Java SE Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE, JSE)
England > Midlands

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

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 190 139 -
Rank change year-on-year -51 - -
Contract jobs citing Java SE 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.021% 0.040% -
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.15% 0.22% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £420 -
Median % change year-on-year +1.19% - -
England median daily rate £500 £420 £550
% change year-on-year +19.05% -23.64% -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Midlands

Java SE falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 673 454 423
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 14.34% 18.34% 15.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 490 327 292
10th Percentile £355 £273 £313
25th Percentile £413 £367 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £486 £440 £500
Median % change year-on-year +10.64% -12.10% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £523 £621
90th Percentile £645 £621 £725
England median daily rate £525 £515 £550
% change year-on-year +1.94% -6.36% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 19 13
10th Percentile £16.31 £31.46 £15.75
25th Percentile £26.88 £33.91 £22.50
Median hourly rate £58.00 £50.00 £39.92
Median % change year-on-year +16.00% +25.25% -6.07%
75th Percentile £64.19 - £56.25
90th Percentile £74.88 - £59.25
England median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £56.25
% change year-on-year +18.18% -2.22% -6.25%

Java SE
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Java SE job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Java SE
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Java SE.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Java SE

Java SE
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 1 (100.00%) Apache
1 1 (100.00%) WebLogic
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Oracle Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Middleware
1 1 (100.00%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Batch Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Capacity Management
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (100.00%) Design Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) JVM Tuning
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (100.00%) WCAG
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SELinux
1 1 (100.00%) systemd
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow