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 1 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 1 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 127 | 132 | 107 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -25 | -38 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer | 677 | 753 | 1,292 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.20% | 1.74% | 2.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.39% | 1.88% | 2.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 477 | 618 | 1,065 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £388 | £446 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £453 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £596 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.91% | -4.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £786 | £763 |
| 90th Percentile | £838 | £888 | £870 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £455 | £475 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.21% | -8.65% | -3.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 12 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £35.50 | £56.50 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £48.44 | £68.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £61.88 | £72.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -14.66% | +14.62% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.00 | £61.88 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | -11.61% | +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 | 28,350 | 40,134 | 52,706 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.02% | 92.98% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,122 | 25,769 | 36,623 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £282 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 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% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,269 | 2,866 | 1,533 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.77 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.33 | £16.50 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.33% | -12.79% | +69.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
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 1 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 1 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 | -7 | 494 | £530 | -11.67% | 637 |
| London | -6 | 349 | £575 | -17.86% | 308 |
| Work from Home | +25 | 283 | £550 | -10.20% | 394 |
| UK excluding London | +39 | 268 | £455 | -4.21% | 416 |
| Scotland | +20 | 129 | £450 | +3.45% | 49 |
| Midlands | +51 | 53 | £420 | -6.67% | 56 |
| North of England | -10 | 49 | £460 | -12.48% | 100 |
| West Midlands | +28 | 35 | £500 | +11.11% | 35 |
| North West | +5 | 34 | £469 | -10.67% | 57 |
| East Midlands | +20 | 18 | £320 | -19.62% | 21 |
| South East | +16 | 14 | £501 | -4.67% | 98 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 11 | £410 | -36.92% | 22 |
| Yorkshire | -14 | 11 | £513 | -6.82% | 33 |
| East of England | +19 | 5 | £488 | -9.80% | 40 |
| South West | +17 | 5 | £475 | +18.75% | 43 |
| North East | +2 | 5 | £380 | -13.14% | 10 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £325 | - | 10 |
Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 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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