Java Software Developer Contract Job Trends in Telford

Java Software Developer
Shropshire > Telford

The median Java Software Developer daily rate in Telford is £445, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026.

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

 6 months to
13 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Java Software Developer 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Telford 0.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £419 - -
25th Percentile £429 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 - -
75th Percentile £446 - -
90th Percentile £447 - -
Shropshire median daily rate £445 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Telford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Telford. 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 Telford with a recognized job title 740 160 87
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.48% 89.39% 88.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 638 119 72
10th Percentile £366 £325 £299
25th Percentile £415 £405 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £513 £503
Median % change year-on-year -7.37% +1.90% +4.84%
75th Percentile £548 £538 £530
90th Percentile £637 £550 £565
Shropshire median daily rate £475 £513 £492
% change year-on-year -7.34% +4.30% +2.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 1 0
10th Percentile £38.85 - -
25th Percentile £51.25 - -
Median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 -
Median % change year-on-year +108.75% - -
75th Percentile £60.37 - -
90th Percentile £65.25 - -
Shropshire median hourly rate £52.50 £18.68 -
% change year-on-year +181.05% - -

Java Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Telford

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

Java Software Developer job vacancy trend in Telford

Java Software Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Telford

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Software Developer job vacancies in Telford

Java Software Developer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Telford

For the 6 months to 13 September 2026, Java Software 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 Telford region featuring Java Software Developer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Java
1 3 (100.00%) Microservices
1 3 (100.00%) MongoDB
1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Spring
1 3 (100.00%) Spring Boot
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) Kubernetes
2 2 (66.67%) Swagger
3 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared

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

Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) MongoDB
General
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) Spring
1 3 (100.00%) Spring Boot
2 2 (66.67%) Swagger
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Microservices
1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Java
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) Kubernetes
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