Java Architect
UK
The median Java Architect daily rate in the UK is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 June 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 18 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 500 | 513 | 656 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | +143 | +120 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Architect | 32 | 74 | 29 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.17% | 0.052% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.18% | 0.055% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 66 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £434 | £550 | £550 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £644 | £600 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £725 | £725 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.14% | - | +11.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £888 | £863 |
| 90th Percentile | £615 | - | £1,088 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £563 | £725 | £615 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.41% | +17.89% | -7.17% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 27,507 | 40,753 | 52,440 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.24% | 92.91% | 94.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,670 | 26,124 | 36,544 |
| 10th Percentile | £289 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £407 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,180 | 2,967 | 1,489 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.75 | £16.37 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.45 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.80% | -16.67% | +76.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.01 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.75 | £76.99 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.59 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -1.45% | +102.95% |
Java Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Java Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java Architect
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java Architect.
Java Architect
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java Architect over the 6 months to 18 June 2025.
Java Architect
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java Architect.
Java Architect
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 18 June 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 |
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| England | +31 | 31 | £550 | -24.14% | 46 |
| London | +25 | 17 | £500 | -36.51% | 15 |
| Work from Home | +23 | 15 | £519 | -37.15% | 20 |
| UK excluding London | +30 | 14 | £563 | -22.41% | 34 |
| North of England | +21 | 10 | £550 | -3.85% | 14 |
| North West | +16 | 8 | £575 | +0.52% | 8 |
| South East | +29 | 3 | £575 | -20.69% | 12 |
| Midlands | - | 3 | £537 | - | 3 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £537 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £500 | - | 5 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £420 | - | 2 |
Java Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 June 2025, Java Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Java Architect in the job title.
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Java Architect Skill Set
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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