Senior Java Software Developer Contract Job Trends in Wales

Senior Java Software Developer
UK > Wales

The median Senior Java Software Developer daily rate in Wales is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 August 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
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Java Software Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 0.29% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £313 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - -
75th Percentile £338 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £406 £675 £575
% change year-on-year -39.81% +17.39% -6.12%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 307 358 465
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.22% 90.40% 94.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 214 208 341
10th Percentile £190 £136 £165
25th Percentile £266 £200 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £396 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year -6.76% -5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £488 £550 £588
90th Percentile £634 £621 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% -1.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 53 29
10th Percentile £13.08 £15.48 £15.85
25th Percentile £15.25 £20.12 £16.98
Median hourly rate £20.50 £27.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.45% +22.22% +38.23%
75th Percentile £21.50 £48.75 £27.25
90th Percentile £26.67 £53.50 £50.29
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% +1.18% +63.46%

Senior Java Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings that featured Senior Java Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Java Software Developer in Wales

Senior Java Software Developer
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Java Software Developer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 29 August 2025. 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
North Wales - 1 £325 -
Senior Java Software Developer
UK

Senior Java Software Developer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 29 August 2025, Senior Java Software Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wales region featuring Senior Java Software Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Spring
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) Spring Boot
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) React Native

Senior Java Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) React Native
1 1 (100.00%) Spring
1 1 (100.00%) Spring Boot
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker