Java SE Contracts in the Home Counties

Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE, JSE)
South East > Home Counties

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Home Counties with a requirement for Java SE skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Java SE over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank - - 29
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Java SE 0 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Home Counties - - 1.60%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category - - 3.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £588
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £625
75th Percentile - - £663
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate - - £625
% change year-on-year - - +19.05%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Home Counties

Java SE is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Home Counties with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 1 2 55
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties 12.50% 8.00% 44.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 32
10th Percentile - - £440
25th Percentile £463 £408 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £415 £638
Median % change year-on-year +14.46% -34.90% -20.31%
75th Percentile £488 £423 £653
90th Percentile - - £798
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +16.67%