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 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 26 | 17 | 12 |
Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -5 | -2 |
Contract jobs citing Java | 2,646 | 5,099 | 8,890 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.15% | 8.82% | 10.17% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 20.78% | 25.35% | 28.02% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 1,962 | 3,811 | 6,360 |
10th Percentile | £400 | £430 | £425 |
25th Percentile | £461 | £500 | £500 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £564 | £600 | £588 |
Median % change year-on-year | -6.04% | +2.00% | +12.05% |
75th Percentile | £710 | £730 | £700 |
90th Percentile | £850 | £825 | £800 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £506 | £540 | £525 |
% change year-on-year | -6.30% | +2.86% | +12.90% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 73 | 103 | 119 |
10th Percentile | £41.78 | £42.01 | £32.45 |
25th Percentile | £52.50 | £53.75 | £49.01 |
Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.50 | £63.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | -0.76% | +3.15% | +33.68% |
75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.73 | £75.00 |
90th Percentile | £74.90 | £75.00 | £77.06 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £63.25 |
% change year-on-year | - | +2.77% | +39.78% |
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 | 12,734 | 20,114 | 31,724 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.61% | 34.80% | 36.28% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 9,061 | 14,492 | 23,124 |
10th Percentile | £350 | £394 | £385 |
25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £455 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £550 | £550 |
Median % change year-on-year | -3.64% | - | +10.00% |
75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £653 |
90th Percentile | £763 | £783 | £750 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £490 |
% change year-on-year | -2.20% | +2.04% | +15.29% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 488 | 462 | 508 |
10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.14 | £19.52 |
25th Percentile | £46.36 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
Median hourly rate | £62.43 | £62.50 | £50.64 |
Median % change year-on-year | -0.12% | +23.43% | +17.08% |
75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
90th Percentile | £78.88 | £78.00 | £74.65 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.20 |
% change year-on-year | - | +24.50% | +22.44% |
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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 11 May 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 11 May 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 11 May 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 | -9 | 2,226 | £575 | -4.96% | 1,053 |
London | -7 | 1,468 | £606 | -6.73% | 568 |
Work from Home | -10 | 987 | £600 | - | 574 |
UK excluding London | -5 | 912 | £506 | -6.30% | 590 |
North of England | -7 | 261 | £505 | -12.13% | 107 |
South East | -12 | 197 | £575 | +9.52% | 121 |
Scotland | -7 | 196 | £470 | -3.89% | 78 |
North West | +1 | 146 | £495 | -10.00% | 71 |
Yorkshire | +2 | 105 | £525 | -8.70% | 26 |
South West | -35 | 104 | £550 | - | 125 |
Midlands | -11 | 72 | £504 | -6.71% | 69 |
East of England | +16 | 69 | £496 | -9.28% | 51 |
West Midlands | -27 | 46 | £525 | -4.55% | 45 |
East Midlands | +10 | 26 | £478 | -13.05% | 24 |
Wales | +15 | 10 | £488 | -3.70% | 10 |
North East | -21 | 10 | £501 | -12.96% | 12 |
Northern Ireland | -4 | 9 | £550 | -4.35% | 33 |
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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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