Real-Time IT Contract Trends & Actionable Insights

Description	Rank 6 Months to 20 Feb 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Java	39	+13	£423	-26.52%	222 4.63%	279
Java Card	187	-	£585	-	1 0.021%
Java Engineer	169	-14	£365	-43.84%	19 0.40%	28
Java Developer	116	+28	£425	+1.19%	73 1.52%	40
Java Architect	187	-31	£600	+4.34%	1 0.021%	1
JavaFX	186	-	£740	-	2 0.042%
Java Software Engineer	185	-	£488	-	3 0.063%	13
Senior Java Developer	178	-25	£473	+21.28%	10 0.21%	9
Full-Stack Java Developer	176	-20	£375	-16.66%	12 0.25%	10
Senior Java Engineer	187	-	£575	-	1 0.021%	13
Java Persistence API (JPA)	182	-	£313	-	6 0.13%	1
SC Cleared Java Developer	185	-30	£364	-42.90%	3 0.063%	4
Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)	186	-31	-	-	2 0.042%	4
Java Software Developer	186	-	£600	-	2 0.042%	1
Mid-Level Java Developer	182	-	-	-	6 0.13%
Java Applications Developer	186	-33	£585	+50.00%	2 0.042%
Senior Java Software Developer	187	-	£600	-	1 0.021%
Front-End Java Developer (Client-Side Java Developer)	187	-31	£313	-	1 0.021%
DV Cleared Java Developer	187	-31	£600	-	1 0.021%
Content Repository API for Java (JCR) (JSR 170)	187	-	-	-	1 0.021%	1
Java Development Manager	187	-	£620	-	1 0.021%