Java Software Developer Contract Job Trends in Ipswich

Java Software Developer
Suffolk > Ipswich

As of 29 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Java Software Developer daily rate in Ipswich.

6 months to
29 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Java Software Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Ipswich 0.98% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.05% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Suffolk median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Ipswich

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Ipswich. 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 Ipswich with a recognized job title 95 32 37
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.14% 88.89% 97.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 22 23
10th Percentile £303 £170 £105
25th Percentile £475 £178 £179
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £213 £450
Median % change year-on-year +158.82% -52.78% -31.82%
75th Percentile £688 £442 £488
90th Percentile £745 £592 £570
Suffolk median daily rate £525 £225 £450
% change year-on-year +133.33% -50.00% -30.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 5
10th Percentile £18.24 £33.45 -
25th Percentile £19.00 £56.95 £11.25
Median hourly rate £21.00 £70.00 £11.50
Median % change year-on-year -70.00% +508.70% -30.30%
75th Percentile £23.00 - £17.00
90th Percentile - - £32.15
Suffolk median hourly rate £21.00 £70.00 £11.50
% change year-on-year -70.00% +508.70% -32.35%

Java Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

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

Java Software Developer job vacancy trend in Ipswich

Java Software Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Software Developer job vacancies in Ipswich

Java Software Developer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich

For the 6 months to 29 April 2026, Java Software 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 Ipswich region featuring Java Software Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Ansible
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) Gradle
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Spring
1 1 (100.00%) Spring Boot
1 1 (100.00%) TDD
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories

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

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) Gradle
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Spring
1 1 (100.00%) Spring Boot
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) TDD
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Ansible