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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 17 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -5 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Java | 2,637 | 5,137 | 8,869 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.12% | 8.86% | 10.17% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 20.71% | 25.40% | 28.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,960 | 3,837 | 6,344 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £431 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £500 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £566 | £600 | £588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.63% | +2.13% | +11.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £710 | £730 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £825 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £509 | £540 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.74% | +2.86% | +12.48% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 70 | 103 | 111 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.73 | £42.01 | £32.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.56 | £53.75 | £48.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.75 | £65.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.67% | +4.80% | +31.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.73 | £70.36 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £75.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | +34.83% |
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 | 12,736 | 20,223 | 31,637 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.58% | 34.86% | 36.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,069 | 14,573 | 23,041 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £395 | £383 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £455 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £528 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +2.56% | +14.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 486 | 462 | 501 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.14 | £19.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.18 | £60.94 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.03% | +21.88% | +14.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.96 | £78.00 | £69.05 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £61.84 | £49.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.07% | +24.30% | +19.88% |
Java
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Java as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java
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 9 May 2024.
Java
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 9 May 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 9 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 | -9 | 2,215 | £575 | -4.96% | 1,008 |
| London | -8 | 1,466 | £600 | -7.69% | 542 |
| Work from Home | -10 | 982 | £600 | - | 563 |
| UK excluding London | -6 | 905 | £509 | -5.74% | 580 |
| North of England | -8 | 260 | £510 | -11.30% | 108 |
| Scotland | -7 | 198 | £475 | -4.71% | 81 |
| South East | -13 | 195 | £575 | +9.52% | 108 |
| North West | +1 | 146 | £498 | -9.55% | 69 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 104 | £525 | -8.70% | 29 |
| South West | -39 | 98 | £550 | - | 118 |
| Midlands | -9 | 72 | £504 | -8.41% | 71 |
| East of England | +12 | 69 | £496 | -8.61% | 51 |
| West Midlands | -25 | 46 | £525 | -4.55% | 48 |
| East Midlands | +14 | 26 | £478 | -13.05% | 23 |
| Wales | +12 | 10 | £488 | -1.27% | 10 |
| North East | -25 | 10 | £501 | -12.96% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 9 | £550 | - | 38 |
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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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