Senior Java Engineer
England > London
The median Senior Java Engineer daily rate in London is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 July 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
7 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
310 |
317 |
463 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+7 |
+146 |
+14 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Java Engineer |
50 |
72 |
28 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London |
0.38% |
0.41% |
0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.40% |
0.44% |
0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
42 |
60 |
26 |
| 10th Percentile |
£427 |
£450 |
£463 |
| 25th Percentile |
£675 |
£538 |
£575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£750 |
£800 |
£650 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-6.25% |
+23.08% |
-3.70% |
| 75th Percentile |
£825 |
£850 |
£753 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£825 |
| England median daily rate |
£750 |
£800 |
£625 |
| % change year-on-year |
-6.25% |
+28.00% |
-7.41% |
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 |
12,413 |
16,511 |
24,440 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.33% |
93.96% |
94.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
8,375 |
11,812 |
17,856 |
| 10th Percentile |
£331 |
£325 |
£363 |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
£444 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£550 |
£575 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.35% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£675 |
£688 |
£700 |
| 90th Percentile |
£788 |
£800 |
£800 |
| England median daily rate |
£513 |
£525 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.38% |
-4.55% |
+1.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
190 |
306 |
280 |
| 10th Percentile |
£18.86 |
£16.00 |
£18.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£23.11 |
£20.23 |
£22.86 |
| Median hourly rate |
£32.00 |
£27.81 |
£37.42 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+15.07% |
-25.68% |
+6.91% |
| 75th Percentile |
£50.50 |
£46.77 |
£65.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£63.88 |
£68.38 |
£82.28 |
| England median hourly rate |
£28.00 |
£40.00 |
£43.81 |
| % change year-on-year |
-30.00% |
-8.69% |
+77.28% |
