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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 17 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -5 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Java | 2,646 | 5,125 | 8,891 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.15% | 8.85% | 10.18% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 20.78% | 25.39% | 28.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,961 | 3,834 | 6,355 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £430 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £460 | £500 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £565 | £600 | £588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.83% | +2.13% | +11.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £710 | £729 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £825 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £506 | £540 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.30% | +2.86% | +11.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 73 | 103 | 120 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.78 | £42.01 | £32.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £53.75 | £49.14 |
| 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 | £77.19 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £63.25 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.77% | +40.56% |
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 | 12,732 | 20,185 | 31,682 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.61% | 34.87% | 36.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,059 | 14,540 | 23,074 |
| 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 | £488 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.35% | +2.46% | +14.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 488 | 464 | 511 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.16 | £19.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.36 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.43 | £61.84 | £50.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.95% | +22.45% | +16.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.88 | £78.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | +19.05% |
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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 10 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 10 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 10 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 | £576 | -4.79% | 1,041 |
| London | -7 | 1,468 | £606 | -6.73% | 557 |
| Work from Home | -10 | 987 | £600 | - | 585 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 912 | £506 | -6.30% | 593 |
| North of England | -7 | 261 | £505 | -12.13% | 107 |
| South East | -13 | 197 | £575 | +9.52% | 115 |
| Scotland | -7 | 196 | £470 | -5.29% | 82 |
| North West | +1 | 146 | £495 | -10.00% | 73 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 105 | £525 | -8.70% | 24 |
| South West | -35 | 103 | £550 | - | 125 |
| Midlands | -14 | 72 | £504 | -8.41% | 71 |
| East of England | +18 | 70 | £496 | -8.61% | 53 |
| West Midlands | -26 | 46 | £525 | -4.55% | 47 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 26 | £478 | -13.05% | 24 |
| Wales | +11 | 10 | £488 | -2.50% | 10 |
| North East | -21 | 10 | £501 | -12.96% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | -3 | 9 | £550 | -4.35% | 34 |
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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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