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
12,466
15,318
21,166
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
92.66%
94.13%
94.43%
Number of daily rates quoted
8,345
10,328
15,471
10th Percentile
£325
£345
£355
25th Percentile
£425
£450
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£540
£550
£575
Median % change year-on-year
-1.82%
-4.35%
-
75th Percentile
£675
£675
£694
90th Percentile
£775
£800
£800
England median daily rate
£506
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-3.71%
-4.55%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
208
182
235
10th Percentile
£17.00
£17.54
£18.30
25th Percentile
£23.00
£23.80
£22.63
Median hourly rate
£30.25
£35.00
£37.50
Median % change year-on-year
-13.57%
-6.67%
+15.21%
75th Percentile
£50.00
£55.75
£64.25
90th Percentile
£66.15
£71.88
£77.50
England median hourly rate
£25.15
£47.50
£45.00
% change year-on-year
-47.05%
+5.56%
+70.66%
Java Software Architect Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Java Software Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Java Software Architect Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Software Architect job vacancies in London.
Java Software Architect Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Java Software Architect job vacancies in London.
Java Software Architect Skill Set Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 13 September 2025, Java Software Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Java Software Architect in the job title.
Java Software Architect Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
