Java Software Developer Jobs in Birmingham

Java Software Developer
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Java Software Developer salary in Birmingham is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 98 - 122
Rank change year-on-year - - +74
Permanent jobs requiring a Java Software Developer 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.15% - 0.060%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - 0.065%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62,500 - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 - £52,500
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £65,000 - £50,000
% change year-on-year - - -9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 1,290 2,276 1,542
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.56% 95.39% 93.23%
Number of salaries quoted 860 1,709 1,224
10th Percentile £31,750 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £42,000 £41,974
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £81,250
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%

Java Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings that featured Java Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Java Software Developer in Birmingham

Java Software Developer
Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Java Software Developer in Birmingham.

Salary trend for Java Software Developer in Birmingham

Java Software Developer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, Java Software 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 across the Birmingham region featuring Java Software Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) TDD
1 2 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 2 (100.00%) Spring
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Scala
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) TypeScript
1 2 (100.00%) Spring Boot
1 2 (100.00%) Kotlin
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Backlog Refinement
1 2 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture

Java Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Spring
1 2 (100.00%) Spring Boot
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Backlog Refinement
1 2 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 2 (100.00%) TDD
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) Kotlin
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) Scala
1 2 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared