Java SE Job Trends in the South West

Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE, JSE)
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Java SE skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 281
Rank change year-on-year - - -39
Permanent jobs citing Java SE 0 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West - - 0.020%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category - - 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £76,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £77,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +47.62%
75th Percentile - - £78,750
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary - - £77,500
% change year-on-year - - +190.81%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
South West

Java SE falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 614 482 1,866
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 8.01% 17.17% 18.60%
Number of salaries quoted 464 365 1,502
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,886 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £93,267 £80,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £66,350 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.03% +10.58% -11.11%

Java SE
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Java SE relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Java SE job vacancy trend in the South West

Java SE
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Java SE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Java SE