The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 19 March 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
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 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
9,034
15,374
25,040
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK
20.39%
24.17%
27.93%
Number of daily rates quoted
6,298
11,148
18,381
10th Percentile
£338
£400
£400
25th Percentile
£425
£463
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£563
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-6.67%
+2.27%
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£650
£688
£650
90th Percentile
£750
£775
£750
UK excluding London median daily rate
£495
£513
£500
% change year-on-year
-3.41%
+2.50%
+17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted
205
193
256
10th Percentile
£20.77
£25.75
£21.00
25th Percentile
£39.92
£47.50
£35.00
Median hourly rate
£48.72
£65.00
£49.00
Median % change year-on-year
-25.05%
+32.65%
+8.89%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£70.00
£65.00
90th Percentile
£75.00
£78.60
£75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate
£48.72
£65.00
£49.00
% change year-on-year
-25.05%
+32.65%
+10.73%
J2SE Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing J2SE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
J2SE Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing J2SE.
J2SE Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing J2SE.
J2SE Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 March 2024, contractor job vacancies citing J2SE also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads with a requirement for J2SE.
J2SE 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: