Java Developer
UK
The median Java Developer daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 July 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 10 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 130 | 134 | 115 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | -19 | -46 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer | 703 | 755 | 1,279 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.17% | 1.75% | 2.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.36% | 1.88% | 2.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 501 | 615 | 1,058 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £390 | £438 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £456 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £597 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.06% | -4.48% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £640 | £800 | £760 |
| 90th Percentile | £838 | £888 | £866 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £463 | £475 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.63% | -7.32% | -5.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 13 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £36.00 | £55.75 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £51.25 | £67.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £67.50 | £72.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.52% | -6.90% | +14.62% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.00 | £67.50 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.52% | -3.57% | +10.67% |
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 | 29,779 | 40,145 | 54,063 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.87% | 92.99% | 94.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,981 | 25,838 | 37,549 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £288 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +0.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +3.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,369 | 2,770 | 1,583 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £12.88 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.79 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.32 | £37.50 | £43.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.81% | -14.05% | +71.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.35 | £73.75 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.80 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +0.50% | +96.64% |
Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Java Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java Developer.
Java Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java Developer over the 6 months to 10 July 2025.
Java Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java Developer.
Java Developer
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 Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 10 July 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 | -15 | 512 | £534 | -11.08% | 133 |
| London | -9 | 364 | £575 | -17.86% | 54 |
| Work from Home | +27 | 296 | £550 | -8.33% | 94 |
| UK excluding London | +44 | 277 | £463 | -2.63% | 116 |
| Scotland | +21 | 133 | £450 | +3.45% | 14 |
| Midlands | +43 | 52 | £420 | -6.67% | 15 |
| North of England | -15 | 51 | £464 | -11.57% | 26 |
| North West | -1 | 36 | £469 | -10.67% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +30 | 34 | £500 | +11.11% | 11 |
| East Midlands | +18 | 18 | £320 | -19.62% | 4 |
| South East | +5 | 15 | £501 | -4.67% | 24 |
| Yorkshire | -15 | 12 | £513 | -6.82% | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 11 | £410 | -36.92% | 19 |
| East of England | +20 | 5 | £488 | -9.80% | 3 |
| South West | +18 | 5 | £475 | +11.76% | 14 |
| Wales | - | 5 | £469 | - | 1 |
| North East | -1 | 4 | £380 | -13.14% | 4 |
Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 July 2025, Java Developer 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 in the job title.
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Java Developer 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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