Japan IT Freelance Market Data
Skill demand rankings and monthly rate benchmarks for Japan's IT contract market — aggregated weekly from SES staffing emails and crowdsourcing platforms. No sign-up. No paywall.
Skill Rate & Demand Trends
High Demand Skills
- 1Java
- 2ABAP
- 3AWS
- 4Oracle
- 5Python
High Rate Skills
- 1PHP¥4450k+
- 2ABAP¥1500k+
- 3COBOL¥1300k+
- 4Splunk¥1200k+
- 5NonStop¥1100k+
Remote Rate
- 1Oracle100%
- 2Salesforce100%
- 3Maya100%
- 4PHP100%
- 5NonStop100%
| Skill | Rate | Rate Range | Remote | Demand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java | ~¥790k/mo | ¥500k–¥1200k | 38% | |
| ABAP | ~¥1500k/mo | ¥1500k–¥1500k | 0% | |
| AWS | ~¥860k/mo | ¥750k–¥1000k | 56% | |
| Oracle | ~¥1000k/mo | ¥1000k–¥1000k | 100% | |
| Python | ~¥760k/mo | ¥700k–¥1400k | 75% | |
| Linux | ~¥730k/mo | ¥580k–¥800k | 25% | |
| C# | ~¥680k/mo | ¥500k–¥800k | 14% | |
| SQL | ~¥830k/mo | ¥750k–¥850k | 60% | |
| Salesforce | ~¥800k/mo | ¥750k–¥850k | 100% | |
| Maya | ~¥740k/mo | ¥600k–¥800k | 100% | |
| Excel VBA | ~¥650k/mo | ¥650k–¥650k | 0% | |
| PHP | ~¥4450k/mo | ¥4300k–¥4600k | 100% | |
| COBOL | ~¥1300k/mo | ¥1300k–¥1300k | 67% | |
| Splunk | ~¥1200k/mo | ¥1200k–¥1200k | 0% | |
| NonStop | ~¥1100k/mo | ¥1100k–¥1100k | 100% | |
| Flutter | ~¥870k/mo | ¥780k–¥950k | 100% | |
| Apex | ~¥800k/mo | ¥750k–¥850k | 100% | |
| PMO | ~¥730k/mo | ¥600k–¥900k | 0% | |
| Windows Server | ~¥690k/mo | ¥650k–¥730k | 0% | |
| Google Cloud | ~¥930k/mo | ¥900k–¥950k | 50% |
Contract Projects by Category
| Category | Jobs |
|---|---|
| System Development | 51 |
| Web Design | 49 |
| Other | 16 |
| E-Commerce | 8 |
| App Development | 6 |
High Demand Skills
- 1Java
- 2ABAP
- 3AWS
- 4Oracle
- 5Python
High Rate Skills
- 1PHP¥4450k+
- 2ABAP¥1500k+
- 3COBOL¥1300k+
- 4Splunk¥1200k+
- 5NonStop¥1100k+
Remote Rate
- 1Oracle100%
- 2Salesforce100%
- 3Maya100%
- 4PHP100%
- 5NonStop100%
| Skill | Rate | Rate Range | Remote | Demand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java | ~¥790k/mo | ¥500k–¥1200k | 38% | |
| ABAP | ~¥1500k/mo | ¥1500k–¥1500k | 0% | |
| AWS | ~¥860k/mo | ¥750k–¥1000k | 56% | |
| Oracle | ~¥1000k/mo | ¥1000k–¥1000k | 100% | |
| Python | ~¥760k/mo | ¥700k–¥1400k | 75% | |
| Linux | ~¥730k/mo | ¥580k–¥800k | 25% | |
| C# | ~¥680k/mo | ¥500k–¥800k | 14% | |
| SQL | ~¥830k/mo | ¥750k–¥850k | 60% | |
| Salesforce | ~¥800k/mo | ¥750k–¥850k | 100% | |
| Maya | ~¥740k/mo | ¥600k–¥800k | 100% | |
| Excel VBA | ~¥650k/mo | ¥650k–¥650k | 0% | |
| PHP | ~¥4450k/mo | ¥4300k–¥4600k | 100% | |
| COBOL | ~¥1300k/mo | ¥1300k–¥1300k | 67% | |
| Splunk | ~¥1200k/mo | ¥1200k–¥1200k | 0% | |
| NonStop | ~¥1100k/mo | ¥1100k–¥1100k | 100% | |
| Flutter | ~¥870k/mo | ¥780k–¥950k | 100% | |
| Apex | ~¥800k/mo | ¥750k–¥850k | 100% | |
| PMO | ~¥730k/mo | ¥600k–¥900k | 0% | |
| Windows Server | ~¥690k/mo | ¥650k–¥730k | 0% | |
| Google Cloud | ~¥930k/mo | ¥900k–¥950k | 50% |
Contract Projects by Category
| Category | Jobs |
|---|---|
| System Development | 51 |
| Web Design | 37 |
| Other | 16 |
| E-Commerce | 8 |
| App Development | 6 |
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