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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 18 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | -6 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing Java | 2,735 | 4,784 | 8,953 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.35% | 8.53% | 10.22% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 21.14% | 25.02% | 28.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,020 | 3,602 | 6,425 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £425 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £459 | £500 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £570 | £600 | £590 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +1.69% | +12.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £710 | £725 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £825 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £506 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.71% | - | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 77 | 98 | 124 |
| 10th Percentile | £45.88 | £44.66 | £35.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £55.00 | £54.06 | £48.43 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.02 | £65.50 | £63.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.32% | +3.15% | +12.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.75 | £70.16 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.70 | £76.60 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.26 | £65.25 | £63.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.08% | +2.76% | +13.90% |
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 | 12,939 | 19,124 | 31,582 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.05% | 34.12% | 36.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,176 | 13,793 | 23,095 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £388 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £461 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £680 | £660 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +14.94% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 522 | 433 | 488 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £26.60 | £19.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.00 | £62.50 | £51.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.80% | +20.77% | +17.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £61.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £78.95 | £71.98 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +19.05% | +28.05% |
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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 1 June 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 1 June 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 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 | -8 | 2,321 | £588 | -2.08% | 1,113 |
| London | -5 | 1,526 | £613 | -5.77% | 570 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 1,008 | £600 | +1.69% | 658 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 948 | £506 | -3.71% | 636 |
| North of England | -2 | 275 | £507 | -11.83% | 126 |
| South East | -5 | 219 | £575 | +9.52% | 123 |
| Scotland | -8 | 183 | £453 | -7.08% | 78 |
| North West | +5 | 145 | £495 | -12.00% | 94 |
| Yorkshire | +9 | 119 | £530 | -11.67% | 21 |
| South West | -30 | 112 | £550 | +1.85% | 132 |
| East of England | +7 | 73 | £485 | -9.68% | 47 |
| Midlands | -22 | 66 | £495 | -8.33% | 90 |
| West Midlands | -30 | 43 | £525 | -4.55% | 65 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 23 | £453 | -20.44% | 24 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 17 | £588 | -6.00% | 35 |
| North East | -20 | 11 | £501 | -11.42% | 11 |
| Wales | +14 | 9 | £500 | - | 11 |
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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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