Senior Java Developer Contract Job Trends in Nottinghamshire

Senior Java Developer
East Midlands > Nottinghamshire

The median Senior Java Developer daily rate in Nottinghamshire is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 - 19
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Java Developer 1 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Nottinghamshire 0.53% - 2.98%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% - 3.09%
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 - - -
East Midlands median daily rate £450 - £700

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Nottinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Nottinghamshire. 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 Nottinghamshire with a recognized job title 180 137 162
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.24% 90.13% 96.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 78 131
10th Percentile £163 £185 £246
25th Percentile £286 £365 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +11.11% -15.29%
75th Percentile £583 £550 £650
90th Percentile £713 £613 £745
East Midlands median daily rate £423 £425 £450
% change year-on-year -0.59% -5.56% -2.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 6 10
10th Percentile £15.50 £13.79 £10.77
25th Percentile £16.17 £14.76 £14.38
Median hourly rate £16.43 £23.80 £19.61
Median % change year-on-year -30.99% +21.35% +78.30%
75th Percentile £17.87 £52.50 £88.75
90th Percentile £25.15 £87.88 £93.75
East Midlands median hourly rate £19.64 £22.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -12.71% +12.50% +16.79%

Senior Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottinghamshire

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 Nottinghamshire.

Senior Java Developer job vacancy trend in Nottinghamshire

Senior Java Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

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

Senior Java Developer
Contract Job Locations in Nottinghamshire

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 Nottinghamshire region over the 6 months to 15 December 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
Live
Jobs
Nottingham - 1 £450 -
Senior Java Developer
East Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 15 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 Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire 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