The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridge 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 13 June 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 Cambridge.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
47
81
107
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge
35.07%
36.99%
41.63%
Number of daily rates quoted
36
46
72
10th Percentile
£250
£384
-
25th Percentile
£372
£410
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£503
£495
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+1.52%
+4.21%
-2.56%
75th Percentile
£575
£559
£553
90th Percentile
£650
£638
£575
Cambridgeshire median daily rate
£475
£495
£456
% change year-on-year
-4.04%
+8.49%
-3.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
8
7
10th Percentile
£27.24
-
£49.75
25th Percentile
£41.40
£51.25
£51.25
Median hourly rate
£65.00
£60.00
£52.50
Median % change year-on-year
+8.33%
+14.29%
-8.70%
75th Percentile
-
£66.25
£53.75
90th Percentile
-
£67.75
£57.25
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate
£35.16
£55.00
£50.00
% change year-on-year
-36.07%
+10.00%
-12.28%
Java Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing Java as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Java Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java in Cambridge.
Java Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java in Cambridge.
Java Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 13 June 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 Cambridge region with a requirement for Java.
Java Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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:
