Java
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Java skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Java over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 29 | 19 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | -4 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs citing Java | 6,857 | 9,375 | 24,915 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.51% | 9.89% | 14.73% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 20.20% | 23.39% | 27.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,949 | 5,906 | 9,799 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,738 | £46,250 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £57,500 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £77,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.68% | +10.71% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | £102,500 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £127,500 | £127,500 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +13.04% | +4.55% |
All Programming Languages
UK
Java is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 33,947 | 40,085 | 91,945 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 32.25% | 42.29% | 54.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,291 | 26,714 | 43,327 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £48,750 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £85,688 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £107,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
Java
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Java as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Java.
Java
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Java over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Java
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. 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 |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -14 | 4,684 | £73,805 | -7.74% | 1,223 |
| UK excluding London | +1 | 4,511 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 670 |
| Work from Home | -13 | 2,346 | £75,000 | - | 694 |
| London | -4 | 2,149 | £95,000 | +5.56% | 647 |
| Scotland | +10 | 1,885 | £55,000 | -20.80% | 78 |
| South East | -2 | 868 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 134 |
| North of England | -23 | 657 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 135 |
| South West | -7 | 592 | £57,500 | -7.93% | 136 |
| North West | -11 | 478 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 102 |
| Midlands | -47 | 277 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 91 |
| West Midlands | -33 | 195 | £56,250 | -6.25% | 65 |
| Yorkshire | -66 | 131 | £65,000 | - | 22 |
| East of England | -65 | 118 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 53 |
| East Midlands | -65 | 81 | £52,500 | -11.02% | 25 |
| Wales | -16 | 77 | £50,000 | -5.21% | 12 |
| North East | -34 | 48 | £65,232 | +0.36% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | -27 | 38 | £85,000 | +70.00% | 37 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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