Senior Java Developer Contract Job Trends in Nottingham

Senior Java Developer
Nottinghamshire > Nottingham

The median Senior Java Developer daily rate in Nottingham is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 - 18
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Java Developer 1 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Nottingham 0.61% - 3.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.64% - 3.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - £628
25th Percentile - - £650
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £700
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £450 - £700

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Nottingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Nottingham. 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 Nottingham with a recognized job title 156 119 144
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.55% 90.84% 96.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 65 116
10th Percentile £187 £313 £284
25th Percentile £356 £409 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +11.11% -18.18%
75th Percentile £544 £550 £650
90th Percentile £638 £613 £745
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £463 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -7.50% +11.11% -16.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 3 8
10th Percentile £16.10 £13.27 £10.76
25th Percentile £16.17 £13.79 £13.38
Median hourly rate £16.35 £14.80 £16.36
Median % change year-on-year +10.47% -9.51% +48.68%
75th Percentile £17.87 £15.03 £38.72
90th Percentile £25.15 £15.07 £88.75
Nottinghamshire median hourly rate £16.43 £15.10 £19.61
% change year-on-year +8.77% -23.01% +78.30%

Senior Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham

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 Nottingham.

Senior Java Developer job vacancy trend in Nottingham

Senior Java Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Nottingham

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

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

Senior Java Developer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, 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 Nottingham region featuring Senior Java Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) Express.js
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Kafka
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) MERN Stack
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) MongoDB
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
1 1 (100.00%) NoSQL
1 1 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Spring
1 1 (100.00%) TDD
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing

Senior Java Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham 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 (100.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) MongoDB
1 1 (100.00%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Express.js
1 1 (100.00%) Kafka
1 1 (100.00%) MERN Stack
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) Spring
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) TDD
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker