Java Developer Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands
Java Developer
England > West Midlands
The median Java Developer daily rate in the West Midlands is £521, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 101 | 102 | 85 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | -17 | +14 |
| Contract Java Developer jobs | 75 | 34 | 26 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands | 2.11% | 1.69% | 1.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.33% | 1.90% | 1.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 50 | 25 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £406 | £350 | £443 |
| 25th Percentile | £426 | £475 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £521 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.20% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | - | £702 |
| 90th Percentile | £726 | £532 | £763 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | -7.69% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
West Midlands
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the West Midlands matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in the West Midlands matching a recognised job title | 3,214 | 1,794 | 1,757 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 90.43% | 89.39% | 92.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,951 | 1,163 | 1,112 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £258 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £588 | £612 |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | £675 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 243 | 104 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.98 | £12.62 | £12.58 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.45 | £15.73 | £14.03 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £25.15 | £23.05 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.52% | +9.11% | +3.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.75 | £36.38 | £33.23 |
| 90th Percentile | £55.00 | £50.00 | £45.63 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £41.27 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -39.05% | -10.35% |
Java Developer Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Java Developer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Java Developer Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in the West Midlands.
Java Developer Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands
Daily rate distribution for Java Developer jobs in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 2 November 2026.
Java Developer Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in the West Midlands.
Java Developer Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Java Developer jobs within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shropshire | -2 | 40 | £475 | -8.48% | 4 |
| Birmingham | -9 | 21 | £700 | +40.00% | 7 |
| Solihull | -1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Java Developer England |
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Java Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands
For the 6 months to 2 November 2026, Java Developer contract job ads cited 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 Java Developer job ads across the West Midlands region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Java | 100.0% | 75 |
| 2 | Spring | 56.0% | 42 |
| 3 | Spring Boot | 54.7% | 41 |
| 4 | Security Cleared | 52.0% | 39 |
| 5 | Microservices | 50.7% | 38 |
| 6 | Agile | 48.0% | 36 |
| 7 | SC Cleared | 46.7% | 35 |
| 8 | AWS | 42.7% | 32 |
| 9 | BPSS Clearance | 37.3% | 28 |
| 10 | SQL | 33.3% | 25 |
| 11 | Maven | 32.0% | 24 |
| 12 | Scrum | 30.7% | 23 |
| 13 | CI/CD | 29.3% | 22 |
| 13 | Git | 29.3% | 22 |
| 15 | Mockito | 28.0% | 21 |
| 15 | MongoDB | 28.0% | 21 |
| 15 | TDD | 28.0% | 21 |
| 18 | Containerisation | 26.7% | 20 |
| 18 | JPA | 26.7% | 20 |
| 18 | JUnit | 26.7% | 20 |
| 21 | Docker | 22.7% | 17 |
| 21 | Kubernetes | 22.7% | 17 |
| 21 | REST | 22.7% | 17 |
| 24 | Problem-Solving | 21.3% | 16 |
| 25 | ActiveMQ | 20.0% | 15 |
| 25 | Code Quality | 20.0% | 15 |
| 25 | Hibernate | 20.0% | 15 |
| 25 | Jenkins | 20.0% | 15 |
| 25 | PostgreSQL | 20.0% | 15 |
| 25 | Test Automation | 20.0% | 15 |
Java Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Java Developer | 29.3% | 22 |
| 2 | SC Cleared Java Developer | 16.0% | 12 |
| 3 | Java Software Developer | 12.0% | 9 |
| 3 | Lead Java Developer | 12.0% | 9 |
| 5 | SQL Developer | 2.7% | 2 |
| 6 | Digital Developer | 1.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Oracle Developer | 1.3% | 1 |
| 6 | PL/SQL Developer | 1.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Senior React Developer | 1.3% | 1 |
| 6 | Senior UI Developer | 1.3% | 1 |
| 6 | WebLogic Developer | 1.3% | 1 |