J2EE Developer Contract Job Trends

J2EE Developer
UK

The median J2EE Developer daily rate in the UK is £590, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 February 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 597 - 590
Rank change year-on-year - - +169
Contract jobs requiring a J2EE Developer 4 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.010% - 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% - 0.010%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 4
10th Percentile £445 - £455
25th Percentile £490 - £484
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £590 - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -12.00%
75th Percentile £675 - £600
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £430 - £550
% change year-on-year - - -12.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 37,909 28,295 41,010
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.78% 92.89% 92.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,822 17,724 26,992
10th Percentile £306 £293 £275
25th Percentile £408 £406 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +1.32% -2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,307 828 2,328
10th Percentile £14.61 £16.43 £13.15
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.50 £16.30
Median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% - -10.88%
75th Percentile £63.75 £64.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £74.26 £75.00 £71.93
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.11 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -7.37% -7.14% -2.78%

J2EE Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'J2EE Developer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

J2EE Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

J2EE Developer
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for J2EE Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for J2EE Developer job vacancies in the UK

J2EE Developer
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing J2EE Developer over the 6 months to 25 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for J2EE Developer in the UK

J2EE Developer
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for J2EE Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for J2EE Developer job vacancies in the UK

J2EE Developer
Top 6 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing J2EE Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 25 February 2026. 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
England - 4 £590 - 1
London - 3 £650 -
Midlands - 1 £430 - 1
West Midlands - 1 £430 - 1
Work from Home - 1 £430 - 1
UK excluding London - 1 £430 - 1

J2EE Developer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 25 February 2026, J2EE 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 featuring J2EE Developer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) J2EE
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) Java
2 3 (75.00%) JBoss
2 3 (75.00%) Red Hat
3 2 (50.00%) Keycloak
3 2 (50.00%) Open Source
3 2 (50.00%) Tomcat
4 1 (25.00%) Agile
4 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (25.00%) PL/SQL
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Spring
4 1 (25.00%) Spring Boot
4 1 (25.00%) SQL
4 1 (25.00%) WebLogic

J2EE Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 3 (75.00%) JBoss
2 2 (50.00%) Tomcat
3 1 (25.00%) WebLogic
General
1 1 (25.00%) Advertising
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) J2EE
2 2 (50.00%) Keycloak
3 1 (25.00%) Spring
3 1 (25.00%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Open Source
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) Java
2 1 (25.00%) PL/SQL
2 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Red Hat