J2EE Developer Contract Job Trends in London

J2EE Developer
England > London

The median J2EE Developer daily rate in London is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 386 375 427
Rank change year-on-year -11 +52 +150
Contract jobs requiring a J2EE Developer 3 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.021% 0.019% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.023% 0.020% 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile £537 £601 -
25th Percentile £570 £601 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £602 £600
Median % change year-on-year +7.93% +0.38% +100.00%
75th Percentile £675 £603 -
90th Percentile - £603 -
England median daily rate £650 £602 £600
% change year-on-year +7.93% +0.38% +100.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,919 14,816 18,699
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.44% 93.74% 93.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,557 9,611 13,540
10th Percentile £335 £340 £338
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £536 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -2.55% -2.22% -2.17%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £799 £790
England median daily rate £507 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -3.43% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 235 160 217
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.25 £18.10
25th Percentile £21.00 £24.33 £21.75
Median hourly rate £26.57 £37.50 £36.34
Median % change year-on-year -29.15% +3.21% +3.81%
75th Percentile £49.63 £58.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £72.30 £80.79 £72.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £45.21
% change year-on-year -37.13% -11.52% +39.11%

J2EE Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'J2EE Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

J2EE Developer job vacancy trend in London

J2EE Developer
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for J2EE Developer job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for J2EE Developer job vacancies in London

J2EE Developer
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing J2EE Developer in London over the 6 months to 24 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for J2EE Developer in London

J2EE Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for J2EE Developer job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for J2EE Developer job vacancies in London

J2EE Developer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 24 November 2025, J2EE 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 London region featuring J2EE Developer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) J2EE
1 3 (100.00%) JBoss
1 3 (100.00%) Red Hat
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Java
2 2 (66.67%) Keycloak
2 2 (66.67%) Open Source
2 2 (66.67%) Tomcat

J2EE Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 3 (100.00%) JBoss
2 2 (66.67%) Tomcat
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) J2EE
2 2 (66.67%) Keycloak
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Open Source
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Red Hat