 2026, 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 Hull region featuring Java Developer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Java
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) API Integration
2 1 (33.33%) CI/CD
2 1 (33.33%) Containerisation
2 1 (33.33%) Docker
2 1 (33.33%) Microservices
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Prototyping
2 1 (33.33%) Rapid Prototyping
2 1 (33.33%) RBAC
2 1 (33.33%) RESTful
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Spring
2 1 (33.33%) Spring Boot
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Discovery
2 1 (33.33%) Test Automation
2 1 (33.33%) User Research

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

General
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) RESTful
1 1 (33.33%) Spring
1 1 (33.33%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (33.33%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) API Integration
1 1 (33.33%) CI/CD
1 1 (33.33%) Containerisation
1 1 (33.33%) Microservices
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Prototyping
1 1 (33.33%) Rapid Prototyping
1 1 (33.33%) RBAC
1 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
1 1 (33.33%) Technical Discovery
1 1 (33.33%) Test Automation
1 1 (33.33%) User Research
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Docker
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