Java Developer - Algo Trading
UK
The median Java Developer - Algo Trading daily rate in the UK is £850, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 August 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 31 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 561 | 565 | 653 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +88 | +192 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.009% | 0.021% | 0.008% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.010% | 0.022% | 0.008% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £825 | £788 | £813 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £850 | £850 | £875 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.86% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £875 | £1,013 | £938 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £1,163 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All DemandTrendContract 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 | 30,068 | 35,907 | 47,656 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.24% | 93.03% | 94.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,996 | 22,654 | 32,790 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £300 | £303 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £534 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.69% | -2.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £620 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,568 | 1,838 | 1,476 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.73 | £14.16 | £14.57 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £20.00 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £42.17 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +1.96% | +62.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.78 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.41 | £75.00 | £77.22 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £44.04 | £38.65 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.89% | +13.95% | +79.77% |
Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading job vacancies in the UK.
Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading
Top 3 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading within the UK over the 6 months to 31 August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +20 | 3 | £850 | - | 3 |
| London | +15 | 3 | £850 | - | 3 |
| Work from Home | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 August 2025, Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading 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 Developer - Algorithmic Trading in the job title.
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Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading 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: