Java Contract Job Trends in Docklands, London

Java
East London > Docklands, London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Docklands, London requiring Java skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 3 8
Rank change year-on-year 0 +5 +11
Contract jobs citing Java 2 3 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Docklands, London 22.22% 30.00% 16.67%
As % of the Programming Languages category 66.67% 100.00% 80.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 4
10th Percentile - £650 £389
25th Percentile £875 £716 £701
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £900 £850 £900
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% +47.54%
75th Percentile £925 £875 £925
90th Percentile - - -
East London median daily rate £540 £492 £713
% change year-on-year +9.81% -30.98% +27.92%

All Programming Languages
Docklands, London

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 Docklands, London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 3 3 5
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Docklands, London 33.33% 30.00% 20.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 5
10th Percentile £575 £650 £306
25th Percentile £688 £716 £495
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £900 £850 £900
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% +125.00%
75th Percentile £925 £875 £925
90th Percentile - - -
East London median daily rate £540 £500 £540
% change year-on-year +8.00% -7.41% +13.68%

Java
Job Vacancy Trend in Docklands, London

Job postings citing Java as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Docklands, London.

Job vacancy trend for Java in Docklands, London

Java
Daily Rate Trend in Docklands, London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Docklands, London citing Java.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Docklands, London citing Java

Java
Hourly Rate Trend in Docklands, London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Docklands, London citing Java.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Docklands, London citing Java

Java
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Docklands, London 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Front Office
1 2 (100.00%) Investment Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Algorithmic Trading
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Electronic Trading
1 2 (100.00%) FX Algorithmic Trading
1 2 (100.00%) Low Latency
1 2 (100.00%) Multithreading
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Degree