Java Developer
UK
The median Java Developer daily rate in the UK is £600 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 December 2023.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 187 | 64 | 63 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -123 | -1 | -7 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer | 600 | 2,750 | 3,314 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.35% | 3.58% | 3.70% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.44% | 3.76% | 3.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 479 | 2,102 | 2,546 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £465 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £550 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £650 | £586 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +11.02% | +6.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £800 | £750 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £938 | £850 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £575 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +16.16% | +10.61% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 15 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £59.68 | £66.00 | £55.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.22 | £70.00 | £58.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £73.00 | £65.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.96% | +11.45% | +12.93% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £75.00 | £71.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.00 | - | £77.49 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £63.42 | £72.75 | £65.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.82% | +11.07% | +12.93% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 41,552 | 73,114 | 85,514 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.42% | 95.16% | 95.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,976 | 50,959 | 59,881 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £313 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +7.32% | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £644 | £650 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £740 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,473 | 1,721 | 2,216 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.16 | £13.25 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.06 | £17.00 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £44.50 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.33% | +50.00% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.75 | £45.89 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £72.50 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £24.73 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +79.98% | +41.29% | -14.29% |
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 December 2023.
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 10 December 2023.
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 December 2023. 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 | -137 | 492 | £625 | -7.41% | 216 |
| London | -74 | 375 | £675 | -3.57% | 119 |
| Work from Home | -103 | 237 | £600 | -4.00% | 103 |
| UK excluding London | -117 | 176 | £500 | -13.04% | 121 |
| Scotland | -3 | 64 | £475 | -5.00% | 10 |
| North of England | -60 | 52 | £500 | -20.00% | 27 |
| Yorkshire | -3 | 27 | £588 | -12.96% | 5 |
| South West | -26 | 27 | £550 | -8.33% | 21 |
| North West | -26 | 24 | £450 | -25.00% | 15 |
| South East | -59 | 19 | £430 | -21.82% | 43 |
| Midlands | +42 | 11 | £675 | +33.00% | 10 |
| East of England | -26 | 9 | £700 | +16.67% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +38 | 8 | £700 | +35.92% | 9 |
| East Midlands | +24 | 8 | £700 | +12.00% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | -11 | 3 | £575 | +15.00% | 6 |
| Wales | -2 | 1 | £450 | -5.26% | 1 |
| North East | -12 | 1 | £473 | -21.25% | 7 |
Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 December 2023, 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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