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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 28 | 18 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | -3 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs citing Java | 6,844 | 10,093 | 24,457 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.67% | 10.37% | 14.65% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 20.39% | 24.11% | 27.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,919 | 5,961 | 9,876 |
| 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 | £130,000 | £125,000 | £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 | 33,562 | 41,867 | 90,496 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 32.71% | 43.01% | 54.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,071 | 26,942 | 43,619 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,000 | £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 | £86,250 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £107,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,772 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.23% | +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 28 May 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 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 | -17 | 4,631 | £73,805 | -7.74% | 1,113 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 4,526 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 660 |
| Work from Home | -15 | 2,359 | £75,000 | - | 681 |
| London | -4 | 2,118 | £95,000 | +5.56% | 560 |
| Scotland | +10 | 1,921 | £55,000 | -20.80% | 81 |
| South East | -8 | 862 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 127 |
| North of England | -26 | 652 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 141 |
| South West | -9 | 588 | £57,500 | -6.69% | 122 |
| North West | -14 | 470 | £62,500 | -7.41% | 98 |
| Midlands | -47 | 271 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 90 |
| West Midlands | -32 | 190 | £56,500 | -5.83% | 62 |
| Yorkshire | -57 | 134 | £65,000 | - | 29 |
| East of England | -82 | 114 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 50 |
| Wales | -16 | 80 | £50,000 | -5.64% | 12 |
| East Midlands | -76 | 80 | £52,500 | -11.02% | 28 |
| North East | -43 | 48 | £65,232 | +4.37% | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | -30 | 39 | £85,000 | +70.00% | 44 |
Java
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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