The median Senior Java Developer daily rate in the North West is £510, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 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 17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
125
117
139
Rank change year-on-year
-8
+22
+36
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Java Developer
10
3
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 North West with a recognized job title
2,028
2,221
2,603
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
92.52%
93.71%
92.70%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,331
1,260
1,771
10th Percentile
£268
£275
£276
25th Percentile
£368
£400
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£490
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-8.16%
-2.00%
+2.62%
75th Percentile
£575
£588
£594
90th Percentile
£675
£675
£675
England median daily rate
£508
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-3.33%
-4.55%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
160
162
161
10th Percentile
£13.00
£15.49
£16.00
25th Percentile
£17.30
£18.00
£18.00
Median hourly rate
£24.88
£37.00
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
-32.75%
+5.71%
+46.17%
75th Percentile
£47.84
£54.00
£46.18
90th Percentile
£71.63
£71.44
£67.00
England median hourly rate
£25.15
£46.18
£44.75
% change year-on-year
-45.54%
+3.20%
+71.00%
Senior Java Developer Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings that featured Senior Java Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Senior Java Developer Daily Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Java Developer job vacancies in the North West.
Senior Java Developer Hourly Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Java Developer job vacancies in the North West.
Senior Java Developer Contract Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Java Developer within the North West region over the 6 months to 17 September 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
Location
Rank Change on Same Period Last Year
Matching Contract IT Job Ads
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year
Senior Java Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West
For the 6 months to 17 September 2025, Senior Java Developer 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 North West region featuring Senior Java Developer in the job title.
Senior Java Developer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:
