For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 the East Midlands with a recognized job title
788
697
764
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
92.16%
93.31%
94.20%
Number of daily rates quoted
542
414
557
10th Percentile
£190
£250
£200
25th Percentile
£340
£350
£350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£414
£442
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-6.29%
-7.05%
+2.70%
75th Percentile
£523
£525
£588
90th Percentile
£638
£600
£700
England median daily rate
£510
£525
£538
% change year-on-year
-2.86%
-2.33%
-2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted
71
38
54
10th Percentile
£16.17
£13.27
£13.16
25th Percentile
£17.87
£17.00
£15.25
Median hourly rate
£21.39
£24.18
£18.16
Median % change year-on-year
-11.54%
+33.13%
+6.84%
75th Percentile
£25.15
£42.56
£28.75
90th Percentile
£26.50
£51.50
£68.50
England median hourly rate
£25.15
£42.03
£45.88
% change year-on-year
-40.16%
-8.39%
+55.53%
Java Developer Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Java Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
Java Developer Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in the East Midlands.
Java Developer Daily Rate Histogram in the East Midlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java Developer in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 29 October 2025.
Java Developer Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in the East Midlands.
Java Developer Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Developer within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 29 October 2025. 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
Java Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands
For the 6 months to 29 October 2025, Java Developer 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 East Midlands region featuring Java Developer in the job title.
Java Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:
