Java Applications Developer Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Java Application Developer
England > West Midlands

The median Java Application Developer daily rate in the West Midlands is £485, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 March 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 154 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Java Applications Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.036% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.039% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 - -
England median daily rate £550 £513 £850
% change year-on-year +7.32% -39.71% +37.10%

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 2,573 1,255 1,766
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.40% 90.94% 91.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,693 835 1,175
10th Percentile £300 £200 £235
25th Percentile £400 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% +5.26% -3.85%
75th Percentile £581 £588 £588
90th Percentile £688 £700 £676
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 97 54 140
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.98 £12.22
25th Percentile £17.14 £15.24 £15.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £19.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +32.37% -15.56% +26.98%
75th Percentile £30.00 £28.94 £41.94
90th Percentile £47.50 £35.00 £58.75
England median hourly rate £35.71 £36.00 £32.90
% change year-on-year -0.81% +9.44% -20.73%

Java Applications Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Java Applications Developer job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Java Applications Developer
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Applications Developer job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Applications Developer job vacancies in the West Midlands

Java Applications Developer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 7 March 2026, Java Applications 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Java Applications Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Spring
1 1 (100.00%) Spring Boot
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) WebLogic

Java Applications Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 1 (100.00%) WebLogic
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Spring
1 1 (100.00%) Spring Boot
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared