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.
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6 months to 2 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| 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
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands
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: