Java Developer
UK
The median Java Developer daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 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 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 143 | 82 | 65 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -61 | -17 | -1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer | 710 | 1,649 | 3,067 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.65% | 2.84% | 3.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.78% | 3.00% | 3.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 579 | 1,336 | 2,378 |
| 10th Percentile | £399 | £455 | £438 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £518 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £650 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.54% | +8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £750 | £763 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £875 | £863 | £830 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £546 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.17% | +4.00% | +14.13% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 20 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.00 | £61.49 | £46.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £37.50 | £70.00 | £53.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £73.75 | £64.13 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.81% | +15.01% | +13.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £75.00 | £76.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.95 | £76.50 | £77.19 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £52.50 | £72.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.59% | +20.83% | +6.19% |
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 | 39,991 | 54,978 | 83,963 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.74% | 94.64% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,011 | 38,395 | 59,001 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £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 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,675 | 1,545 | 2,052 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.28 | £19.25 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.65 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.56% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.74 | £76.40 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +117.73% | +2.74% |
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 8 May 2024.
Java Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java Developer.
Java Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Java Developer over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
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 8 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 | -84 | 557 | £600 | -11.11% | 115 |
| London | -48 | 401 | £675 | -3.57% | 68 |
| Work from Home | -33 | 277 | £600 | -4.00% | 57 |
| UK excluding London | -14 | 260 | £485 | -11.17% | 66 |
| Scotland | +36 | 99 | £450 | -10.58% | 17 |
| North of England | -10 | 69 | £525 | -12.50% | 12 |
| South East | -39 | 48 | £500 | -4.76% | 15 |
| North West | +23 | 37 | £525 | -4.55% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +1 | 29 | £550 | -10.20% | 3 |
| Midlands | +27 | 19 | £450 | -21.74% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +28 | 17 | £475 | -32.14% | 4 |
| South West | -25 | 12 | £375 | -26.47% | 10 |
| East of England | -6 | 8 | £541 | -22.71% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 5 | £450 | -8.16% | 4 |
| North East | -4 | 3 | £450 | -37.50% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 2 | £398 | -43.21% | 1 |
| Wales | +13 | 1 | £450 | -10.00% | 1 |
Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, 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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