Java Contract Job Trends in Essex

Java
East of England > Essex

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Essex requiring Java skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 20 20
Rank change year-on-year +13 0 -16
Contract jobs citing Java 16 2 17
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex 13.01% 1.52% 7.17%
As % of the Programming Languages category 41.03% 5.41% 24.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 1 13
10th Percentile £482 - £443
25th Percentile £488 - £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £300 £525
Median % change year-on-year +66.59% -42.86% -3.67%
75th Percentile £662 - £575
90th Percentile £684 - £606
East of England median daily rate £494 £375 £535
% change year-on-year +31.81% -29.91% -4.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £76.50
Median hourly rate - - £78.00
75th Percentile - - £79.50
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £40.91 £60.00 £71.25
% change year-on-year -31.82% -15.79% +9.62%

All Programming Languages
Essex

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 Essex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 39 37 69
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex 31.71% 28.03% 29.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 13 48
10th Percentile £363 £173 £272
25th Percentile £450 £213 £322
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £300 £500
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% -40.00% +0.81%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £575
90th Percentile £662 £570 £607
East of England median daily rate £505 £423 £500
% change year-on-year +19.53% -15.50% -3.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 11 3
10th Percentile £37.80 £20.00 £59.40
25th Percentile £42.38 £47.38 £64.13
Median hourly rate £50.00 £59.50 £74.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.97% -19.59% +6.28%
75th Percentile £62.50 £80.00 £77.75
90th Percentile £70.00 - £78.80
East of England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £69.00
% change year-on-year - -5.80% +21.05%

Java
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Job postings citing Java as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Job vacancy trend for Java in Essex

Java
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Java.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Java

Java
Daily Rate Histogram in Essex

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Java in Essex over the 6 months to 20 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Java in Essex

Java
Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Java.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Java

Java
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 within the Essex region over the 6 months to 20 September 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
Live
Jobs
Basildon - 6 £488 -
Epping - 5 - -
Brentwood +2 1 £468 +55.83%
Java
East of England

Java
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (25.00%) SAS
Cloud Services
1 3 (18.75%) GCP
General
1 6 (37.50%) Finance
2 4 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (12.50%) Social Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Automotive
4 1 (6.25%) Banking
Job Titles
1 6 (37.50%) Developer
2 5 (31.25%) Implementation Manager
2 5 (31.25%) Java Developer
2 5 (31.25%) Software Engineer
2 5 (31.25%) Support Manager
2 5 (31.25%) Technical Implementation Manager
2 5 (31.25%) Technical Manager
2 5 (31.25%) Technical Support
2 5 (31.25%) Technical Support Manager
3 2 (12.50%) Java Engineer
3 2 (12.50%) Java Software Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Agile Java Developer
4 1 (6.25%) Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Java Programmer
4 1 (6.25%) Programmer
4 1 (6.25%) Python Developer
4 1 (6.25%) Python Software Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) SAS Developer
4 1 (6.25%) Software Programmer
4 1 (6.25%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.25%) REST
1 1 (6.25%) Spring
1 1 (6.25%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 4 (25.00%) Credit Risk
2 1 (6.25%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (81.25%) Software Engineering
2 10 (62.50%) Agile
2 10 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (56.25%) System Testing
4 7 (43.75%) Computer Science
4 7 (43.75%) TDD
5 5 (31.25%) Task Automation
6 4 (25.00%) Analytical Modelling
6 4 (25.00%) Credit Risk Management
6 4 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
6 4 (25.00%) Risk Management
6 4 (25.00%) Scorecard
6 4 (25.00%) Test Strategy
6 4 (25.00%) Translating Business Requirements
7 2 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (6.25%) CI/CD
8 1 (6.25%) Mathematics
8 1 (6.25%) Pair Programming
8 1 (6.25%) Software Testing
8 1 (6.25%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 9 (56.25%) Python
2 4 (25.00%) R
2 4 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (43.75%) Degree
2 5 (31.25%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.25%) QA
System Software
1 1 (6.25%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (6.25%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (12.50%) Google
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft