Java Software Engineer
UK
The median Java Software Engineer daily rate in the UK is £750, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 420 | 488 | 592 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +68 | +104 | -33 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Software Engineer | 100 | 94 | 126 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.34% | 0.22% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.37% | 0.23% | 0.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 65 | 66 | 87 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £450 | £453 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £489 | £506 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £750 | £675 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | +12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £875 | £869 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £888 | £888 | £749 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £470 | £600 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.67% | +4.35% | -1.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 11 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.13 | - | £54.92 |
| 25th Percentile | £64.06 | £67.50 | £60.99 |
| Median hourly rate | £66.25 | £70.00 | £65.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.36% | +6.87% | +0.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £71.25 | £69.16 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.88 | £72.50 | £71.71 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £70.00 | £65.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +6.87% | +0.77% |
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 Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Java Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java Software Engineer.
Java Software Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java Software Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Java Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java Software Engineer.
Java Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Java Software Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Java Software Engineer
Top 12 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 Engineer 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 | +62 | 87 | £800 | +10.34% | 107 |
| London | +49 | 56 | £800 | - | 62 |
| Work from Home | +33 | 46 | £800 | - | 93 |
| UK excluding London | +69 | 42 | £470 | -21.67% | 79 |
| South West | +47 | 11 | £519 | +15.28% | 5 |
| South East | +37 | 9 | - | - | 29 |
| North of England | +23 | 9 | £638 | +6.25% | 17 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 8 | £363 | - | 5 |
| North West | +19 | 7 | - | - | 13 |
| Scotland | +15 | 3 | £398 | - | 6 |
| East of England | +30 | 2 | £485 | -10.60% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £638 | - | 1 |
Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Java Software Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Java Software Engineer 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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