Java
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cambridge requiring Java skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Java over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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Rank | 21 | 40 | 41 |
Rank change year-on-year | +19 | +1 | +1 |
Permanent jobs citing Java | 24 | 43 | 63 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge | 9.45% | 4.35% | 6.28% |
As % of the Programming Languages category | 21.05% | 9.15% | 11.48% |
Number of salaries quoted | 20 | 28 | 39 |
10th Percentile | £25,000 | £38,000 | £52,500 |
25th Percentile | £26,250 | £52,188 | £60,000 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | -28.57% | -6.67% | +36.36% |
75th Percentile | £72,500 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
90th Percentile | £73,750 | £89,125 | £80,250 |
Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £50,000 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
% change year-on-year | -28.57% | -6.67% | +36.36% |
All Programming Languages
Cambridge
Java falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Cambridge.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 114 | 470 | 549 |
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridge | 44.88% | 47.52% | 54.74% |
Number of salaries quoted | 84 | 346 | 215 |
10th Percentile | £31,250 | £41,250 | £38,750 |
25th Percentile | £43,750 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
Median % change year-on-year | -12.00% | -3.85% | +18.18% |
75th Percentile | £72,500 | £80,001 | £80,000 |
90th Percentile | £83,500 | £93,125 | £92,500 |
Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £50,000 | £60,000 | £62,500 |
% change year-on-year | -16.67% | -4.00% | +13.64% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing Java as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

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Salary Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Java in Cambridge.
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Salary Histogram in Cambridge
Salary distribution for jobs citing Java in Cambridge over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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: