Java Software Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Java Software Engineer daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £800, 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 |
258 |
291 |
423 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+33 |
+132 |
+81 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Software Engineer |
46 |
54 |
54 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option |
0.46% |
0.35% |
0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.50% |
0.38% |
0.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
39 |
45 |
42 |
| 10th Percentile |
£657 |
£455 |
£438 |
| 25th Percentile |
£675 |
£513 |
£507 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£800 |
£800 |
£600 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+33.33% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£875 |
£888 |
£702 |
| 90th Percentile |
£888 |
- |
£749 |
| UK median daily rate |
£750 |
£675 |
£600 |
| % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
+12.50% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£87.50 |
£67.50 |
£37.80 |
| Median hourly rate |
£90.00 |
£70.00 |
£40.59 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+28.57% |
+72.46% |
-28.16% |
| 75th Percentile |
£92.50 |
£72.50 |
£43.39 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| UK median hourly rate |
£66.25 |
£70.00 |
£65.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.36% |
+6.87% |
+0.77% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
9,288 |
14,354 |
24,650 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.77% |
93.54% |
95.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,350 |
9,595 |
17,415 |
| 10th Percentile |
£337 |
£325 |
£360 |
| 25th Percentile |
£414 |
£425 |
£444 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
£525 |
£540 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-2.69% |
+2.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£638 |
£638 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£763 |
£750 |
£750 |
| UK median daily rate |
£515 |
£525 |
£540 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.90% |
-2.78% |
+2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
228 |
579 |
565 |
| 10th Percentile |
£14.00 |
£14.38 |
£18.50 |
| 25th Percentile |
£18.19 |
£23.39 |
£26.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£38.00 |
£44.74 |
£55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-15.06% |
-18.65% |
+57.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£66.00 |
£63.00 |
£68.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75.00 |
£75.25 |
£80.25 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£29.00 |
£36.42 |
£45.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.37% |
-19.07% |
+91.49% |
