Apache Log4j
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Log4j skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Log4j over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 382 | 440 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +58 | +57 |
| Contract jobs citing Log4j | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | - | 0.020% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | - | 0.18% | 0.092% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £303 | £581 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £308 | £589 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £311 | £605 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -48.60% | +12.56% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £622 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £624 |
| UK median daily rate | - | £311 | £605 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -48.60% | +12.56% |
All Development Application Skills
UK excluding London
Log4j falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in the UK excluding London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 1,746 | 2,226 | 3,271 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 13.59% | 10.87% | 14.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,156 | 1,441 | 2,309 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £350 | £348 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £675 | £676 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 57 | 176 | 173 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.22 | £40.94 | £46.26 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.00 | £55.75 | £52.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £61.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +5.69% | +11.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.75 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.18 | £80.50 | £78.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £60.00 | £65.00 | £61.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +5.69% | +16.85% |
Log4j
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing Log4j as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Log4j in the UK excluding London.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Log4j in the UK excluding London.