Java Contract Job Trends in Stevenage

Java
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stevenage requiring Java skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 34 38
Rank change year-on-year -7 +4 -21
Contract jobs citing Java 6 3 9
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 2.13% 1.89% 3.75%
As % of the Programming Languages category 4.55% 4.23% 7.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 6
10th Percentile - - £543
25th Percentile £463 £313 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £375 £545
Median % change year-on-year +26.67% -31.19% +105.66%
75th Percentile £488 £438 £552
90th Percentile - - £561
Hertfordshire median daily rate £475 £413 £540
% change year-on-year +15.15% -23.61% -22.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 2
10th Percentile - - £56.50
25th Percentile £41.25 - £58.75
Median hourly rate £42.50 - £65.00
75th Percentile £43.75 - £68.75
90th Percentile £50.35 - £69.50
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £42.50 - £65.00

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 132 71 122
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 46.81% 44.65% 50.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 5 16
10th Percentile £424 £290 £306
25th Percentile £481 £313 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £375 £449
Median % change year-on-year +40.00% -16.43% -19.60%
75th Percentile £575 £481 £545
90th Percentile £680 £507 £550
Hertfordshire median daily rate £550 £478 £500
% change year-on-year +15.12% -4.45% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 41 87
10th Percentile £53.37 £61.50 -
25th Percentile £65.00 - £65.00
Median hourly rate £66.00 £65.00 £69.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.54% -5.80% +6.15%
75th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £87.18
90th Percentile £75.00 £95.00 £90.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £66.00 £65.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year +1.54% -7.14% +7.69%

Java
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

Java job vacancy trend in Stevenage

Java
Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Java.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Java

Java
Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Java.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Java

Java
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage 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 (16.67%) Mendix
Communications & Networking
1 5 (83.33%) SpaceWire
2 4 (66.67%) RS-232
General
1 4 (66.67%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Aerospace
2 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
2 1 (16.67%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 1 (16.67%) Developer
1 1 (16.67%) Electrical Engineer
1 1 (16.67%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) CSS
1 1 (16.67%) REST
1 1 (16.67%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) CAN bus
Operating Systems
1 5 (83.33%) Linux
2 4 (66.67%) Windows
3 1 (16.67%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Validation
2 1 (16.67%) Agile
2 1 (16.67%) Data Acquisition
2 1 (16.67%) DevOps
2 1 (16.67%) Domain Models
2 1 (16.67%) Performance Tuning
2 1 (16.67%) Scrum
2 1 (16.67%) Sprint Planning
2 1 (16.67%) Sprint Retrospective
2 1 (16.67%) Sprint Review
2 1 (16.67%) System Testing
2 1 (16.67%) TestOps
2 1 (16.67%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (16.67%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 5 (83.33%) Bash
1 5 (83.33%) C
1 5 (83.33%) Python
1 5 (83.33%) Tcl
1 5 (83.33%) VBA
2 1 (16.67%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) SAP