Java Developer
UK
The median Java Developer daily rate in the UK is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 147 | 84 | 67 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -63 | -17 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer | 697 | 1,585 | 3,081 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.64% | 2.77% | 3.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.77% | 2.93% | 3.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 569 | 1,310 | 2,405 |
| 10th Percentile | £399 | £450 | £438 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £513 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £650 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.54% | +8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £775 | £763 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £878 | £863 | £838 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £479 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.76% | - | +13.51% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 20 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.00 | £61.49 | £46.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £40.00 | £70.00 | £52.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £56.25 | £73.75 | £63.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.73% | +16.60% | +10.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £75.00 | £73.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.60 | £76.50 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £56.25 | £72.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.41% | +20.83% | +6.19% |
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 | 39,468 | 54,175 | 84,246 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.61% | 95.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,716 | 37,826 | 59,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,504 | 2,051 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +4.19% |
Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Java Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java Developer.
Java Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java Developer over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
Java Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java Developer.
Java Developer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Java Developer over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
Java Developer
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 | -79 | 558 | £600 | -11.11% | 161 |
| London | -47 | 407 | £675 | -3.57% | 99 |
| Work from Home | -31 | 274 | £600 | -4.00% | 93 |
| UK excluding London | -33 | 243 | £479 | -8.76% | 105 |
| Scotland | +33 | 86 | £438 | -12.24% | 17 |
| North of England | -16 | 61 | £525 | -8.70% | 15 |
| South East | -32 | 46 | £500 | -4.31% | 40 |
| North West | +11 | 31 | £525 | -4.55% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | -10 | 27 | £550 | -10.20% | |
| Midlands | +8 | 18 | £450 | -20.00% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 16 | £450 | -23.40% | 8 |
| South West | -34 | 16 | £375 | -25.00% | 13 |
| East of England | -2 | 9 | £541 | -22.71% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 8 | £650 | - | 7 |
| North East | -4 | 3 | £450 | -34.31% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 2 | £398 | -43.21% | 2 |
Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Java Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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Java Developer 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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