Java contracts

49 open Java contracts, typically £415–£620 a day.

Open contracts: 49
Typical day rate: £415–£620Median £445, from 43 contracts stating a rate
Outside IR35: 23%of the 35 that state a status

At the median £445 a day over 220 working days, you'd take home about £64,218 a year outside IR35, or £60,008 inside IR35. Work out your own take-home pay

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49 contracts found

Senior/Lead AI Software Engineer Java & PythonHybrid
Enterprise client in financial services or securities
£843–£1,000/dayInside IR35
London · 12 months · Posted 40 days ago
- Java
- Python
- Machine learning
- LLMs / generative AI
- Process improvement
Senior Full Stack DeveloperOn site
High-performing engineering team building modern enterprise applications
£700–£750/dayInside IR35
London · 12 months · Posted 35 days ago
- Java
- Agile
- Spring / Spring Boot
- REST APIs
- Microservices
- +7 more
VP Full Stack EngineerOn site
Financial technology company
£632–£750/dayInside IR35
London · 12 months · Posted 35 days ago
- Java
- Angular
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- Solidity
- +2 more
Software DeveloperOn site
Market-leading Defence and Aerospace company
£413/day£55/hrInside IR35
Portsmouth · 12 months · Posted 34 days ago
- Java
- Agile
- Scrum
- REST APIs
- Spring / Spring Boot
- +6 more
Java Full Stack DeveloperOn site
Not specified
£400–£480/dayIR35 not stated
Glasgow · Posted 33 days ago
- Java
- Spring / Spring Boot
- Kubernetes
- SQL
- REST APIs
- +4 more
Java DeveloperHybrid
Government client
£600–£700/dayInside IR35
Manchester · 12 months · SC clearance · Posted 32 days ago
- Java
- Spring / Spring Boot
- MongoDB
- Event-driven architecture
Java Application ArchitectHybrid
Insurance sector
£580–£620/dayInside IR35
London · 3 months · Posted 32 days ago
- Java
- Migration
- Technical architecture
- Insurance
- DevOps
- +4 more
Principal EngineerRemote
Innovative, technology-led organisation
Rate not statedOutside IR35
London · Posted 27 days ago
- Java
- Docker
- CI/CD
- DevOps
- Kubernetes
Senior Java DeveloperHybrid
HMRC (Tax Administration, COTAX Futures Team)
£550/dayIR35 not stated
Telford · 12 months · BPSS clearance · Posted 27 days ago
- Java
- Spring / Spring Boot
- REST APIs
- Kubernetes
- Agile
- +2 more
Senior Full Stack DeveloperHybrid
Banking
£500–£700/dayInside IR35
London · 9 months · Posted 27 days ago
- Java
- Kotlin
- React
- TypeScript
- Test-driven development
- +4 more
Senior eTrading Developer - Rates
Investment bank or trading firm
£750–£800/dayIR35 not stated
London · Posted 27 days ago
- Java
- Spring / Spring Boot
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Trading systems
Software EngineerHybrid
UK Government public sector client
£375–£415/dayIR35 not stated
Scotland · SC clearance · Posted 26 days ago
- Java
- AWS
- REST APIs
- Node.js
- React
- +5 more
Java DeveloperHybrid
£450–£500/dayInside IR35
Liverpool · 3 months · Posted 26 days ago
- Java
- React
- React Native
- Angular
Lead Data Engineer
Major public safety initiative
£350–£427/dayInside IR35
London · 13 months · SC clearance · Posted 26 days ago
- Java
- Data engineering
- AWS
- Kafka
- Kubernetes
2 adverts
Data Engineer I SC ClearedHybrid
High-profile programme
£390–£500/dayInside IR35
Newcastle Upon Tyne · 14 months · SC clearance · Posted 22 days ago
- Java
- Data engineering
- Kafka
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- +7 more
Java Developer - AWS Microservices I SC ClearedHybrid
Large-scale enterprise cloud transformation programme
£280–£500/dayInside IR35
Newcastle Upon Tyne · 14 months · SC clearance · Posted 22 days ago
- Java
- Microservices
- AWS
- Scrum
- Spring / Spring Boot
- +4 more
SC Cleared Java DeveloperRemote
Department for Work and Pensions
£440–£450/dayInside IR35
Parrett Works · 6 months · SC clearance · Posted 22 days ago
- Java
- Teaching
- AWS
Engineering Manager, Java, AWSHybrid
Large-scale cloud-based platforms and services company
£700–£750/dayInside IR35
London · 6 months · Posted 21 days ago
- Java
- AWS
- Agile
- CI/CD
- Docker
- +7 more
Software EngineerHybrid
Insurance company
£413–£465/day£55–£62/hrIR35 not stated
Manchester · Posted 21 days ago
- Java
- AWS
- Spring / Spring Boot
- Observability / monitoring
- Insurance
Maximo DeveloperHybrid
Vbeyond
Rate not statedIR35 not stated
Derby · SC clearance · Posted 20 days ago
- Java
- Oracle Database
- Azure
- Integration architecture
Direct from employer
Software Engineering ManagerHybrid
Leading UK wealth and investment platform
£700–£750/dayIR35 not stated
London · 6 months · Posted 20 days ago
- Java
- TypeScript
- AWS
- Microservices
- Event-driven architecture
- +2 more
SC Cleared Automation EngineerHybrid
Forward thinking organisation
£400–£450/dayInside IR35
Leeds · SC clearance · Posted 20 days ago
- Java
- Test automation
- Agile
- CI/CD
- BDD / Cucumber
- +6 more
SC cleared Junior Data EngineerHybrid
Central government
£300–£395/dayIR35 not stated
London · SC clearance · Posted 19 days ago
- Java
- Data engineering
- Python
- Kafka
- Kubernetes
- +4 more
2 adverts
Fullstack Engineer
Search and discovery technology company
£375–£450/day£50–£60/hrIR35 not stated
Manchester · Posted 15 days ago
- Java
- React
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- Agile
- +3 more
Senior Java DeveloperHybrid
Global Markets Futures & Options and Collateral business
£750–£800/dayInside IR35 (implied)
Bromley · 12 months · Posted 14 days ago
- Java
- Spring / Spring Boot
- Microservices
- Oracle Database
- SQL
- +7 more
2 adverts
Senior Backend Engineer (Java)Hybrid
Not specified
£450–£500/dayIR35 not stated
Manchester · Posted 14 days ago
- Java
- Distributed systems
- REST APIs
- Microservices
- Observability / monitoring
- +7 more
Senior KDB+/q DeveloperHybrid
Global financial institution
£349–£465/dayInside IR35
London · 3 months · Posted 14 days ago
- Java
- Kafka
- Python
- Linux
2 adverts
Backend Java Developer - Public SectorHybrid
Large-scale public sector organisation undergoing digital transformation
£280–£400/dayInside IR35
Scotland · Posted 14 days ago
- Java
- Agile
Senior System ArchitectHybrid
Technology Solutions division developing connected IoT devices and products
Rate not statedIR35 not stated
Cambridge · 24 months · Posted 13 days ago
- Java
- Systems engineering
- Embedded systems
- IoT
- Linux
- +5 more
Java EngineerHybrid
Major public sector digital transformation programme
£350–£500/dayInside IR35
SC clearance · Posted 13 days ago
- Java
- Spring / Spring Boot
- Microservices
- REST APIs
- MongoDB
- +3 more
Software Engineer - High-Performance Java / Low LatencyHybrid
Financial services firm focused on agency liquidity and principal risk
£400–£450/dayInside IR35
London · Posted 13 days ago
- Java
- Linux
Senior Java Developer (AWS, Microservices) - SussexHybrid
Technology company
£550–£700/dayInside IR35
London · 3 months · Posted 12 days ago
- Java
- AWS
- Microservices
- Cloud native
- Object-oriented programming
- +8 more
2 adverts
Java DeveloperOn site
Specialist cyber technology and software assurance company supporting UK Defence and Critical National Infrastructure programmes
£600–£650/dayIR35 not stated
Gloucester · 12 months · DV clearance · Posted 12 days ago
- Java
- REST APIs
- Microservices
- Spring / Spring Boot
- Infrastructure
2 adverts
Technical Lead: 3 Month Contract - Warwickshire/HybridHybrid
Dynamic team
Rate not statedOutside IR35
Warwickshire · 3 months · Posted 11 days ago
- Java
- Agile
- Microservices
- Scrum
- Process improvement
- +2 more
SC Cleared Java DeveloperHybrid
Key client
£570/dayInside IR35
Telford · 6 months · SC clearance · Posted 11 days ago
- Java
- DevOps
- Data engineering
5 adverts
Full Stack Java DeveloperRemote
Innovative and rapidly growing technology business
£380–£400/dayOutside IR35
Chester · 6 months · Posted 8 days ago
- Java
- Spring / Spring Boot
- Kafka
- Angular
- AWS
- +4 more
Tester - Onsite in Manchester,Leeds or NewcastleHybrid
Government sector
£390/dayInside IR35
Greater Manchester · 12 months · Posted 8 days ago
- Java
Java Developer - Once or twice a week oniste in Manchester,Leeds or NewcastleHybrid
Government
£420/dayInside IR35
Greater Manchester · 12 months · Posted 8 days ago
- Java
- AWS
Fullstack EngineerHybrid
Leading global online travel platform
£450–£488/day£60–£65/hrIR35 not stated
Manchester · 6 months · Posted 7 days ago
- Java
- HTML / CSS
- REST APIs
- AWS
- Observability / monitoring
- +7 more
Technology Lead - AWS, JavaRemote
Unspecified
£400–£450/dayOutside IR35
London · 6 months · Posted 7 days ago
- Java
- AWS
- Cloud architecture
- Cloud native
- DevOps
- +7 more
Technology Lead - AWS ModernisationRemote
Consultancy
£400–£450/dayOutside IR35
6 months · Posted 6 days ago
- Java
- AWS
- Solution architecture
- Microservices
- Serverless
- +10 more
Full Stack Java and React Developer
Rate not statedIR35 not stated
West Midlands · Posted 6 days ago
- Java
- React
- Node.js
- REST APIs
Senior Backend DeveloperHybrid
Financial services organisation
£500–£600/dayOutside IR35
London · 6 months · Posted 5 days ago
- Java
- Spring / Spring Boot
- AWS
- Microservices
- REST APIs
- +9 more
Lead Solutions Architect (Legacy to Cloud)Remote
Large, complex organisation
£500–£800/dayInside IR35
London · 6 months · SC clearance · Posted 5 days ago
- Java
- Solution architecture
- Cloud architecture
- Migration
- Oracle Database
- +6 more
Contract Tech Lead - AWSRemote
Leading technology organisation
£350–£400/dayOutside IR35
Reading · Posted 5 days ago
- Java
- AWS
- Cloud architecture
- AWS ECS / Fargate
- AWS Lambda
- +11 more
Software Development EngineerHybrid
Airline operations software team
£350–£430/dayInside IR35
Hounslow · 12 months · Posted 5 days ago
- Java
- Microservices
- Angular
- TypeScript
- Kafka
- +8 more
Lead Java DeveloperHybrid
Major modernisation programme
£600–£635/dayInside IR35
Telford · 6 months · BPSS clearance · Posted 5 days ago
- Java
Integration Engineer - SC Clearance RequiredHybrid
£400–£450/dayInside IR35
Bristol · SC clearance · Posted 4 days ago
- Java
- Cloud native
- CI/CD
- Docker
- Microservices
- +6 more
Senior Java Developer - Stockport/HybridHybrid
Rate not statedOutside IR35
Stockport · 3 months · Posted 4 days ago
- Java

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Senior/Lead AI Software Engineer Java & Python Enterprise client in financial services or securities Java Python Machine learning LLMs / generative AI Process improvement	Inside IR35	£843–£1,000/day	London · Hybrid	12 months	40 days ago
Senior Full Stack Developer High-performing engineering team building modern enterprise applications Java Agile Spring / Spring Boot REST APIs Microservices +7 more	Inside IR35	£700–£750/day	London · On site	12 months	35 days ago
VP Full Stack Engineer Financial technology company Java Angular TypeScript JavaScript Solidity +2 more	Inside IR35	£632–£750/day	London · On site	12 months	35 days ago
Software Developer Market-leading Defence and Aerospace company Java Agile Scrum REST APIs Spring / Spring Boot +6 more	Inside IR35	£413/day £55/hr	Portsmouth · On site	12 months	34 days ago
Java Full Stack Developer Not specified Java Spring / Spring Boot Kubernetes SQL REST APIs +4 more	IR35 not stated	£400–£480/day	Glasgow · On site	Not stated	33 days ago
Java Developer Government client Java Spring / Spring Boot MongoDB Event-driven architecture	Inside IR35	£600–£700/day	Manchester · Hybrid	12 months SC clearance	32 days ago
Java Application Architect Insurance sector Java Migration Technical architecture Insurance DevOps +4 more	Inside IR35	£580–£620/day	London · Hybrid	3 months	32 days ago
Principal Engineer Innovative, technology-led organisation Java Docker CI/CD DevOps Kubernetes	Outside IR35	Not stated	London · Remote	Not stated	27 days ago
Senior Java Developer HMRC (Tax Administration, COTAX Futures Team) Java Spring / Spring Boot REST APIs Kubernetes Agile +2 more	IR35 not stated	£550/day	Telford · Hybrid	12 months BPSS clearance	27 days ago
Senior Full Stack Developer Banking Java Kotlin React TypeScript Test-driven development +4 more	Inside IR35	£500–£700/day	London · Hybrid	9 months	27 days ago
Senior eTrading Developer - Rates Investment bank or trading firm Java Spring / Spring Boot Kubernetes Docker Trading systems	IR35 not stated	£750–£800/day	London	Not stated	27 days ago
Software Engineer UK Government public sector client Java AWS REST APIs Node.js React +5 more	IR35 not stated	£375–£415/day	Scotland · Hybrid	Not stated SC clearance	26 days ago
Java Developer Java React React Native Angular	Inside IR35	£450–£500/day	Liverpool · Hybrid	3 months	26 days ago
Lead Data Engineer Major public safety initiative Java Data engineering AWS Kafka Kubernetes 2 adverts	Inside IR35	£350–£427/day	London	13 months SC clearance	26 days ago
Data Engineer I SC Cleared High-profile programme Java Data engineering Kafka Kubernetes AWS +7 more	Inside IR35	£390–£500/day	Newcastle Upon Tyne · Hybrid	14 months SC clearance	22 days ago
Java Developer - AWS Microservices I SC Cleared Large-scale enterprise cloud transformation programme Java Microservices AWS Scrum Spring / Spring Boot +4 more	Inside IR35	£280–£500/day	Newcastle Upon Tyne · Hybrid	14 months SC clearance	22 days ago
SC Cleared Java Developer Department for Work and Pensions Java Teaching AWS	Inside IR35	£440–£450/day	Parrett Works · Remote	6 months SC clearance	22 days ago
Engineering Manager, Java, AWS Large-scale cloud-based platforms and services company Java AWS Agile CI/CD Docker +7 more	Inside IR35	£700–£750/day	London · Hybrid	6 months	21 days ago
Software Engineer Insurance company Java AWS Spring / Spring Boot Observability / monitoring Insurance	IR35 not stated	£413–£465/day £55–£62/hr	Manchester · Hybrid	Not stated	21 days ago
Maximo Developer Vbeyond Java Oracle Database Azure Integration architecture Direct from employer	IR35 not stated	Not stated	Derby · Hybrid	Not stated SC clearance	20 days ago
Software Engineering Manager Leading UK wealth and investment platform Java TypeScript AWS Microservices Event-driven architecture +2 more	IR35 not stated	£700–£750/day	London · Hybrid	6 months	20 days ago
SC Cleared Automation Engineer Forward thinking organisation Java Test automation Agile CI/CD BDD / Cucumber +6 more	Inside IR35	£400–£450/day	Leeds · Hybrid	Not stated SC clearance	20 days ago
SC cleared Junior Data Engineer Central government Java Data engineering Python Kafka Kubernetes +4 more 2 adverts	IR35 not stated	£300–£395/day	London · Hybrid	Not stated SC clearance	19 days ago
Fullstack Engineer Search and discovery technology company Java React TypeScript JavaScript Agile +3 more	IR35 not stated	£375–£450/day £50–£60/hr	Manchester	Not stated	15 days ago
Senior Java Developer Global Markets Futures & Options and Collateral business Java Spring / Spring Boot Microservices Oracle Database SQL +7 more 2 adverts	Inside IR35 (implied)	£750–£800/day	Bromley · Hybrid	12 months	14 days ago
Senior Backend Engineer (Java) Not specified Java Distributed systems REST APIs Microservices Observability / monitoring +7 more	IR35 not stated	£450–£500/day	Manchester · Hybrid	Not stated	14 days ago
Senior KDB+/q Developer Global financial institution Java Kafka Python Linux 2 adverts	Inside IR35	£349–£465/day	London · Hybrid	3 months	14 days ago
Backend Java Developer - Public Sector Large-scale public sector organisation undergoing digital transformation Java Agile	Inside IR35	£280–£400/day	Scotland · Hybrid	Not stated	14 days ago
Senior System Architect Technology Solutions division developing connected IoT devices and products Java Systems engineering Embedded systems IoT Linux +5 more	IR35 not stated	Not stated	Cambridge · Hybrid	24 months	13 days ago
Java Engineer Major public sector digital transformation programme Java Spring / Spring Boot Microservices REST APIs MongoDB +3 more	Inside IR35	£350–£500/day	Hybrid	Not stated SC clearance	13 days ago
Software Engineer - High-Performance Java / Low Latency Financial services firm focused on agency liquidity and principal risk Java Linux	Inside IR35	£400–£450/day	London · Hybrid	Not stated	13 days ago
Senior Java Developer (AWS, Microservices) - Sussex Technology company Java AWS Microservices Cloud native Object-oriented programming +8 more 2 adverts	Inside IR35	£550–£700/day	London · Hybrid	3 months	12 days ago
Java Developer Specialist cyber technology and software assurance company supporting UK Defence and Critical National Infrastructure programmes Java REST APIs Microservices Spring / Spring Boot Infrastructure 2 adverts	IR35 not stated	£600–£650/day	Gloucester · On site	12 months DV clearance	12 days ago
Technical Lead: 3 Month Contract - Warwickshire/Hybrid Dynamic team Java Agile Microservices Scrum Process improvement +2 more	Outside IR35	Not stated	Warwickshire · Hybrid	3 months	11 days ago
SC Cleared Java Developer Key client Java DevOps Data engineering 5 adverts	Inside IR35	£570/day	Telford · Hybrid	6 months SC clearance	11 days ago
Full Stack Java Developer Innovative and rapidly growing technology business Java Spring / Spring Boot Kafka Angular AWS +4 more	Outside IR35	£380–£400/day	Chester · Remote	6 months	8 days ago
Tester - Onsite in Manchester,Leeds or Newcastle Government sector Java	Inside IR35	£390/day	Greater Manchester · Hybrid	12 months	8 days ago
Java Developer - Once or twice a week oniste in Manchester,Leeds or Newcastle Government Java AWS	Inside IR35	£420/day	Greater Manchester · Hybrid	12 months	8 days ago
Fullstack Engineer Leading global online travel platform Java HTML / CSS REST APIs AWS Observability / monitoring +7 more	IR35 not stated	£450–£488/day £60–£65/hr	Manchester · Hybrid	6 months	7 days ago
Technology Lead - AWS, Java Unspecified Java AWS Cloud architecture Cloud native DevOps +7 more	Outside IR35	£400–£450/day	London · Remote	6 months	7 days ago
Technology Lead - AWS Modernisation Consultancy Java AWS Solution architecture Microservices Serverless +10 more	Outside IR35	£400–£450/day	Remote	6 months	6 days ago
Full Stack Java and React Developer Java React Node.js REST APIs	IR35 not stated	Not stated	West Midlands	Not stated	6 days ago
Senior Backend Developer Financial services organisation Java Spring / Spring Boot AWS Microservices REST APIs +9 more	Outside IR35	£500–£600/day	London · Hybrid	6 months	5 days ago
Lead Solutions Architect (Legacy to Cloud) Large, complex organisation Java Solution architecture Cloud architecture Migration Oracle Database +6 more	Inside IR35	£500–£800/day	London · Remote	6 months SC clearance	5 days ago
Contract Tech Lead - AWS Leading technology organisation Java AWS Cloud architecture AWS ECS / Fargate AWS Lambda +11 more	Outside IR35	£350–£400/day	Reading · Remote	Not stated	5 days ago
Software Development Engineer Airline operations software team Java Microservices Angular TypeScript Kafka +8 more	Inside IR35	£350–£430/day	Hounslow · Hybrid	12 months	5 days ago
Lead Java Developer Major modernisation programme Java	Inside IR35	£600–£635/day	Telford · Hybrid	6 months BPSS clearance	5 days ago
Integration Engineer - SC Clearance Required Java Cloud native CI/CD Docker Microservices +6 more	Inside IR35	£400–£450/day	Bristol · Hybrid	Not stated SC clearance	4 days ago
Senior Java Developer - Stockport/Hybrid Java	Outside IR35	Not stated	Stockport · Hybrid	3 months	4 days ago

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Java contracts

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49 contracts found

Senior/Lead AI Software Engineer Java & PythonHybrid

Senior Full Stack DeveloperOn site

VP Full Stack EngineerOn site

Software DeveloperOn site

Java Full Stack DeveloperOn site

Java DeveloperHybrid

Java Application ArchitectHybrid

Principal EngineerRemote

Senior Java DeveloperHybrid

Senior Full Stack DeveloperHybrid

Senior eTrading Developer - Rates

Software EngineerHybrid

Java DeveloperHybrid

Lead Data Engineer

Data Engineer I SC ClearedHybrid

Java Developer - AWS Microservices I SC ClearedHybrid

SC Cleared Java DeveloperRemote

Engineering Manager, Java, AWSHybrid

Software EngineerHybrid

Maximo DeveloperHybrid

Software Engineering ManagerHybrid

SC Cleared Automation EngineerHybrid

SC cleared Junior Data EngineerHybrid

Fullstack Engineer

Senior Java DeveloperHybrid

Senior Backend Engineer (Java)Hybrid

Senior KDB+/q DeveloperHybrid

Backend Java Developer - Public SectorHybrid

Senior System ArchitectHybrid

Java EngineerHybrid

Software Engineer - High-Performance Java / Low LatencyHybrid

Senior Java Developer (AWS, Microservices) - SussexHybrid

Java DeveloperOn site

Technical Lead: 3 Month Contract - Warwickshire/HybridHybrid

SC Cleared Java DeveloperHybrid

Full Stack Java DeveloperRemote

Tester - Onsite in Manchester,Leeds or NewcastleHybrid

Java Developer - Once or twice a week oniste in Manchester,Leeds or NewcastleHybrid

Fullstack EngineerHybrid

Technology Lead - AWS, JavaRemote

Technology Lead - AWS ModernisationRemote

Full Stack Java and React Developer

Senior Backend DeveloperHybrid

Lead Solutions Architect (Legacy to Cloud)Remote

Contract Tech Lead - AWSRemote

Software Development EngineerHybrid

Lead Java DeveloperHybrid

Integration Engineer - SC Clearance RequiredHybrid

Senior Java Developer - Stockport/HybridHybrid