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 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 28 | 18 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | -3 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs citing Java | 6,845 | 10,075 | 24,424 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.63% | 10.37% | 14.66% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 20.32% | 24.15% | 27.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,916 | 5,947 | 9,822 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,720 | £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 | £128,125 | £125,500 | £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 | 33,687 | 41,724 | 90,340 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 32.62% | 42.94% | 54.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,114 | 26,852 | 43,374 |
| 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 | £86,250 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,750 | £107,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,635 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.48% | +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 29 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 29 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 | 4,639 | £73,805 | -7.74% | 1,120 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 4,523 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 663 |
| Work from Home | -15 | 2,341 | £75,000 | - | 685 |
| London | -4 | 2,123 | £95,000 | +5.56% | 563 |
| Scotland | +10 | 1,917 | £55,000 | -20.80% | 83 |
| South East | -9 | 866 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 126 |
| North of England | -24 | 649 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 144 |
| South West | -9 | 589 | £57,500 | -6.69% | 122 |
| North West | -12 | 469 | £61,250 | -9.26% | 100 |
| Midlands | -56 | 272 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 92 |
| West Midlands | -29 | 190 | £56,000 | -6.67% | 64 |
| Yorkshire | -60 | 132 | £65,000 | - | 29 |
| East of England | -79 | 114 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 49 |
| East Midlands | -82 | 81 | £52,500 | -11.02% | 28 |
| Wales | -19 | 78 | £50,000 | -5.64% | 12 |
| North East | -41 | 48 | £65,232 | +2.33% | 15 |
| Northern Ireland | -29 | 39 | £85,000 | +70.00% | 42 |
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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