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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 17 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -5 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Java | 2,675 | 4,967 | 8,867 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.28% | 8.72% | 10.13% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 21.03% | 25.20% | 28.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,984 | 3,734 | 6,339 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £425 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £500 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £600 | £593 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +1.27% | +12.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £716 | £736 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £825 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £509 | £538 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.35% | +2.43% | +11.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 75 | 101 | 121 |
| 10th Percentile | £42.80 | £40.96 | £32.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £53.75 | £47.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.76% | +4.80% | +28.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.71 | £72.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.80 | £75.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £63.25 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.77% | +41.34% |
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 | 12,717 | 19,709 | 31,670 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.87% | 34.61% | 36.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,044 | 14,221 | 23,079 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £389 | £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 | £656 |
| 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 | 493 | 440 | 503 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.05 | £19.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £61.60 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.46% | +23.20% | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £78.00 | £72.35 |
| 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.
Java
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java over the 6 months to 18 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 18 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 18 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 | 2,266 | £588 | -3.45% | 1,291 |
| London | -5 | 1,497 | £613 | -5.77% | 719 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 993 | £600 | - | 714 |
| UK excluding London | -6 | 912 | £509 | -5.35% | 836 |
| North of England | -3 | 270 | £510 | -9.73% | 134 |
| South East | -8 | 201 | £580 | +10.48% | 277 |
| Scotland | -6 | 182 | £463 | -4.88% | 90 |
| North West | -1 | 143 | £500 | -9.09% | 84 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 117 | £525 | -8.70% | 37 |
| South West | -36 | 103 | £550 | - | 122 |
| East of England | +9 | 70 | £496 | -7.93% | 61 |
| Midlands | -16 | 67 | £495 | -10.00% | 98 |
| West Midlands | -18 | 44 | £525 | -4.55% | 68 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 23 | £453 | -22.98% | 30 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 15 | £575 | - | 44 |
| Wales | +13 | 10 | £488 | -3.70% | 15 |
| North East | -22 | 10 | £501 | -11.42% | 14 |
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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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