Java Architect Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Java Architect
South East > Berkshire

The median Java Architect daily rate in Berkshire is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 - 129
Rank change year-on-year - - -10
Contract jobs requiring a Java Architect 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.054% - 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.060% - 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £645
25th Percentile - - £656
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - £700
Median % change year-on-year - - +30.23%
75th Percentile - - £725
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £450 £575 £725
% change year-on-year -21.74% -20.69% +24.73%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,669 1,101 1,902
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.71% 92.75% 93.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,087 654 1,034
10th Percentile £300 £300 £213
25th Percentile £403 £412 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -2.91%
75th Percentile £600 £637 £600
90th Percentile £663 £675 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £503 £500
% change year-on-year -0.50% +0.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 132 27 114
10th Percentile £20.79 £28.55 £18.01
25th Percentile £65.00 £51.94 £36.56
Median hourly rate £83.00 £61.50 £58.00
Median % change year-on-year +34.97% +6.03% -10.32%
75th Percentile £88.00 £67.81 £67.19
90th Percentile £97.50 £82.82 £85.65
South East median hourly rate £38.63 £45.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -14.16% +20.00% -16.67%

Java Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Java Architect' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Java Architect job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Java Architect
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Architect job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Architect job vacancies in Berkshire

Java Architect
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Architect within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 15 March 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bracknell - 1 £450 -
Java Architect
South East

Java Architect Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 15 March 2026, Java Architect contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Java Architect in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Big Data
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Java Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Big Data
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Python