Java Software Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Java Software Engineer salary in Birmingham is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
111 |
142 |
131 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+31 |
-11 |
+43 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Software Engineer |
2 |
9 |
8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham |
0.14% |
0.33% |
0.40% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.14% |
0.35% |
0.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
9 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£49,250 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£53,750 |
£47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£65,465 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-0.71% |
+30.93% |
+9.92% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£71,991 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£75,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£62,732 |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.36% |
+9.10% |
+26.41% |
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 |
1,389 |
2,563 |
1,865 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.17% |
94.30% |
93.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
797 |
2,090 |
1,426 |
| 10th Percentile |
£33,550 |
£31,250 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£40,991 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,435 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.43% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£68,750 |
£69,886 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£84,250 |
£84,964 |
£82,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
