Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)
England > South East
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for J2SE skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited J2SE over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 218 | 266 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +48 | - |
| Contract jobs citing J2SE | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East | - | 0.10% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | - | 0.57% | 0.065% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £557 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £572 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £580 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.45% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £582 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £584 | - |
| England median daily rate | - | £586 | £713 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -17.75% | +1.79% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
South East
J2SE is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 738 | 1,047 | 1,550 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 13.30% | 17.94% | 19.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 458 | 743 | 1,032 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £363 | £353 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £638 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £668 | £725 | £673 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £563 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.22% | - | +12.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 36 | 36 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.00 | £39.75 | £21.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £56.13 | £54.38 | £31.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.60 | £70.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.00% | +55.56% | +4.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.25 | £75.00 | £62.15 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £79.72 | £67.80 |
| England median hourly rate | £46.18 | £65.00 | £49.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.95% | +32.65% | +8.89% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Job postings citing J2SE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing J2SE in the South East.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing J2SE in the South East.