Java Developer
UK
The median Java Developer daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 152 | 80 | 68 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -72 | -12 | -6 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer | 696 | 1,739 | 3,075 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.61% | 2.91% | 3.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.73% | 3.07% | 3.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 564 | 1,404 | 2,376 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £456 | £438 |
| 25th Percentile | £455 | £524 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £652 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.81% | +8.67% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £750 | £775 | £730 |
| 90th Percentile | £875 | £863 | £825 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £547 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.42% | +4.19% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.00 | £62.50 | £46.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £37.50 | £70.00 | £52.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £72.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.59% | +20.83% | +6.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £75.00 | £65.54 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.95 | - | £77.22 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £52.50 | £72.50 | £56.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.59% | +29.46% | -0.88% |
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 | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
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 27 April 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 27 April 2024.
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 27 April 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 | -79 | 546 | £600 | -11.11% | 128 |
| London | -53 | 396 | £650 | -7.14% | 76 |
| Work from Home | -39 | 274 | £600 | -4.00% | 71 |
| UK excluding London | -22 | 253 | £490 | -10.42% | 67 |
| Scotland | +21 | 95 | £456 | -8.48% | 14 |
| North of England | +2 | 71 | £525 | -8.70% | 14 |
| South East | -21 | 46 | £500 | -4.76% | 17 |
| North West | +16 | 40 | £525 | -4.55% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 28 | £544 | -5.43% | 5 |
| Midlands | +19 | 20 | £475 | -17.39% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +32 | 17 | £475 | -32.14% | 5 |
| East of England | +5 | 8 | £541 | -22.71% | 4 |
| South West | -32 | 8 | £338 | -35.71% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 5 | £450 | -8.16% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 3 | £511 | -20.58% | 1 |
| North East | -6 | 3 | £450 | -28.00% | 1 |
| Wales | +10 | 1 | £450 | -10.00% |
Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 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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