Java
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Java skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Java over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 16 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | -4 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Java | 2,622 | 5,421 | 8,952 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.01% | 9.08% | 10.09% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 20.40% | 25.94% | 27.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,949 | 4,048 | 6,422 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £433 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £500 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £555 | £600 | £586 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.50% | +2.39% | +11.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £738 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £825 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £507 | £540 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.16% | +2.86% | +12.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 62 | 106 | 107 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.04 | £40.48 | £30.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.25 | £53.75 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.75 | £65.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.92% | +8.33% | +26.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.94 | £73.08 | £66.57 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £75.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £56.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +15.04% | +24.18% |
All Programming Languages
UK
Java is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,854 | 20,901 | 32,217 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.49% | 35.02% | 36.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,130 | 15,092 | 23,463 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £400 | £381 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £760 | £780 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +3.09% | +14.12% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 485 | 471 | 514 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £26.25 | £19.91 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.50 | £60.70 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.33% | +21.40% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £77.00 | £68.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £49.52 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +26.21% | +16.52% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Java as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Java over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
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Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the UK over the 6 months to 29 April 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 | -12 | 2,184 | £575 | -4.17% | 1,133 |
| London | -8 | 1,447 | £600 | -7.69% | 607 |
| Work from Home | -11 | 988 | £594 | -0.38% | 576 |
| UK excluding London | -8 | 912 | £507 | -6.16% | 613 |
| North of England | -7 | 259 | £510 | -9.73% | 128 |
| Scotland | -4 | 214 | £480 | -3.81% | 67 |
| South East | -17 | 190 | £575 | +8.49% | 140 |
| North West | 0 | 146 | £498 | -9.55% | 83 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 103 | £525 | -4.55% | 25 |
| South West | -49 | 92 | £575 | +4.55% | 109 |
| East of England | +22 | 70 | £490 | -9.09% | 53 |
| Midlands | -23 | 70 | £500 | -7.41% | 82 |
| West Midlands | -23 | 48 | £525 | -4.55% | 61 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 22 | £489 | -9.02% | 21 |
| Wales | +6 | 11 | £475 | -2.56% | 18 |
| North East | -25 | 10 | £501 | -12.96% | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | -3 | 9 | £500 | -4.76% | 23 |
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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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