The median Java Engineer daily rate in Leeds is £463, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
72 |
62 |
79 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-10 |
+17 |
+34 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Engineer |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Leeds |
0.56% |
0.15% |
0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.59% |
0.16% |
0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£373 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£406 |
£270 |
£405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£463 |
£280 |
£410 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+65.18% |
-31.71% |
-34.40% |
| 75th Percentile |
£519 |
£290 |
£415 |
| 90th Percentile |
£553 |
- |
- |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£463 |
£280 |
£410 |
| % change year-on-year |
+65.18% |
-31.71% |
-34.40% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title |
683 |
614 |
944 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.79% |
93.17% |
96.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
460 |
379 |
645 |
| 10th Percentile |
£306 |
£310 |
£296 |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
£400 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£475 |
£517 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
-8.12% |
-1.52% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£570 |
£613 |
| 90th Percentile |
£651 |
£650 |
£700 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£500 |
£475 |
£511 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
-7.09% |
-1.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
4 |
32 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
£21.63 |
£18.17 |
£18.50 |
| 25th Percentile |
£23.80 |
£19.50 |
£19.21 |
| Median hourly rate |
£25.50 |
£26.25 |
£21.31 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.86% |
+23.18% |
-0.88% |
| 75th Percentile |
£27.06 |
£48.75 |
£22.63 |
| 90th Percentile |
£28.08 |
- |
£35.23 |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate |
£26.00 |
£27.50 |
£21.01 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.45% |
+30.91% |
-0.95% |
