Java Developer
UK
The median Java Developer daily rate in the UK is £563 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 140 | 90 | 67 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -50 | -23 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer | 719 | 1,471 | 3,032 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.67% | 2.62% | 3.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.80% | 2.77% | 3.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 585 | 1,221 | 2,377 |
| 10th Percentile | £390 | £450 | £431 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £513 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | £650 | £605 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.46% | +7.44% | +7.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £750 | £760 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £875 | £863 | £838 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | - | +12.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 19 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.00 | £60.48 | £46.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £40.00 | £70.00 | £53.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £56.25 | £75.00 | £64.13 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +16.96% | +10.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | - | £74.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.60 | £78.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £56.25 | £72.50 | £61.63 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.41% | +17.65% | +6.25% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Java Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java Developer.
Java Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java Developer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Java Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java Developer.
Java Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Java Developer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Java Developer
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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 | -67 | 574 | £600 | -10.45% | 139 |
| London | -40 | 413 | £650 | -7.14% | 75 |
| Work from Home | -27 | 275 | £600 | - | 85 |
| UK excluding London | -20 | 257 | £475 | -9.52% | 77 |
| Scotland | +39 | 87 | £438 | -12.24% | 12 |
| North of England | -5 | 66 | £525 | -12.50% | 22 |
| South East | -28 | 49 | £500 | - | 13 |
| North West | +26 | 36 | £525 | -4.55% | 22 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 27 | £550 | -15.38% | |
| South West | -32 | 20 | £400 | -20.00% | 17 |
| Midlands | +9 | 18 | £450 | -18.18% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +6 | 16 | £450 | -21.74% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +7 | 9 | £650 | - | 2 |
| East of England | -8 | 9 | £541 | -22.71% | 1 |
| North East | -1 | 3 | £450 | -29.13% | |
| East Midlands | -2 | 2 | £398 | -43.21% | 4 |
Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Java 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 featuring Java Developer in the job title.
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Java Developer Skill Set
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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