Java Software Developer
UK
The median Java Software Developer daily rate in the UK is £800, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 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 7 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 508 | 559 | 645 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +51 | +86 | +25 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Software Developer | 35 | 37 | 40 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.086% | 0.070% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.092% | 0.074% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 33 | 33 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £466 | £530 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £538 | £725 | £493 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £800 | £825 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.03% | +37.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £875 | £888 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £408 | £563 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.56% | +21.62% | -22.92% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £63.78 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £64.20 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £67.42 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £70.57 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £70.93 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £67.42 |
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 | 29,319 | 40,234 | 53,898 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.96% | 93.01% | 94.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,683 | 25,888 | 37,411 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +0.94% |
| 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% | +3.84% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,330 | 2,797 | 1,580 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.36 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.39 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.64% | -12.79% | +72.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £74.00 | £76.99 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +1.14% | +97.75% |
Java Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Java Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java Software Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java Software Developer.
Java Software Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java Software Developer over the 6 months to 7 July 2025.
Java Software Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java Software Developer.
Java Software Developer
Top 8 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Software Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 7 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 | +48 | 28 | £800 | -3.03% | 16 |
| Work from Home | +29 | 27 | £800 | -3.03% | 14 |
| London | +28 | 26 | £800 | -3.03% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +48 | 5 | £408 | -27.56% | 17 |
| North West | +6 | 2 | £498 | -5.10% | 1 |
| North of England | +5 | 2 | £498 | -5.10% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | -12 | 2 | £364 | -44.04% | 2 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £325 | - |
Java Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 July 2025, Java Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Java Software 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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