Java Developer Contract Job Trends in Surrey

Java Developer
South East > Surrey

As of 13 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Java Developer daily rate in Surrey.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 46 74
Rank change year-on-year -5 +28 -23
Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer 2 7 2
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 0.50% 1.53% 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% 1.63% 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 5 1
10th Percentile - £614 -
25th Percentile - £619 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £650 £488
Median % change year-on-year - +33.33% -18.75%
75th Percentile - £675 £494
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £410 £590 £430
% change year-on-year -30.51% +37.21% -23.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £55.00 - -
South East median hourly rate £40.00 - £68.75
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Surrey

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title 371 430 653
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.29% 93.89% 95.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 232 287 519
10th Percentile £204 £203 £182
25th Percentile £255 £263 £297
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -0.74%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £600
90th Percentile £688 £653 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £513
% change year-on-year -1.96% -0.49% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 20 35
10th Percentile £25.15 £15.69 £19.20
25th Percentile £48.68 £20.22 £45.42
Median hourly rate £55.00 £24.18 £61.63
Median % change year-on-year +127.46% -60.77% +36.96%
75th Percentile £75.00 £56.75 £76.53
90th Percentile £90.09 £75.00 £78.02
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £52.50 £51.42
% change year-on-year -52.38% +2.10% +38.49%

Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Java Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey.

Java Developer job vacancy trend in Surrey

Java Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in Surrey

Java Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in Surrey.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in Surrey

Java Developer
Contract Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Developer within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 13 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
Guildford - 2 - -
Java Developer
South East

Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, 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 Surrey region featuring Java Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) Android
2 1 (50.00%) Android Development
2 1 (50.00%) AngularJS
2 1 (50.00%) Apple
2 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
2 1 (50.00%) Architectural Patterns
2 1 (50.00%) Argo
2 1 (50.00%) Asynchronous Programming
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) DevSecOps
2 1 (50.00%) Front End Development
2 1 (50.00%) Git
2 1 (50.00%) Kotlin
2 1 (50.00%) Kubernetes
2 1 (50.00%) Material Design
2 1 (50.00%) Mobile Application Development
2 1 (50.00%) MVVM
2 1 (50.00%) Objective-C
2 1 (50.00%) OpenShift
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) Quarkus
2 1 (50.00%) Red Hat

Java Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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 (50.00%) OpenShift
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Git
1 1 (50.00%) SonarQube
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (50.00%) Material Design
1 1 (50.00%) Quarkus
1 1 (50.00%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Android
1 1 (50.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Android Development
2 1 (50.00%) Asynchronous Programming
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Integration
2 1 (50.00%) DevSecOps
2 1 (50.00%) Front End Development
2 1 (50.00%) Mobile Application Development
2 1 (50.00%) MVVM
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Sprint Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Sprint Review
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Unit Testing
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) Kotlin
2 1 (50.00%) Objective-C
2 1 (50.00%) Swift
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Argo
1 1 (50.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Apple
1 1 (50.00%) Red Hat