Java Contract Job Trends in Birmingham
Java
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham citing Java skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 25 | 23 | 35 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +12 | +15 |
| Contract jobs citing Java | 52 | 47 | 34 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | 6.18% | 7.13% | 4.76% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 30.95% | 27.01% | 17.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 31 | 41 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £435 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.00% | -20.00% | +0.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | - | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £511 | £771 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £513 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
All Programming Languages
Birmingham
Java falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing coding skills in Birmingham.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing coding skills | 168 | 174 | 194 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham | 19.95% | 26.40% | 27.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 104 | 115 | 118 |
| 10th Percentile | £377 | £316 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £386 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £621 | £538 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £616 | £713 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £476 | £500 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.80% | +1.01% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £36.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -40.00% | +207.69% |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £45.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.50% | +42.86% | +89.19% |
Java Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Java relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Java Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Java.
Java Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java in Birmingham over the 6 months to 5 November 2026.
Java Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Java.
Java Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Python | 21.2% | 11 |
| 2 | Kotlin | 17.3% | 9 |
| 2 | TypeScript | 17.3% | 9 |
| 4 | SQL | 13.5% | 7 |
| 5 | Scala | 9.6% | 5 |
| 6 | C# | 7.7% | 4 |
| 7 | Groovy | 3.8% | 2 |
| 7 | JavaScript | 3.8% | 2 |