The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedford requiring Java skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Java over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Java falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Bedford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
4
1
2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford
28.57%
3.23%
9.52%
Number of daily rates quoted
3
1
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£186
25th Percentile
£625
£463
£222
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£650
£475
£288
Median % change year-on-year
+36.84%
+65.22%
-
75th Percentile
£684
£488
£347
90th Percentile
£690
-
£379
Bedfordshire median daily rate
£600
£450
£500
% change year-on-year
+33.33%
-10.00%
+42.86%
Java Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford
Job postings citing Java as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedford.
Java Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedford
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java in Bedford.
Java Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedford
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Java 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 across the Bedford region with a requirement for Java.
Java Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedford 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:
