Java Engineer Contract Job Trends in Weymouth

Java Engineer
Dorset > Weymouth

The median Java Engineer daily rate in Weymouth is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 February 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Java Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Weymouth 14.29% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 14.29% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Dorset median daily rate £550 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Weymouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Weymouth. 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 Weymouth with a recognized job title 7 2 2
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £107
25th Percentile £563 - £166
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - £269
Median % change year-on-year - - -51.06%
75th Percentile £588 - £374
90th Percentile - - £433
Dorset median daily rate £500 £463 £500
% change year-on-year +8.11% -7.50% +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £65.00 -
Dorset median hourly rate £65.00 £18.25 £46.39
% change year-on-year +256.16% -60.66% -12.11%

Java Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Weymouth

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Java Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Weymouth.

Java Engineer job vacancy trend in Weymouth

Java Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Weymouth

For the 6 months to 24 February 2026, Java Engineer 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 Weymouth region featuring Java Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SOA

Java Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Weymouth 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) SOA
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared