Java Developer
UK
The median Java Developer daily rate in the UK is £597, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 131 | 127 | 69 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | -58 | -5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer | 724 | 1,112 | 3,052 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.80% | 2.05% | 3.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.94% | 2.16% | 3.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 577 | 904 | 2,400 |
| 10th Percentile | £382 | £425 | £446 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £494 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £597 | £616 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.12% | -1.40% | +9.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £800 | £763 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £888 | £875 | £850 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -9.09% | +15.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 22 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.13 | £55.85 | £45.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £55.00 | £65.31 | £51.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.75 | £71.25 | £64.13 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.51% | +11.11% | +6.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £75.19 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £68.75 | £70.00 | £64.13 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.79% | +9.16% | +8.04% |
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 | 37,355 | 51,390 | 85,225 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.01% | 94.57% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,199 | 35,553 | 60,100 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £306 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £535 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.87% | -0.47% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.56% | +8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,247 | 1,538 | 1,903 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.86 | £14.47 | £13.17 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.32 | £19.00 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.03 | £43.00 | £25.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.26% | +67.45% | +28.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.50 | £67.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.00 | £39.55 | £21.30 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.72% | +85.68% | +20.00% |
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 26 July 2024.
Java Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java Developer.
Java Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Java Developer over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
Java Developer
Top 16 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 26 July 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 | -21 | 601 | £600 | -5.88% | 101 |
| London | -16 | 438 | £725 | +7.41% | 39 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 253 | £650 | +13.04% | 67 |
| UK excluding London | +13 | 249 | £450 | -10.00% | 77 |
| Scotland | +42 | 81 | £428 | -9.91% | 7 |
| North of England | +16 | 69 | £500 | -16.63% | 16 |
| South East | +10 | 48 | £525 | +7.69% | 16 |
| North West | +40 | 32 | £525 | -4.55% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 32 | £500 | -23.08% | 4 |
| South West | -29 | 24 | £450 | -5.26% | 13 |
| Midlands | +14 | 13 | £450 | -10.00% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 12 | £450 | -16.28% | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 9 | £525 | -8.70% | 8 |
| East of England | +2 | 6 | £597 | -8.61% | 7 |
| North East | +2 | 5 | £438 | -28.57% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 1 | £398 | -43.21% |
Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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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