Lead Java Developer
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire
The median Lead Java Developer daily rate in South Yorkshire is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
45 |
54 |
56 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+9 |
+2 |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Java Developer |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Yorkshire |
0.80% |
0.44% |
0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.88% |
0.48% |
0.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£513 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£650 |
£575 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-19.23% |
+13.04% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Yorkshire median daily rate |
£525 |
£650 |
£575 |
| % change year-on-year |
-19.23% |
+13.04% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Yorkshire. 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 South Yorkshire with a recognized job title |
339 |
416 |
484 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
90.88% |
91.03% |
91.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
229 |
261 |
343 |
| 10th Percentile |
£185 |
£235 |
£263 |
| 25th Percentile |
£375 |
£407 |
£450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£470 |
£475 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.05% |
-13.64% |
+15.79% |
| 75th Percentile |
£556 |
£580 |
£658 |
| 90th Percentile |
£638 |
£638 |
£700 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate |
£469 |
£475 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.26% |
-9.52% |
+10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
4 |
18 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£10.90 |
£11.10 |
| 25th Percentile |
£18.10 |
£12.63 |
£11.25 |
| Median hourly rate |
£18.35 |
£13.60 |
£17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+34.99% |
-23.28% |
+0.45% |
| 75th Percentile |
£18.50 |
£23.31 |
£22.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
£18.51 |
£23.75 |
£33.00 |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate |
£21.24 |
£14.00 |
£22.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+51.71% |
-36.36% |
+25.71% |
