Oracle Certified Professional Java SE Programmer (formerly Sun Certified Java Programmer, SCJP)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for OCPJP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 714 | 851 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +137 | -168 |
| Contract jobs citing OCPJP | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.007% | 0.003% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 0.025% | 0.016% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £565 | £637 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -11.38% | +32.71% |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £586 | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
OCPJP is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 13,175 | 16,164 | 19,041 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.53% | 27.33% | 21.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,128 | 10,779 | 12,573 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £535 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.73% | +4.76% | +8.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £744 | £743 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £530 | £530 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +6.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,075 | 848 | 773 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.86 | £15.25 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.84 | £20.00 | £19.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £54.00 | £42.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.93% | +28.57% | +10.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £68.25 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.25 | £80.00 | £66.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.94 | £49.94 | £34.69 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.02% | +43.96% | +0.43% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing OCPJP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing OCPJP.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing OCPJP.