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 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 25 | 17 | 12 |
Rank change year-on-year | -8 | -5 | -2 |
Contract jobs citing Java | 2,716 | 4,900 | 8,903 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.39% | 8.66% | 10.17% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 21.23% | 25.14% | 28.17% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 2,018 | 3,681 | 6,373 |
10th Percentile | £400 | £425 | £425 |
25th Percentile | £463 | £500 | £500 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £600 | £590 |
Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +1.69% | +12.38% |
75th Percentile | £722 | £738 | £700 |
90th Percentile | £850 | £825 | £800 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £510 | £538 | £525 |
% change year-on-year | -5.12% | +2.38% | +11.70% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 78 | 103 | 123 |
10th Percentile | £45.88 | £42.01 | £33.00 |
25th Percentile | £53.13 | £53.75 | £48.12 |
Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.50 | £63.25 |
Median % change year-on-year | -0.76% | +3.56% | +15.00% |
75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.73 | £70.94 |
90th Percentile | £74.65 | £75.40 | £77.00 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £66.01 | £65.00 | £63.25 |
% change year-on-year | +1.55% | +2.77% | +26.50% |
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 | 12,796 | 19,488 | 31,601 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.09% | 34.46% | 36.09% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 9,117 | 14,032 | 23,058 |
10th Percentile | £350 | £388 | £386 |
25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £456 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £526 | £550 | £550 |
Median % change year-on-year | -4.36% | - | +10.00% |
75th Percentile | £650 | £679 | £656 |
90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £750 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
% change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +16.55% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 504 | 442 | 495 |
10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.14 | £19.52 |
25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.77 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | +23.10% | +18.51% |
75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £61.25 |
90th Percentile | £77.85 | £78.00 | £72.20 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.77 |
% change year-on-year | - | +23.10% | +26.56% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Java as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java
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 23 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 23 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 23 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 | -7 | 2,299 | £593 | -1.58% | 1,071 |
London | -5 | 1,516 | £615 | -5.38% | 540 |
Work from Home | -9 | 1,014 | £600 | - | 675 |
UK excluding London | -5 | 930 | £510 | -5.12% | 652 |
North of England | -6 | 266 | £510 | -11.30% | 131 |
South East | -11 | 213 | £575 | +9.52% | 121 |
Scotland | -7 | 181 | £463 | -5.42% | 86 |
North West | -2 | 136 | £500 | -9.09% | 91 |
Yorkshire | +6 | 119 | £525 | -8.70% | 26 |
South West | -30 | 110 | £550 | - | 115 |
East of England | +17 | 72 | £495 | -8.16% | 48 |
Midlands | -10 | 67 | £495 | -10.00% | 95 |
West Midlands | -24 | 44 | £525 | -4.55% | 66 |
East Midlands | +2 | 23 | £453 | -22.98% | 29 |
Northern Ireland | 0 | 17 | £588 | - | 44 |
North East | -22 | 11 | £501 | -11.42% | 15 |
Wales | +18 | 10 | £488 | -2.50% | 16 |
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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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