Java Scala Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Scala Java Software Engineer
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Scala Java Software Engineer daily rate in Leeds is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 April 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Java Scala Software Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leeds

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 826 451 730
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.94% 96.99% 91.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 525 303 455
10th Percentile £313 £263 £300
25th Percentile £413 £357 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -7.24%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £588
90th Percentile £635 £638 £675
West Yorkshire median daily rate £488 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +2.63% -3.06% -6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 9 14
10th Percentile - £17.08 £11.30
25th Percentile - £31.47 £11.88
Median hourly rate £14.25 £41.00 £12.53
Median % change year-on-year -65.24% +227.21% -76.80%
75th Percentile £46.75 £98.56 £15.25
90th Percentile £74.00 £102.00 £18.27
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £21.65 £24.82 £15.17
% change year-on-year -12.77% +63.61% -53.32%

Java Scala Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Java Scala Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Java Scala Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Leeds

Java Scala Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Scala Software Engineer job vacancies in Leeds.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Scala Software Engineer job vacancies in Leeds

Java Scala Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 24 April 2026, Java Scala Software Engineer 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 Leeds region featuring Java Scala Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Artifactory
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) Gatling
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub Actions
1 1 (100.00%) HAProxy
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) Maven
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright
1 1 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Scala
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Debt

Java Scala Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub Actions
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Artifactory
1 1 (100.00%) Gatling
1 1 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 1 (100.00%) Maven
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Playwright
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Debt
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Scala
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) HAProxy
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft