Java Software Engineer Job Trends in Cambridge

Java Software Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Java Software Engineer salary in Cambridge is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Java Software Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 0.098% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £66,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 - -
75th Percentile £78,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £72,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 957 320 629
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.82% 94.12% 97.82%
Number of salaries quoted 709 223 487
10th Percentile £33,500 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £30,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -16.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £62,500 £75,750
90th Percentile £92,988 £77,000 £85,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,764
% change year-on-year +15.79% -6.43% +1.53%

Java Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Java Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Java Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Java Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for Java Software Engineer job vacancies in Cambridge.

Salary distribution trend for Java Software Engineer job vacancies in Cambridge

Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 4 August 2026, Java Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cambridge region featuring Java Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Amazon ECS
1 1 (100.00%) Amazon EKS
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Domain-Driven Design
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) Google Kubernetes Engine
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Micronaut
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Mob Programming
1 1 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 1 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Spring
1 1 (100.00%) Spring Boot
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case

Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Amazon ECS
1 1 (100.00%) Amazon EKS
1 1 (100.00%) Google Kubernetes Engine
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Micronaut
1 1 (100.00%) Spring
1 1 (100.00%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Native
1 1 (100.00%) Distributed Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
1 1 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Domain-Driven Design
1 1 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Microservices
1 1 (100.00%) Mob Programming
1 1 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 1 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes