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 25 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 25 | 18 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | -6 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing Java | 2,723 | 4,851 | 8,903 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.38% | 8.60% | 10.17% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 21.27% | 25.03% | 28.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,023 | 3,643 | 6,380 |
| 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 | £721 | £735 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £825 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £510 | £538 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.12% | +2.38% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 78 | 100 | 120 |
| 10th Percentile | £45.88 | £45.72 | £32.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.13 | £54.69 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.50 | £63.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.76% | +3.35% | +15.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.75 | £73.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.65 | £75.55 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £66.01 | £65.25 | £63.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.16% | +2.76% | +15.45% |
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 | 12,803 | 19,377 | 31,598 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.02% | 34.35% | 36.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,124 | 13,952 | 23,101 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £388 | £386 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £676 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +16.28% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 504 | 443 | 488 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.30 | £19.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +23.01% | +18.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £78.00 | £73.10 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.77 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +23.10% | +25.96% |
Java
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.
Java
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java over the 6 months to 25 May 2024.
Java
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 25 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 25 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 | -8 | 2,304 | £593 | -1.25% | 1,394 |
| London | -5 | 1,521 | £614 | -5.54% | 816 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 1,011 | £600 | - | 783 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 934 | £510 | -5.12% | 961 |
| North of England | -1 | 267 | £510 | -11.30% | 138 |
| South East | -8 | 213 | £575 | +9.52% | 403 |
| Scotland | -8 | 182 | £460 | -5.93% | 80 |
| North West | -1 | 137 | £500 | -9.09% | 94 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 119 | £525 | -12.50% | 28 |
| South West | -27 | 111 | £550 | - | 127 |
| East of England | +13 | 72 | £495 | -7.82% | 67 |
| Midlands | -13 | 67 | £495 | -8.33% | 96 |
| West Midlands | -29 | 44 | £525 | -4.55% | 65 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 23 | £453 | -22.98% | 27 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 17 | £588 | - | 44 |
| Wales | +14 | 11 | £500 | - | 13 |
| North East | -21 | 11 | £501 | -11.42% | 17 |
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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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