The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring Java skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
19 |
18 |
23 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-1 |
+5 |
-3 |
| Contract jobs citing Java |
1 |
5 |
3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Southampton |
0.61% |
3.25% |
1.79% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category |
5.88% |
13.16% |
6.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£499 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£534 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£660 |
£613 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
+7.76% |
+21.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£684 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£716 |
| Hampshire median daily rate |
£513 |
£640 |
£575 |
| % change year-on-year |
-19.92% |
+11.30% |
+4.55% |
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 Southampton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills |
17 |
38 |
44 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton |
10.30% |
24.68% |
26.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
12 |
26 |
41 |
| 10th Percentile |
£113 |
£350 |
£463 |
| 25th Percentile |
£484 |
£356 |
£500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£410 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+21.95% |
-25.45% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£550 |
£616 |
£640 |
| 90th Percentile |
£640 |
£655 |
£650 |
| Hampshire median daily rate |
£515 |
£550 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-6.36% |
- |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£56.75 |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£58.50 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£60.25 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Hampshire median hourly rate |
£47.50 |
£62.50 |
£60.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-24.00% |
+4.17% |
-4.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Java relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
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Daily Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Java.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Java.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:
