Java
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Java skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Java over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 17 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -5 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Java | 2,642 | 5,276 | 9,005 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.09% | 8.93% | 10.15% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 20.56% | 25.63% | 27.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,963 | 3,934 | 6,453 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £433 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £459 | £500 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £600 | £586 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +2.39% | +11.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £706 | £731 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £825 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £506 | £540 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.30% | +2.86% | +12.66% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 67 | 104 | 114 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.65 | £42.54 | £32.33 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.25 | £53.75 | £48.87 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.25 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.21% | +4.40% | +31.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.72 | £69.84 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £75.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £58.75 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +10.64% | +30.56% |
All Programming Languages
UK
Java is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,853 | 20,585 | 32,198 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.62% | 34.85% | 36.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,145 | 14,838 | 23,462 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £394 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £455 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £489 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +2.25% | +15.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 490 | 466 | 512 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.93 | £26.19 | £19.56 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.60 | £60.28 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.20% | +20.55% | +14.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.25 | £78.00 | £69.05 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £61.18 | £49.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.17% | +22.96% | +18.45% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Java as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java.
Java
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Java over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.
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Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the UK over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. 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 |
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| England | -10 | 2,207 | £575 | -4.17% | 1,134 |
| London | -6 | 1,469 | £600 | -7.69% | 609 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 987 | £600 | - | 562 |
| UK excluding London | -7 | 910 | £506 | -6.30% | 634 |
| North of England | -8 | 256 | £500 | -11.46% | 127 |
| Scotland | -6 | 210 | £475 | -4.86% | 83 |
| South East | -13 | 193 | £575 | +9.52% | 133 |
| North West | 0 | 145 | £495 | -10.00% | 84 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 101 | £525 | -6.67% | 29 |
| South West | -39 | 96 | £569 | +3.41% | 113 |
| East of England | +22 | 71 | £495 | -8.16% | 58 |
| Midlands | -15 | 69 | £500 | -8.26% | 80 |
| West Midlands | -27 | 46 | £525 | -4.55% | 56 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 23 | £453 | -17.73% | 24 |
| Wales | +8 | 11 | £475 | -2.56% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 10 | £550 | - | 34 |
| North East | -25 | 10 | £501 | -12.96% | 16 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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