Java Developer
UK
The median Java Developer salary in the UK is £73,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 304 | 194 | 160 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -110 | -34 | -58 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Developer | 964 | 1,865 | 4,394 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.94% | 1.92% | 2.63% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.99% | 2.10% | 2.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 798 | 1,514 | 2,633 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £48,750 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £73,750 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.81% | +6.67% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £99,688 | £106,250 | £97,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £140,000 | £128,375 | £117,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +8.33% | +14.29% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 97,260 | 88,990 | 160,374 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.78% | 91.41% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,382 | 56,369 | 85,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,663 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Java Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Java Developer.
Java Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Java Developer over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
Java Developer
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 Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 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 | -98 | 825 | £80,000 | -3.03% | 147 |
| London | -32 | 520 | £90,000 | -5.26% | 81 |
| UK excluding London | -136 | 420 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 86 |
| Work from Home | -130 | 358 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 85 |
| South East | -45 | 148 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 14 |
| Scotland | -84 | 73 | £56,318 | -16.57% | 14 |
| North of England | -8 | 71 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 22 |
| South West | -89 | 57 | £60,000 | -4.38% | 18 |
| North West | -15 | 56 | £62,500 | -16.11% | 21 |
| Midlands | -53 | 28 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 10 |
| Wales | +8 | 24 | £44,250 | -12.38% | |
| West Midlands | -28 | 17 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 6 |
| East of England | -16 | 15 | £50,000 | -28.57% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -26 | 10 | £42,500 | -34.62% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +47 | 8 | £52,500 | -14.29% | |
| North East | -10 | 7 | £42,750 | -38.93% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | -34 | 4 | £66,250 | +32.50% | 7 |
Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Java Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Java Developer in the job title.
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Java Developer Skill Set
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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