Java Application Developer
England > London
The median Java Application Developer daily rate in London is £775, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
351 |
390 |
471 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+39 |
+81 |
+119 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Applications Developer |
2 |
1 |
22 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London |
0.016% |
0.006% |
0.081% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.017% |
0.006% |
0.085% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
1 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
£723 |
- |
£500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£738 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£775 |
£850 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.82% |
+54.55% |
+6.80% |
| 75th Percentile |
£813 |
- |
£675 |
| 90th Percentile |
£828 |
- |
- |
| England median daily rate |
£775 |
£850 |
£585 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.82% |
+45.30% |
+11.43% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title |
11,726 |
16,625 |
25,758 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.45% |
93.24% |
95.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
8,034 |
12,022 |
18,663 |
| 10th Percentile |
£341 |
£325 |
£363 |
| 25th Percentile |
£431 |
£444 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£550 |
£575 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.35% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£675 |
£675 |
£700 |
| 90th Percentile |
£800 |
£800 |
£800 |
| England median daily rate |
£525 |
£525 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.55% |
+4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
143 |
336 |
290 |
| 10th Percentile |
£20.45 |
£16.01 |
£18.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£23.90 |
£20.02 |
£22.53 |
| Median hourly rate |
£34.00 |
£27.81 |
£35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+22.26% |
-20.54% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£50.75 |
£43.75 |
£60.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£64.75 |
£65.00 |
£76.03 |
| England median hourly rate |
£30.62 |
£36.31 |
£45.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.67% |
-19.32% |
+100.00% |
