Lead Java Engineer
UK
The median Lead Java Engineer daily rate in the UK is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
510 |
563 |
712 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+53 |
+149 |
+104 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Java Engineer |
10 |
19 |
6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK |
0.034% |
0.044% |
0.010% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.037% |
0.047% |
0.011% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
9 |
19 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
£480 |
£500 |
£464 |
| 25th Percentile |
£513 |
£544 |
£484 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£825 |
£538 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-33.33% |
+53.49% |
-20.37% |
| 75th Percentile |
£563 |
£888 |
£622 |
| 90th Percentile |
£825 |
- |
£661 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate |
£480 |
£500 |
£581 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.00% |
-13.98% |
-6.25% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 |
27,084 |
40,415 |
56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.52% |
92.78% |
94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
17,692 |
26,309 |
39,470 |
| 10th Percentile |
£300 |
£275 |
£313 |
| 25th Percentile |
£406 |
£410 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£515 |
£525 |
£540 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.90% |
-2.78% |
+2.86% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£638 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£738 |
£750 |
£750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate |
£475 |
£492 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.46% |
-1.60% |
+5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1,035 |
2,664 |
1,570 |
| 10th Percentile |
£14.07 |
£12.86 |
£14.29 |
| 25th Percentile |
£18.50 |
£16.30 |
£19.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£29.00 |
£36.42 |
£45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-20.37% |
-19.07% |
+91.49% |
| 75th Percentile |
£62.50 |
£60.75 |
£65.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75.00 |
£72.50 |
£75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate |
£28.00 |
£39.55 |
£42.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-29.20% |
-6.94% |
+117.95% |
