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 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 19 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 26 | 17 | 12 |
Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -5 | -2 |
Contract jobs citing Java | 2,677 | 4,993 | 8,918 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.29% | 8.72% | 10.17% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 21.04% | 25.18% | 28.12% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 1,985 | 3,757 | 6,376 |
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 | £715 | £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 | 76 | 102 | 122 |
10th Percentile | £43.32 | £41.48 | £32.75 |
25th Percentile | £52.50 | £53.75 | £47.81 |
Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.50 | £62.88 |
Median % change year-on-year | -0.76% | +4.17% | +25.75% |
75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.08 | £74.00 |
90th Percentile | £74.75 | £75.00 | £77.00 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £63.25 |
% change year-on-year | - | +2.77% | +32.46% |
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 | 12,722 | 19,828 | 31,716 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.90% | 34.62% | 36.15% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 9,047 | 14,307 | 23,128 |
10th Percentile | £350 | £390 | £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 | £655 |
90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £750 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £495 |
% change year-on-year | -2.20% | +1.01% | +16.47% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 494 | 443 | 499 |
10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.09 | £19.52 |
25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
Median hourly rate | £62.43 | £60.70 | £50.20 |
Median % change year-on-year | +2.85% | +20.92% | +18.12% |
75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.63 |
90th Percentile | £78.75 | £78.00 | £74.60 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.00 |
% change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | +25.00% |
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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 19 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 19 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 19 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 | 2,268 | £588 | -3.13% | 1,376 |
London | -5 | 1,497 | £613 | -5.77% | 764 |
Work from Home | -8 | 994 | £600 | - | 726 |
UK excluding London | -5 | 914 | £510 | -5.12% | 903 |
North of England | -4 | 271 | £510 | -9.73% | 151 |
South East | -11 | 201 | £580 | +10.48% | 301 |
Scotland | -7 | 182 | £463 | -4.64% | 94 |
North West | -1 | 143 | £500 | -9.09% | 95 |
Yorkshire | +5 | 118 | £525 | -8.70% | 38 |
South West | -34 | 103 | £550 | - | 130 |
East of England | +15 | 71 | £496 | -7.93% | 64 |
Midlands | -18 | 67 | £495 | -10.00% | 105 |
West Midlands | -21 | 44 | £525 | -4.55% | 75 |
East Midlands | +5 | 23 | £453 | -22.98% | 30 |
Northern Ireland | 0 | 15 | £575 | - | 47 |
Wales | +14 | 10 | £488 | -3.70% | 16 |
North East | -20 | 10 | £501 | -11.42% | 19 |
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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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