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 2 May 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 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 486 | 582 | 547 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +96 | -35 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Software Engineer | 97 | 123 | 310 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 0.21% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | 0.22% | 0.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 69 | 85 | 254 |
| 10th Percentile | £450 | £463 | £454 |
| 25th Percentile | £485 | £506 | £538 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | - | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £850 | £700 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £888 | £749 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £575 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -4.17% | +33.33% |
| 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 | 40,269 | 56,187 | 84,691 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,215 | 39,262 | 59,481 |
| 10th Percentile | £276 | £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 | £735 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,672 | 1,567 | 2,094 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.38 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.42 | £45.00 | £23.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.07% | +94.45% | +2.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.25 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.55 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.94% | +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 2 May 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 2 May 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 | +102 | 84 | £725 | +22.88% | 94 |
| Work from Home | +128 | 56 | £800 | +33.33% | 49 |
| London | +105 | 47 | £800 | +33.33% | 47 |
| UK excluding London | +42 | 36 | £600 | +4.35% | 53 |
| South East | +37 | 18 | £624 | +15.51% | 10 |
| South West | +14 | 10 | £450 | -19.10% | 17 |
| North West | +20 | 5 | £600 | -7.69% | 6 |
| North of England | +17 | 5 | £600 | +2.13% | 9 |
| East of England | +16 | 2 | £543 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | +38 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 May 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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