Java Contract Job Trends in Livingston

Java
West Lothian > Livingston

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Livingston requiring Java skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 - 3
Rank change year-on-year - - +2
Contract jobs citing Java 2 0 22
As % of all contract jobs in Livingston 8.70% - 37.93%
As % of the Programming Languages category 33.33% - 73.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 10
10th Percentile - - £458
25th Percentile £513 - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £523
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.46%
75th Percentile £538 - £578
90th Percentile - - £591
West Lothian median daily rate £525 - £523
% change year-on-year - - +1.46%

All Programming Languages
Livingston

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 Livingston.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 6 1 30
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Livingston 26.09% 9.09% 51.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 15
10th Percentile £69 - £447
25th Percentile £155 - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £300 £540
Median % change year-on-year +58.33% -44.44% +4.85%
75th Percentile £538 - £584
90th Percentile - - £590
West Lothian median daily rate £475 £300 £540
% change year-on-year +58.33% -44.44% +4.85%

Java
Job Vacancy Trend in Livingston

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

Java job vacancy trend in Livingston

Java
Daily Rate Trend in Livingston

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Livingston citing Java

Java
Hourly Rate Trend in Livingston

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Livingston citing Java

Java
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Livingston 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) Apache
1 2 (100.00%) Apache Geronimo
1 2 (100.00%) Apache ServiceMix
1 2 (100.00%) Red Hat Fuse
1 2 (100.00%) Tomcat
1 2 (100.00%) WebSphere
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Apache Axis
1 2 (100.00%) Apache Camel
1 2 (100.00%) Middleware
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) TIBCO