Java
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheltenham requiring Java skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 4 | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +1 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Java | 12 | 38 | 36 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheltenham | 11.76% | 21.97% | 18.00% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 38.71% | 52.05% | 45.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 28 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £521 | £506 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £569 | £600 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.21% | +9.09% | -21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £690 | £676 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £795 | - | £793 |
| Gloucestershire median daily rate | £588 | £636 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.66% | +8.30% | -2.08% |
All Programming Languages
Cheltenham
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 Cheltenham.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 31 | 73 | 79 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham | 30.39% | 42.20% | 39.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 41 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £406 | £513 | £409 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £600 | £613 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -2.04% | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £676 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £751 | - | £763 |
| Gloucestershire median daily rate | £500 | £575 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £22.73 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £23.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | - | £25.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -58.80% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £28.06 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £28.18 |
| Gloucestershire median hourly rate | £68.00 | £65.00 | £78.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.62% | -16.67% | +41.82% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Java relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Java.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cheltenham
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java in Cheltenham over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cheltenham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Java.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham 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: