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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 26 | 16 | 12 |
Rank change year-on-year | -10 | -4 | -2 |
Contract jobs citing Java | 2,593 | 5,441 | 8,950 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.99% | 9.10% | 10.07% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 20.34% | 25.95% | 27.73% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 1,927 | 4,069 | 6,413 |
10th Percentile | £400 | £431 | £425 |
25th Percentile | £463 | £500 | £500 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £600 | £586 |
Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +2.39% | +11.62% |
75th Percentile | £700 | £738 | £700 |
90th Percentile | £850 | £825 | £800 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £506 | £540 | £525 |
% change year-on-year | -6.30% | +2.86% | +12.90% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 60 | 108 | 106 |
10th Percentile | £40.45 | £40.67 | £30.00 |
25th Percentile | £50.75 | £53.75 | £46.25 |
Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +8.33% | +26.32% |
75th Percentile | £71.25 | £73.72 | £65.77 |
90th Percentile | £75.30 | £75.00 | £76.51 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £63.75 | £65.00 | £56.50 |
% change year-on-year | -1.92% | +15.04% | +24.86% |
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 | 12,747 | 20,965 | 32,275 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.44% | 35.05% | 36.33% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 9,054 | 15,147 | 23,495 |
10th Percentile | £350 | £400 | £381 |
25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £450 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
90th Percentile | £750 | £783 | £750 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £485 |
% change year-on-year | -2.20% | +3.09% | +14.12% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 480 | 477 | 511 |
10th Percentile | £31.25 | £26.39 | £19.91 |
25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
Median hourly rate | £60.07 | £60.70 | £50.00 |
Median % change year-on-year | -1.04% | +21.40% | +13.64% |
75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
90th Percentile | £78.88 | £77.00 | £67.80 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £49.25 |
% change year-on-year | - | +26.90% | +15.88% |
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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 27 April 2024.
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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 27 April 2024.
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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 27 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 | -13 | 2,158 | £575 | -4.17% | 1,069 |
London | -9 | 1,430 | £600 | -7.69% | 563 |
Work from Home | -11 | 970 | £592 | +0.13% | 559 |
UK excluding London | -7 | 903 | £506 | -6.30% | 599 |
North of England | -5 | 256 | £500 | -11.46% | 121 |
Scotland | -5 | 213 | £480 | -3.71% | 74 |
South East | -17 | 190 | £575 | +9.52% | 134 |
North West | -3 | 145 | £495 | -10.00% | 76 |
Yorkshire | +6 | 101 | £525 | -4.55% | 25 |
South West | -53 | 88 | £575 | +4.55% | 109 |
East of England | +25 | 70 | £490 | -9.76% | 49 |
Midlands | -28 | 69 | £504 | -6.71% | 74 |
West Midlands | -22 | 47 | £525 | -4.55% | 57 |
East Midlands | +4 | 22 | £489 | -9.02% | 17 |
Wales | +8 | 11 | £475 | -2.56% | 19 |
North East | -24 | 10 | £501 | -12.96% | 22 |
Northern Ireland | -4 | 9 | £500 | -4.76% | 24 |
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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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