Java
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Java skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Java over the 6 months to 10 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 29 | 13 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | -2 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing Java | 2,720 | 8,354 | 9,874 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.11% | 10.87% | 11.03% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 19.87% | 28.91% | 28.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,983 | 5,943 | 7,170 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £450 | £411 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £513 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £600 | £555 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +8.11% | +5.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £695 | £725 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £810 | £800 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +10.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 64 | 166 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £38.24 | £47.99 | £36.64 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.32 | £58.05 | £45.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £57.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +14.04% | +31.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.30 | £71.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.85 | £75.00 | £77.18 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £56.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +16.07% | +27.27% |
All Programming Languages
UK
Java is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 13,690 | 28,899 | 34,604 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.78% | 37.61% | 38.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,741 | 20,684 | 25,192 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £400 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £465 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £565 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.65% | +7.62% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £775 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £518 | £470 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.38% | +10.11% | +10.59% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 419 | 496 | 427 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.90 | £25.50 | £19.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £47.13 | £46.63 | £30.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.84 | £62.50 | £48.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.06% | +28.87% | +14.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.50 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.15 | £74.76 | £70.04 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £46.67 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +39.28% | +8.53% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Java as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java.
Java
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java over the 6 months to 10 December 2023.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Java over the 6 months to 10 December 2023.
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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 within the UK over the 6 months to 10 December 2023. 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 | -19 | 2,218 | £575 | -5.74% | 1,607 |
| London | -12 | 1,441 | £600 | -7.69% | 855 |
| Work from Home | -15 | 1,128 | £575 | -4.17% | 829 |
| UK excluding London | -23 | 926 | £525 | -4.55% | 923 |
| Scotland | -7 | 222 | £478 | -4.50% | 66 |
| North of England | -19 | 212 | £525 | -10.64% | 201 |
| South East | -20 | 210 | £528 | -4.09% | 295 |
| South West | -18 | 163 | £600 | +3.23% | 151 |
| North West | -16 | 122 | £528 | -8.26% | 122 |
| Yorkshire | -10 | 87 | £525 | -12.50% | 58 |
| Midlands | -38 | 72 | £495 | -8.33% | 87 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 40 | £500 | -4.76% | 28 |
| East of England | -48 | 39 | £500 | -16.67% | 83 |
| West Midlands | -52 | 36 | £525 | -2.78% | 59 |
| Wales | -7 | 11 | £488 | +8.33% | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | -13 | 11 | £700 | +40.00% | 30 |
| North East | -23 | 3 | £473 | -17.83% | 22 |
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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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