Java Software Engineer
UK
The median Java Software Engineer daily rate in the UK is £800 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 451 | 580 | 550 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +129 | -30 | +17 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Software Engineer | 124 | 102 | 306 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.29% | 0.18% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.31% | 0.19% | 0.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 84 | 66 | 254 |
| 10th Percentile | £450 | £482 | £438 |
| 25th Percentile | £496 | £514 | £538 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £800 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £856 | £700 | £696 |
| 90th Percentile | £888 | £750 | £746 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £569 | £575 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.09% | -4.17% | +26.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 15 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £67.50 | £48.94 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £60.91 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.87% | +0.77% | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £65.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £70.30 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.87% | +0.77% | +52.94% |
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 Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Java Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java Software Engineer.
Java Software Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java Software Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Java Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java Software Engineer.
Java Software Engineer
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Software Engineer 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 | +114 | 109 | £800 | +33.33% | 66 |
| Work from Home | +136 | 73 | £800 | +24.27% | 54 |
| London | +121 | 63 | £800 | +23.08% | 38 |
| UK excluding London | +40 | 46 | £569 | -1.09% | 45 |
| South West | +8 | 20 | £475 | +1.33% | 15 |
| South East | +19 | 17 | £600 | +11.11% | |
| North West | +20 | 4 | £550 | +3.29% | 8 |
| North of England | +13 | 4 | £550 | -21.43% | 9 |
| Scotland | +38 | 2 | £400 | - | 8 |
| East of England | +5 | 2 | £543 | -5.65% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £600 | - | 9 |
Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Java Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in the job title.
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Java Software Engineer 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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