Java Engineer
South East > Sussex
The median Java Engineer daily rate in Sussex is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 23 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
9 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Java Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Sussex |
4.76% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.00% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£375 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£400 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£425 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South East median daily rate |
£365 |
£650 |
£575 |
| % change year-on-year |
-43.85% |
+13.04% |
+3.37% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sussex. 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 Sussex with a recognized job title |
20 |
18 |
9 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.24% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6 |
7 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
£388 |
£391 |
£401 |
| 25th Percentile |
£409 |
£437 |
£410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£500 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.00% |
+11.11% |
+4.65% |
| 75th Percentile |
£531 |
£526 |
£475 |
| 90th Percentile |
£719 |
£607 |
- |
| South East median daily rate |
£500 |
£500 |
£500 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
11 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£12.50 |
£51.25 |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£13.00 |
£52.50 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-75.24% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£13.50 |
£53.75 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South East median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£42.50 |
£48.40 |
| % change year-on-year |
-40.82% |
-12.19% |
+14.11% |