Java Software Engineer
UK
The median Java Software Engineer daily rate in the UK is £675 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 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 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 508 | 586 | 559 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +78 | -27 | -24 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Software Engineer | 92 | 127 | 304 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.21% | 0.21% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 0.22% | 0.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 64 | 88 | 249 |
| 10th Percentile | £450 | £455 | £460 |
| 25th Percentile | £496 | £506 | £538 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | - | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £875 | £700 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £888 | £749 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £575 | £586 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -1.88% | +30.22% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 18 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £54.92 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £67.50 | £60.99 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.87% | +0.77% | +47.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.25 | £69.16 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £71.71 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.87% | +0.77% | +48.57% |
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 | 40,448 | 56,471 | 84,729 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,348 | 39,474 | 59,497 |
| 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 | £734 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,658 | 1,569 | 2,098 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.29 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | £45.00 | £23.46 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +91.86% | +3.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.75 | £48.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.36 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.41% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
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 29 April 2024.
Java Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java Software Engineer.
Java Software Engineer
Top 10 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 29 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 | +83 | 80 | £725 | +22.88% | 91 |
| Work from Home | +117 | 53 | £800 | +33.33% | 48 |
| London | +102 | 44 | £800 | +33.33% | 45 |
| UK excluding London | +46 | 35 | £600 | +4.35% | 54 |
| South East | +30 | 18 | £624 | +15.51% | 8 |
| South West | -3 | 9 | - | - | 19 |
| North West | +25 | 5 | £600 | -7.69% | 5 |
| North of England | +13 | 5 | £600 | +4.35% | 8 |
| East of England | +14 | 2 | £543 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | +33 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, 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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