The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring J2SE skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
J2SE falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
7,486
8,575
11,032
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK
22.73%
22.42%
22.24%
Number of daily rates quoted
4,975
5,593
7,918
10th Percentile
£350
£350
£375
25th Percentile
£413
£425
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£550
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-9.09%
-
-4.35%
75th Percentile
£630
£650
£675
90th Percentile
£738
£795
£775
UK excluding London median daily rate
£470
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-6.00%
-
-4.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted
181
186
176
10th Percentile
£31.25
£25.60
£35.94
25th Percentile
£41.25
£43.00
£46.18
Median hourly rate
£54.00
£61.60
£60.00
Median % change year-on-year
-12.34%
+2.67%
-3.23%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£70.00
£73.67
90th Percentile
£72.50
£74.68
£78.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate
£55.00
£65.00
£59.03
% change year-on-year
-15.38%
+10.11%
-5.55%
J2SE Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing J2SE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
J2SE Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing J2SE.
J2SE Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing J2SE.
J2SE 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 J2SE within the UK over the 6 months to 17 September 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
For the 6 months to 17 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing J2SE also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads with a requirement for J2SE.
J2SE Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
