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 2 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 2 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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Rank | 29 | 13 | 11 |
Rank change year-on-year | -16 | -2 | -3 |
Contract jobs citing Java | 2,773 | 8,513 | 9,991 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.16% | 10.95% | 11.16% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 19.92% | 28.99% | 28.78% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 2,028 | 6,081 | 7,228 |
10th Percentile | £400 | £450 | £410 |
25th Percentile | £463 | £513 | £475 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £600 | £550 |
Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +9.09% | +4.76% |
75th Percentile | £696 | £725 | £673 |
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 | 71 | 168 | 80 |
10th Percentile | £39.85 | £47.13 | £35.00 |
25th Percentile | £48.32 | £57.50 | £45.00 |
Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £57.00 |
Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +14.04% | +32.56% |
75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.30 | £70.33 |
90th Percentile | £77.50 | £75.00 | £75.67 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £63.75 | £65.00 | £55.00 |
% change year-on-year | -1.92% | +18.18% | +27.17% |
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 | 13,918 | 29,368 | 34,717 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.90% | 37.77% | 38.79% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 9,893 | 21,029 | 25,213 |
10th Percentile | £363 | £400 | £363 |
25th Percentile | £431 | £466 | £427 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £568 | £525 |
Median % change year-on-year | -3.08% | +8.10% | +10.53% |
75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £638 |
90th Percentile | £750 | £775 | £713 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £518 | £472 |
% change year-on-year | -3.38% | +9.64% | +11.06% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 428 | 509 | 440 |
10th Percentile | £31.43 | £25.40 | £18.60 |
25th Percentile | £47.50 | £46.25 | £27.38 |
Median hourly rate | £60.36 | £62.50 | £47.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | -3.43% | +31.58% | +11.76% |
75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.50 | £58.75 |
90th Percentile | £78.00 | £74.62 | £70.00 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £46.24 |
% change year-on-year | - | +40.57% | +7.53% |
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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.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java over the 6 months to 2 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 2 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 2 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 | -17 | 2,277 | £575 | -5.74% | 1,579 |
London | -12 | 1,475 | £600 | -7.69% | 797 |
Work from Home | -16 | 1,156 | £575 | -4.17% | 885 |
UK excluding London | -23 | 947 | £525 | -4.55% | 988 |
Scotland | -7 | 222 | £475 | -5.00% | 93 |
North of England | -19 | 217 | £525 | -10.64% | 223 |
South East | -23 | 216 | £525 | -4.55% | 306 |
South West | -19 | 165 | £600 | +4.35% | 149 |
North West | -10 | 125 | £533 | -9.55% | 131 |
Yorkshire | -14 | 88 | £525 | -12.50% | 68 |
Midlands | -43 | 71 | £498 | -7.87% | 101 |
East of England | -40 | 49 | £513 | -14.58% | 83 |
East Midlands | +12 | 41 | £500 | -4.76% | 31 |
West Midlands | -55 | 34 | £550 | +1.85% | 70 |
Northern Ireland | -13 | 11 | £700 | +40.00% | 29 |
Wales | 0 | 10 | £450 | -10.00% | 18 |
North East | -22 | 4 | £499 | -13.26% | 27 |
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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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