Java
West Lothian > Livingston
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Livingston requiring Java skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Java over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|
Rank | - | 3 | 8 |
Rank change year-on-year | - | +5 | -5 |
Contract jobs citing Java | 0 | 18 | 9 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Livingston | - | 37.50% | 19.15% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | - | 72.00% | 100.00% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 7 | 6 |
10th Percentile | - | £451 | £525 |
25th Percentile | - | £486 | £602 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £525 | £619 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | -15.15% | +23.75% |
75th Percentile | - | £585 | £644 |
90th Percentile | - | £624 | £675 |
West Lothian median daily rate | - | £525 | £619 |
% change year-on-year | - | -15.15% | +23.75% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Median hourly rate | - | - | £85.00 |
West Lothian median hourly rate | - | - | £85.00 |
% change year-on-year | - | - | +335.90% |
All Programming Languages
Livingston
Java falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Livingston.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 0 | 25 | 9 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Livingston | - | 52.08% | 19.15% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 11 | 6 |
10th Percentile | - | £438 | £525 |
25th Percentile | - | £486 | £602 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £540 | £619 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | -12.73% | +28.91% |
75th Percentile | - | £589 | £644 |
90th Percentile | - | £590 | £675 |
West Lothian median daily rate | - | £540 | £613 |
% change year-on-year | - | -11.84% | +27.60% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Median hourly rate | - | - | £85.00 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +335.90% |
West Lothian median hourly rate | - | - | £85.00 |
% change year-on-year | - | - | +335.90% |
Java
Job Vacancy Trend in Livingston
Job postings citing Java as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Livingston.

Java
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Livingston
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java in Livingston.