Senior Software Engineer - Java
England > London
The median Senior Software Engineer - Java daily rate in London is £750, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 September 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
21 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
314 |
326 |
451 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+12 |
+125 |
+115 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Java Software Engineer |
50 |
59 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London |
0.37% |
0.36% |
0.005% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.40% |
0.39% |
0.005% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
48 |
59 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£613 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£675 |
£750 |
£613 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£750 |
£800 |
£625 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-6.25% |
+28.00% |
-7.41% |
| 75th Percentile |
£825 |
£850 |
£638 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| England median daily rate |
£750 |
£800 |
£588 |
| % change year-on-year |
-6.25% |
+36.17% |
-12.96% |
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 |
12,392 |
15,300 |
20,765 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.71% |
93.99% |
94.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
8,286 |
10,210 |
15,153 |
| 10th Percentile |
£331 |
£343 |
£350 |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
£450 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£545 |
£550 |
£575 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-0.91% |
-4.35% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£675 |
£675 |
£688 |
| 90th Percentile |
£775 |
£800 |
£800 |
| England median daily rate |
£510 |
£525 |
£545 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.86% |
-3.67% |
-0.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
204 |
179 |
226 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.00 |
£17.45 |
£18.08 |
| 25th Percentile |
£22.98 |
£23.80 |
£22.06 |
| Median hourly rate |
£29.54 |
£35.00 |
£36.27 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-15.61% |
-3.50% |
+12.47% |
| 75th Percentile |
£50.00 |
£56.75 |
£62.31 |
| 90th Percentile |
£65.40 |
£75.00 |
£76.25 |
| England median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£46.18 |
£45.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-45.54% |
+2.62% |
+73.08% |
