J2EE Developer Contract Job Trends in England

J2EE Developer
UK > England

The median J2EE Developer daily rate in England is £590, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 562 - 555
Rank change year-on-year - - +131
Contract jobs requiring a J2EE Developer 4 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.011% - 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% - 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 2
10th Percentile £445 - £452
25th Percentile £490 - £477
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £590 - £518
Median % change year-on-year - - +13.85%
75th Percentile £675 - £559
90th Percentile - - £584
UK median daily rate £590 - £550
% change year-on-year - - -12.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 32,400 23,779 34,819
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.88% 92.96% 92.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,562 15,077 23,339
10th Percentile £306 £300 £270
25th Percentile £410 £409 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £747
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,076 723 2,145
10th Percentile £15.00 £16.25 £13.20
25th Percentile £18.87 £22.00 £16.30
Median hourly rate £33.50 £36.50 £34.25
Median % change year-on-year -8.22% +6.57% -14.38%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £74.67 £75.20 £71.82
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -7.14% - -10.88%

J2EE Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'J2EE Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

J2EE Developer job vacancy trend in England

J2EE Developer
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for J2EE Developer job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for J2EE Developer job vacancies in England

J2EE Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing J2EE Developer in England over the 6 months to 25 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for J2EE Developer in England

J2EE Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for J2EE Developer job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for J2EE Developer job vacancies in England

J2EE Developer
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing J2EE Developer within the England region over the 6 months to 25 February 2026. 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
Live
Jobs
London - 3 £650 -
Midlands - 1 £430 - 1
West Midlands - 1 £430 - 1
J2EE Developer
UK

J2EE Developer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 25 February 2026, J2EE 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 England region featuring J2EE Developer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) J2EE
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Java
2 3 (75.00%) JBoss
2 3 (75.00%) Red Hat
3 2 (50.00%) Keycloak
3 2 (50.00%) Open Source
3 2 (50.00%) Tomcat
4 1 (25.00%) Agile
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) PL/SQL
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Spring
4 1 (25.00%) Spring Boot
4 1 (25.00%) SQL
4 1 (25.00%) WebLogic

J2EE Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (75.00%) JBoss
2 2 (50.00%) Tomcat
3 1 (25.00%) WebLogic
General
1 1 (25.00%) Advertising
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) J2EE
2 2 (50.00%) Keycloak
3 1 (25.00%) Spring
3 1 (25.00%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Open Source
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) Java
2 1 (25.00%) PL/SQL
2 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Red Hat