Java Developer Contract Job Trends in Essex

Java Developer
East of England > Essex

The median Java Developer daily rate in Essex is £510, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2026.

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 14 27
Rank change year-on-year -15 +13 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer 3 5 6
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 1.35% 6.33% 2.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.44% 6.58% 2.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 5 6
10th Percentile - £470 £449
25th Percentile £505 - £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £488 £541
Median % change year-on-year +4.51% -9.80% -1.10%
75th Percentile £548 £489 £598
90th Percentile £567 £502 £599
East of England median daily rate £507 £488 £541
% change year-on-year +3.89% -9.80% -22.71%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 208 76 207
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.27% 96.20% 94.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 40 106
10th Percentile £300 £227 £250
25th Percentile £325 £315 £341
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -
75th Percentile £500 £488 £556
90th Percentile £588 £538 £600
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £450
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 12 53
10th Percentile £15.47 £13.25 £12.86
25th Percentile £16.65 £14.44 £16.65
Median hourly rate £20.51 £26.25 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.87% -52.27% +27.91%
75th Percentile £45.45 £67.50 £80.00
90th Percentile £68.50 £192.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £30.43 £50.00 £43.00
% change year-on-year -39.14% +16.28% +20.11%

Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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 Essex.

Java Developer job vacancy trend in Essex

Java Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in Essex.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in Essex

Java Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in Essex.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in Essex

Java Developer
Contract Job Locations in Essex

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 Essex region over the 6 months to 6 May 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
Basildon -4 3 £510 +4.51% 3
Java Developer
East of England

Java Developer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 6 May 2026, 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 Essex region featuring Java Developer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) BDD
1 3 (100.00%) Checkmarx
1 3 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 3 (100.00%) GCP
1 3 (100.00%) Git
1 3 (100.00%) GitHub
1 3 (100.00%) Google
1 3 (100.00%) Java
1 3 (100.00%) JUnit
1 3 (100.00%) SonarQube
1 3 (100.00%) Spring
1 3 (100.00%) Spring Boot
1 3 (100.00%) TDD
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) Python
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Clean Code
3 1 (33.33%) Code Quality
3 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure as Code
3 1 (33.33%) IntelliJ
3 1 (33.33%) Open Source
3 1 (33.33%) Pair Programming
3 1 (33.33%) SDLC
3 1 (33.33%) Security Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering

Java Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) GCP
1 3 (100.00%) GitHub
Development Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Git
1 3 (100.00%) JUnit
1 3 (100.00%) SonarQube
2 1 (33.33%) IntelliJ
General
1 2 (66.67%) Automotive
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) Spring
1 3 (100.00%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) BDD
1 3 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 3 (100.00%) TDD
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Clean Code
3 1 (33.33%) Code Quality
3 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure as Code
3 1 (33.33%) Open Source
3 1 (33.33%) Pair Programming
3 1 (33.33%) SDLC
3 1 (33.33%) Security Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Java
2 2 (66.67%) Python
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Checkmarx
1 3 (100.00%) Google