Java Software Engineer
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Java Software Engineer salary in Cardiff is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
60 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Software Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff |
0.13% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.14% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£53,750 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£61,250 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£57,500 |
- |
- |
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 |
703 |
219 |
763 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.49% |
98.65% |
95.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
501 |
158 |
641 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,500 |
£26,250 |
£28,334 |
| 25th Percentile |
£39,221 |
£37,875 |
£37,101 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
£50,685 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.55% |
+8.51% |
-7.85% |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£62,500 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£75,000 |
£77,500 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,000 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.85% |
+15.56% |
-10.00% |
