Lead Java Developer
UK > Work from Home
The median Lead Java Developer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £558, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
7 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
297 |
300 |
386 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+3 |
+86 |
+134 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Java Developer |
21 |
16 |
5 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.21% |
0.13% |
0.028% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.22% |
0.14% |
0.030% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
15 |
16 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
£481 |
£525 |
£548 |
| 25th Percentile |
£513 |
£625 |
£581 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£558 |
£800 |
£750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-30.31% |
+6.67% |
+25.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£750 |
£888 |
£900 |
| 90th Percentile |
£850 |
£907 |
- |
| UK median daily rate |
£565 |
£775 |
£643 |
| % change year-on-year |
-27.10% |
+20.62% |
+7.08% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work 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 |
9,503 |
11,296 |
16,780 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.31% |
93.10% |
94.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,215 |
7,149 |
11,556 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£325 |
£325 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£413 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£525 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.38% |
- |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£620 |
£638 |
£638 |
| 90th Percentile |
£723 |
£750 |
£738 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
- |
-4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
335 |
206 |
378 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.18 |
£18.50 |
£17.60 |
| 25th Percentile |
£20.50 |
£24.26 |
£26.24 |
| Median hourly rate |
£43.69 |
£38.25 |
£52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+14.22% |
-27.14% |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£65.00 |
£70.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70.00 |
£75.00 |
£86.63 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£34.75 |
£44.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-27.63% |
-21.02% |
+40.98% |
