Java Contract Job Trends in Ipswich

Java
Suffolk > Ipswich

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Ipswich requiring Java skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 11 10
Rank change year-on-year -4 -1 +7
Contract jobs citing Java 7 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Ipswich 6.73% 5.56% 2.63%
As % of the Programming Languages category 25.00% 25.00% 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile £425 - -
25th Percentile £431 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £473 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £498 - -
90th Percentile £504 - -
Suffolk median daily rate £473 - £600
% change year-on-year - - -14.29%

All Programming Languages
Ipswich

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 Ipswich.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 28 8 6
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich 26.92% 22.22% 15.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 5 5
10th Percentile £425 - £289
25th Percentile £493 £200 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £300 £550
Median % change year-on-year +108.33% -45.45% -21.43%
75th Percentile £713 £444 £600
90th Percentile £745 £628 £623
Suffolk median daily rate £588 £250 £550
% change year-on-year +135.00% -54.55% -21.43%

Java
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Java relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich.

Java job vacancy trend in Ipswich

Java
Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing Java

Java
Hourly Rate Trend in Ipswich

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing Java

Java
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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) Apple Pay
1 2 (28.57%) Google Ads
2 1 (14.29%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) MongoDB
1 1 (14.29%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 6 (85.71%) Git
1 6 (85.71%) GitLab
2 5 (71.43%) Gradle
General
1 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Developer
1 5 (71.43%) Java Developer
2 1 (14.29%) Java Software Developer
2 1 (14.29%) Node.js Developer
2 1 (14.29%) Senior
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Developer
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Java Developer
2 1 (14.29%) Software Developer
2 1 (14.29%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (71.43%) Spring Boot
2 3 (42.86%) Spring
3 1 (14.29%) Express.js
3 1 (14.29%) Kafka
3 1 (14.29%) MERN Stack
3 1 (14.29%) Node.js
3 1 (14.29%) React
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Containerisation
2 5 (71.43%) Software Engineering
3 4 (57.14%) Agile
3 4 (57.14%) CI/CD
3 4 (57.14%) Microservices
4 3 (42.86%) Continuous Integration
4 3 (42.86%) TDD
4 3 (42.86%) Test Automation
5 2 (28.57%) DevOps
5 2 (28.57%) User Stories
6 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Engineering
6 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (14.29%) Full-Stack Development
6 1 (14.29%) High Availability
6 1 (14.29%) Kanban
6 1 (14.29%) Pair Programming
6 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (14.29%) Secure Coding
6 1 (14.29%) Sprint Planning
6 1 (14.29%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (57.14%) SQL
2 1 (14.29%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (71.43%) Ansible