Senior Java Developer
England > Midlands
The median Senior Java Developer daily rate in the Midlands is £420, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 August 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
3 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
136 |
128 |
151 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-8 |
+23 |
+66 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Java Developer |
4 |
3 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands |
0.16% |
0.11% |
0.064% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.18% |
0.12% |
0.068% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£406 |
- |
£655 |
| 25th Percentile |
£408 |
£604 |
£663 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£420 |
£658 |
£675 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-36.12% |
-2.59% |
+27.96% |
| 75th Percentile |
£430 |
£711 |
£688 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£695 |
| England median daily rate |
£575 |
£719 |
£750 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.00% |
-4.17% |
+11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£56.25 |
- |
| England median hourly rate |
- |
£56.25 |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title |
2,227 |
2,442 |
2,928 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
89.73% |
92.50% |
94.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1,443 |
1,672 |
2,083 |
| 10th Percentile |
£211 |
£250 |
£226 |
| 25th Percentile |
£350 |
£363 |
£363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£475 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£550 |
£588 |
£594 |
| 90th Percentile |
£638 |
£685 |
£700 |
| England median daily rate |
£510 |
£525 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.86% |
-4.55% |
+0.46% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
178 |
139 |
93 |
| 10th Percentile |
£12.62 |
£12.68 |
£13.16 |
| 25th Percentile |
£14.06 |
£14.27 |
£16.23 |
| Median hourly rate |
£24.34 |
£20.00 |
£21.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+21.70% |
-4.76% |
+9.80% |
| 75th Percentile |
£31.00 |
£39.38 |
£35.08 |
| 90th Percentile |
£50.00 |
£53.40 |
£65.80 |
| England median hourly rate |
£26.00 |
£45.00 |
£43.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-42.22% |
+4.65% |
+67.45% |
