Java Messaging Service (JMS)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring JMS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 3 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 585 | 468 | 570 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -117 | +102 | +55 |
| Contract jobs citing JMS | 43 | 62 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.091% | 0.21% | 0.030% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 0.45% | 0.93% | 0.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 30 | 39 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £377 | £431 | £433 |
| 25th Percentile | £447 | £458 | £486 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +2.94% | -12.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £540 |
| 90th Percentile | £667 | £639 | £550 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £466 | £502 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.15% | +2.35% | -15.52% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK
JMS 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 | 9,457 | 6,668 | 8,931 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 19.95% | 22.77% | 20.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6,263 | 4,570 | 6,199 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £363 | £338 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.95% | -0.94% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £788 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.04% | -2.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 265 | 113 | 235 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.00 | £27.18 | £21.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £50.00 | £40.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +40.75% | -28.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £68.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.60 | £82.79 | £74.78 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +36.84% | -24.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing JMS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing JMS.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing JMS over the 6 months to 3 May 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing JMS.
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Top 10 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JMS within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 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 |
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| England | -104 | 40 | £491 | -9.14% | 4 |
| London | -55 | 27 | £500 | -7.41% | 2 |
| Work from Home | -43 | 17 | £585 | +6.36% | 3 |
| UK excluding London | -126 | 14 | £466 | -7.15% | 2 |
| North West | -41 | 7 | £464 | -9.70% | |
| North of England | -65 | 7 | £464 | -9.70% | |
| Midlands | - | 4 | £450 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | £450 | - | |
| South East | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -32 | 1 | £635 | +20.95% |
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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:
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