Java Jobs in Cambridge

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
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%

Java
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Job postings citing Java as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Job vacancy trend for Java in Cambridge

Java
Salary Trend in Cambridge

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Java in Cambridge.

Salary trend for Java in Cambridge

Java
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Java in Cambridge over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Java in Cambridge

Java
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (12.50%) IIS
1 3 (12.50%) Tomcat
Applications
1 3 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (25.00%) Azure
2 3 (12.50%) Entra ID
2 3 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (12.50%) Microsoft Copilot
2 3 (12.50%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 3 (12.50%) DMARC
1 3 (12.50%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (29.17%) PostgreSQL
2 6 (25.00%) SQL Server
3 4 (16.67%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (16.67%) Redis
4 2 (8.33%) MySQL
General
1 5 (20.83%) Social Skills
2 3 (12.50%) Czech Language
2 3 (12.50%) Finance
2 3 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (58.33%) Software Engineer
2 6 (25.00%) Developer
2 6 (25.00%) Senior
2 6 (25.00%) Senior Software Engineer
3 4 (16.67%) Applications Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) Administrator
4 3 (12.50%) Android Developer
4 3 (12.50%) Embedded Developer
4 3 (12.50%) Embedded Software Developer
4 3 (12.50%) Graduate
4 3 (12.50%) Graduate Developer
4 3 (12.50%) IT Administrator
4 3 (12.50%) IT Graduate
4 3 (12.50%) IT Support
4 3 (12.50%) Principal Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) Principal Software Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) Software Developer
5 2 (8.33%) Agile Developer
5 2 (8.33%) Graduate SQL Developer
5 2 (8.33%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (37.50%) Electron
1 9 (37.50%) React
2 5 (20.83%) Node.js
3 3 (12.50%) .NET
3 3 (12.50%) ASP.NET
3 3 (12.50%) CSS
3 3 (12.50%) jQuery
3 3 (12.50%) JSON
3 3 (12.50%) REST
3 3 (12.50%) SOAP
3 3 (12.50%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (12.50%) Enterprise Software
1 3 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (12.50%) Android
1 3 (12.50%) Linux
1 3 (12.50%) Unix
1 3 (12.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (66.67%) Agile
2 14 (58.33%) Software Engineering
3 12 (50.00%) OO
4 9 (37.50%) BDD
4 9 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (37.50%) TDD
5 8 (33.33%) Computer Science
6 4 (16.67%) Artificial Intelligence
6 4 (16.67%) Machine Learning
6 4 (16.67%) Mathematics
6 4 (16.67%) Physics
6 4 (16.67%) SDLC
7 3 (12.50%) Android Development
7 3 (12.50%) Customer Service
7 3 (12.50%) Data Privacy
7 3 (12.50%) Mentoring
7 3 (12.50%) Portfolio Management
7 3 (12.50%) Roadmaps
7 3 (12.50%) Technical Leadership
7 3 (12.50%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 12 (50.00%) C#
2 10 (41.67%) TypeScript
3 9 (37.50%) Python
4 6 (25.00%) C++
5 5 (20.83%) SQL
6 3 (12.50%) JavaScript
6 3 (12.50%) PHP
6 3 (12.50%) PowerShell
6 3 (12.50%) VBA
Qualifications
1 8 (33.33%) Degree
2 4 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 3 (12.50%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (12.50%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 3 (12.50%) Microsoft
1 3 (12.50%) Oracle