Senior Java Developer Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Senior Java Developer
North West > Manchester

The median Senior Java Developer daily rate in Manchester is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 81 99
Rank change year-on-year -17 +18 +14
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Java Developer 4 4 1
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.31% 0.39% 0.063%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.41% 0.067%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 1
10th Percentile £480 £413 -
25th Percentile £488 £431 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £475 £625
Median % change year-on-year +13.16% -24.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £600 £531 -
90th Percentile £615 £558 -
North West median daily rate £510 £475 £625
% change year-on-year +7.37% -24.00% -10.71%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,186 969 1,502
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.30% 93.71% 94.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 790 612 1,081
10th Percentile £313 £313 £306
25th Percentile £381 £397 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -4.52%
75th Percentile £568 £565 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £669
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 98 31 78
10th Percentile £18.26 £15.90 £12.00
25th Percentile £22.50 £20.25 £13.36
Median hourly rate £41.50 £32.50 £19.75
Median % change year-on-year +27.69% +64.56% -53.38%
75th Percentile £60.00 £33.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £76.45 £60.00 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £41.94 £29.52 £29.00
% change year-on-year +42.10% +1.78% +8.74%

Senior Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Java Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Senior Java Developer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Senior Java Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Java Developer job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Java Developer job vacancies in Manchester

Senior Java Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Java Developer job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Java Developer job vacancies in Manchester

Senior Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 5 February 2026, Senior Java Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region featuring Senior Java Developer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Java
2 3 (75.00%) BDD
2 3 (75.00%) Linux
2 3 (75.00%) Microservices
2 3 (75.00%) Spring
2 3 (75.00%) Spring Boot
2 3 (75.00%) TDD
3 2 (50.00%) ActiveMQ
3 2 (50.00%) Apache Cassandra
3 2 (50.00%) Bash
3 2 (50.00%) Containerisation
3 2 (50.00%) Docker
3 2 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
3 2 (50.00%) JAX-RS
3 2 (50.00%) Kafka
3 2 (50.00%) Kubernetes
3 2 (50.00%) Mockito
3 2 (50.00%) MongoDB
3 2 (50.00%) MySQL
3 2 (50.00%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (50.00%) Red Hat
3 2 (50.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (50.00%) Software Engineering
3 2 (50.00%) Spring Batch
3 2 (50.00%) Spring Security
3 2 (50.00%) SQL
3 2 (50.00%) Test Automation
4 1 (25.00%) Agile
4 1 (25.00%) AWS
4 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance

Senior Java Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) Apache Cassandra
1 2 (50.00%) MongoDB
1 2 (50.00%) MySQL
1 2 (50.00%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Mockito
2 1 (25.00%) GitLab
2 1 (25.00%) JUnit
General
1 3 (75.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (75.00%) Spring
1 3 (75.00%) Spring Boot
2 2 (50.00%) ActiveMQ
2 2 (50.00%) JAX-RS
2 2 (50.00%) Kafka
2 2 (50.00%) Spring Batch
2 2 (50.00%) Spring Security
3 1 (25.00%) Node.js
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Linux
2 2 (50.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (25.00%) Mac OS X
3 1 (25.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) BDD
1 3 (75.00%) Microservices
1 3 (75.00%) TDD
2 2 (50.00%) Containerisation
2 2 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 2 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (50.00%) Test Automation
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) CI/CD
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Deployment
3 1 (25.00%) Pair Programming
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Responsive Web Design
3 1 (25.00%) Software Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Web Design
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Java
2 2 (50.00%) Bash
2 2 (50.00%) SQL
3 1 (25.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (50.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Red Hat