Java Contracts in Stevenage

Java
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Stevenage requiring Java skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Java over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 48 35
Rank change year-on-year +25 -13 -21
Contract jobs citing Java 5 10 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage 4.00% 2.18% 4.76%
As % of the Programming Languages category 10.87% 7.94% 9.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 2
10th Percentile - £319 £111
25th Percentile - £347 £179
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £375 £293
Median % change year-on-year - +28.21% -
75th Percentile - £391 £406
90th Percentile - £396 £475
Hertfordshire median daily rate £490 £375 £600
% change year-on-year +30.67% -37.50% -3.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 5 6
10th Percentile £40.91 - -
25th Percentile £47.56 £52.50 -
Median hourly rate £53.75 £60.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.42% -7.69% +25.00%
75th Percentile £55.00 - -
90th Percentile - - £69.38
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £53.75 £60.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -10.42% -7.69% +16.07%

All Programming Languages
Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 46 126 154
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 36.80% 27.51% 52.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 8 33
10th Percentile £503 £285 £350
25th Percentile £506 £323 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £363 £425
Median % change year-on-year +44.83% -14.71% +19.72%
75th Percentile £556 £391 £550
90th Percentile £568 £415 £672
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £430 £500
% change year-on-year +27.91% -14.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 102 81
10th Percentile £45.34 £60.00 £53.75
25th Percentile £61.50 £61.25 £56.25
Median hourly rate £72.50 £65.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +11.54% - +8.33%
75th Percentile £85.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £87.50 £90.00 £77.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £70.00 £65.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +7.69% - +16.07%

Java
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

Job postings citing Java as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.

Job vacancy trend for Java in Stevenage

Java
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Java in Stevenage.

Daily rate trend for Java in Stevenage

Java
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Java in Stevenage.

Hourly rate trend for Java in Stevenage

Java
Hourly Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Java in Stevenage over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Java in Stevenage

Java
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stevenage by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (80.00%) SpaceWire
2 1 (20.00%) RS-232
General
1 3 (60.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (20.00%) Aviation
2 1 (20.00%) Avionics
2 1 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (60.00%) Electrical Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) CAN bus
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Linux
1 4 (80.00%) Unix
2 3 (60.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Data Acquisition
1 3 (60.00%) System Testing
1 3 (60.00%) TestOps
2 2 (40.00%) Functional Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Test Scripting
3 1 (20.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) C
2 4 (80.00%) Bash
2 4 (80.00%) Python
2 4 (80.00%) Tcl
3 3 (60.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Degree
1 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) EMC
2 1 (20.00%) Twitter