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 3 May 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
8,932
13,763
24,071
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK
20.59%
23.23%
27.12%
Number of daily rates quoted
6,201
10,039
17,650
10th Percentile
£338
£400
£400
25th Percentile
£425
£463
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£550
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-4.55%
-
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£650
£675
£663
90th Percentile
£775
£775
£750
UK excluding London median daily rate
£500
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-
-
+14.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted
238
153
239
10th Percentile
£21.25
£31.60
£22.40
25th Percentile
£40.08
£50.00
£35.00
Median hourly rate
£46.84
£65.00
£49.00
Median % change year-on-year
-27.94%
+32.65%
+8.89%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£75.00
£65.00
90th Percentile
£74.61
£81.00
£75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate
£47.50
£62.50
£49.00
% change year-on-year
-24.00%
+27.55%
+8.89%
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 3 May 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:
