Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE, JSE) Scotland> Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring Java SE skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Java SE over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Java SE falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Edinburgh.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
143
182
386
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh
22.88%
22.33%
29.62%
Number of daily rates quoted
110
121
319
10th Percentile
£400
£363
£406
25th Percentile
£417
£430
£438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£488
£480
£488
Median % change year-on-year
+1.72%
-1.54%
-2.50%
75th Percentile
£529
£619
£538
90th Percentile
£600
£700
£613
Scotland median daily rate
£471
£475
£488
% change year-on-year
-0.95%
-2.56%
+2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
0
Median hourly rate
-
£26.00
-
Scotland median hourly rate
-
£53.75
£59.03
% change year-on-year
-
-8.94%
+24.93%
Java SE Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Java SE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Java SE Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java SE in Edinburgh.
Java SE Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Java SE 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 Edinburgh region with a requirement for Java SE.
Java SE Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
