Java Developer Contract Job Trends in Suffolk

Java Developer
East of England > Suffolk

The median Java Developer daily rate in Suffolk is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 21 20
Rank change year-on-year +1 -1 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Java Developer 1 7 4
As % of all contract jobs in Suffolk 1.30% 6.42% 3.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.33% 7.07% 3.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 4
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £388 £700
Median % change year-on-year +16.13% -44.64% -
East of England median daily rate £450 £375 £700
% change year-on-year +20.00% -46.43% +16.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Suffolk

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Suffolk. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Suffolk with a recognized job title 75 99 115
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.40% 90.83% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 42 84
10th Percentile £193 £200 £150
25th Percentile £213 £220 £244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £375 £465
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -19.35% -19.13%
75th Percentile £538 £497 £591
90th Percentile £688 £629 £745
East of England median daily rate £490 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +8.89% -5.26% -2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 15 2
10th Percentile £14.05 £45.63 £20.07
25th Percentile £16.36 £46.25 £29.92
Median hourly rate £21.34 £47.50 £46.59
Median % change year-on-year -55.08% +1.96% +164.09%
75th Percentile £24.38 £52.83 £63.00
90th Percentile £24.76 £70.00 £72.70
East of England median hourly rate £30.11 £47.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -36.62% +6.74% +111.90%

Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Java Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.

Java Developer job vacancy trend in Suffolk

Java Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Suffolk

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in Suffolk.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in Suffolk

Java Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Suffolk

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in Suffolk.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in Suffolk

Java Developer
Contract Job Locations in Suffolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Java Developer within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 15 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Ipswich +1 1 £450 +16.13% 1
Java Developer
East of England

Java Developer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk

For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, Java Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Suffolk region featuring Java Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) Express.js
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Kafka
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) MERN Stack
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) MongoDB
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
1 1 (100.00%) NoSQL
1 1 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Spring
1 1 (100.00%) TDD
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing

Java Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) MongoDB
1 1 (100.00%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Express.js
1 1 (100.00%) Kafka
1 1 (100.00%) MERN Stack
1 1 (100.00%) Node.js
1 1 (100.00%) React
1 1 (100.00%) Spring
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) TDD
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker