Java Developer
UK
The median Java Developer daily rate in the UK is £530, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 141 | 144 | 82 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -62 | -14 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer | 593 | 707 | 1,732 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.03% | 1.62% | 2.90% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.19% | 1.75% | 3.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 388 | 575 | 1,397 |
| 10th Percentile | £380 | £395 | £458 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £575 | £669 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.83% | -14.05% | +11.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £645 | £750 | £775 |
| 90th Percentile | £828 | £875 | £863 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £490 | £546 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.16% | -10.26% | +4.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £65.30 | £35.00 | £62.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £65.75 | £37.50 | £70.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £69.11 | £52.50 | £72.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.64% | -27.59% | +20.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.10 | £56.25 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.12 | £66.95 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £69.11 | £52.50 | £72.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.64% | -27.59% | +29.46% |
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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
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 May 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 May 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 | -4 | 405 | £550 | -8.33% | 690 |
| London | -23 | 294 | £585 | -10.00% | 143 |
| UK excluding London | +36 | 252 | £450 | -8.16% | 657 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 231 | £550 | -8.33% | 496 |
| Scotland | +20 | 133 | £441 | -2.00% | 42 |
| North of England | -2 | 49 | £530 | +0.95% | 159 |
| North West | +4 | 26 | £530 | +0.95% | 86 |
| Midlands | +24 | 21 | £425 | -5.56% | 115 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 20 | £408 | -9.44% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 17 | £525 | -4.55% | 56 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 16 | £470 | -1.05% | 63 |
| South East | +11 | 13 | £501 | +0.10% | 174 |
| South West | +46 | 10 | £441 | +17.60% | 73 |
| North East | +4 | 7 | £380 | -15.56% | 17 |
| East of England | +27 | 5 | £488 | -9.80% | 91 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 5 | £326 | -17.99% | 44 |
| Wales | +1 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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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