Java Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in Telford

Java Software Engineer
Shropshire > Telford

The median Java Software Engineer daily rate in Telford is £420, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 February 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Java Software Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Telford 0.43% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 - -
Shropshire median daily rate £420 - -

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 430 107 66
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.67% 90.68% 86.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 344 74 45
10th Percentile £386 £314 £382
25th Percentile £413 £434 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £477 £481 £523
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% -8.04% -3.24%
75th Percentile £525 £528 £536
90th Percentile £566 £544 £538
Shropshire median daily rate £475 £475 £500
% change year-on-year - -5.00% -7.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 5
10th Percentile £22.81 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £25.15 - £15.00
Median % change year-on-year - - -72.73%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Shropshire median hourly rate £25.15 £12.18 £15.00
% change year-on-year +106.49% -18.80% -59.11%

Java Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Telford

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

Java Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Telford

Java Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Telford

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

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

Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Telford

For the 6 months to 27 February 2026, Java Software Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) PL/SQL
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Spring
2 1 (50.00%) Spring Boot
2 1 (50.00%) SQL

Java Software Engineer 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) Spring
1 1 (50.00%) Spring Boot
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) PL/SQL
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared