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DescriptionRank
6 Months to
Rank
YoY Change		Median
Daily Rate		Median Daily Rate
YoY Change		Historical
Absolute & Relative
Jobs Vacancies		Live
Jobs
Java30-1£500-198 7.00%39
Java Engineer145-24£470+34.28%18 0.64%1
Java Developer120-37£475-26.92%43 1.52%8
Java Architect151-£600-12 0.42%
Jakarta EE (formerly Java EE, J2EE)160-36--3 0.11%
Java Software Engineer157-33£470-18.26%6 0.21%1
Senior Java Engineer153-28£470-10 0.35%
Senior Java Developer151-44£450-30.76%12 0.42%2
Java Persistence API (JPA)155-32£382-30.54%8 0.28%
Full-Stack Java Developer159-£590-4 0.14%
Senior Java Software Engineer158-£470-5 0.18%
Java Software Developer161-£475-2 0.071%1
Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)159-36£450-10.00%4 0.14%
Lead Java Engineer162-£500-1 0.035%
Lead Java Developer162-40--1 0.035%
SC Cleared Java Developer160-38£500+25.00%3 0.11%
Java API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS, JSR 311, Jersey)162-52--1 0.035%
Java Automation Tester161-£400-2 0.071%
Mid-Level Java Developer162---1 0.035%
Agile Java Developer162-38£440-37.14%1 0.035%
Content Repository API for Java (JCR) (JSR 170)162-£440-1 0.035%
Senior Java Software Developer162-£475-1 0.035%