Java Software Engineer
Essex > Basildon
The median Java Software Engineer daily rate in Basildon is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
5 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
14 |
10 |
15 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-4 |
+5 |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Software Engineer |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Basildon |
2.50% |
5.00% |
2.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.50% |
5.00% |
2.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£485 |
£600 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.09% |
-19.17% |
- |
| Essex median daily rate |
£535 |
£485 |
£543 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.31% |
-10.60% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Basildon. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Basildon with a recognized job title |
40 |
20 |
48 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
100.00% |
100.00% |
96.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
17 |
12 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
£350 |
£315 |
£440 |
| 25th Percentile |
£500 |
£321 |
£525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£535 |
£406 |
£575 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+31.69% |
-29.35% |
+13.86% |
| 75th Percentile |
£600 |
£486 |
£600 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£488 |
£660 |
| Essex median daily rate |
£425 |
£400 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.25% |
-11.11% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
9 |
2 |
30 |
| 10th Percentile |
£12.55 |
£32.00 |
£35.65 |
| 25th Percentile |
£46.25 |
£35.00 |
£53.06 |
| Median hourly rate |
£52.50 |
£40.00 |
£72.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+31.25% |
-44.83% |
+15.54% |
| 75th Percentile |
£60.00 |
£45.00 |
£80.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£66.00 |
£48.00 |
- |
| Essex median hourly rate |
£19.38 |
£26.25 |
£55.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-26.17% |
-52.27% |
+26.98% |
