Java Developer
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Java Developer salary in Cardiff is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 June 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
45 |
- |
52 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+6 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Developer |
5 |
0 |
15 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff |
0.82% |
- |
1.80% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.87% |
- |
1.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
0 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
- |
£43,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-13.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£53,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£66,500 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£70,000 |
- |
£43,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-13.00% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title |
574 |
163 |
791 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.25% |
98.79% |
94.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
393 |
112 |
669 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,300 |
£26,250 |
£28,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£38,750 |
£37,170 |
£37,101 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£53,199 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+8.09% |
+6.40% |
-8.90% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£81,250 |
£75,000 |
£75,500 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
+16.67% |
-5.26% |
