Senior Java Developer Job Trends in Cardiff

Senior Java Developer
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Senior Java Developer salary in Cardiff is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 July 2026.

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

 6 months to
30 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 - 55
Rank change year-on-year - - -1
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Developer 8 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 1.00% - 0.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.05% - 0.78%
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +19.05%
75th Percentile - - £57,500
90th Percentile - - £59,750
South Wales median annual salary £75,000 - £50,000
% change year-on-year - - +19.05%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cardiff

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 759 234 644
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.88% 97.50% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 544 170 537
10th Percentile £29,800 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,000 £37,101
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £55,000 £50,309
Median % change year-on-year +6.82% +9.33% -8.33%
75th Percentile £73,750 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £74,332 £77,500
South Wales median annual salary £52,500 £52,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year +0.96% +10.64% -6.00%

Senior Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Java Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.

Senior Java Developer job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Senior Java Developer
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for Senior Java Developer job vacancies in Cardiff.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Java Developer job vacancies in Cardiff

Senior Java Developer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 30 July 2026, Senior Java Developer 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 Cardiff region featuring Senior Java Developer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Agile
1 8 (100.00%) Java
1 8 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 8 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (37.50%) AWS
2 3 (37.50%) Azure
2 3 (37.50%) CI/CD
2 3 (37.50%) Clean Code
2 3 (37.50%) Continuous Delivery
2 3 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (37.50%) CQRS
2 3 (37.50%) Design Patterns
2 3 (37.50%) DevOps
2 3 (37.50%) Docker
2 3 (37.50%) Domain-Driven Design
2 3 (37.50%) Event-Driven
2 3 (37.50%) GCP
2 3 (37.50%) Kubernetes
2 3 (37.50%) Microservices
2 3 (37.50%) Software Delivery
2 3 (37.50%) Spring
2 3 (37.50%) Spring Boot
2 3 (37.50%) TDD
3 2 (25.00%) Azure Certification
4 1 (12.50%) Containerisation

Senior Java Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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 3 (37.50%) AWS
1 3 (37.50%) Azure
1 3 (37.50%) GCP
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (37.50%) Spring
1 3 (37.50%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Agile
2 3 (37.50%) CI/CD
2 3 (37.50%) Clean Code
2 3 (37.50%) Continuous Delivery
2 3 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (37.50%) CQRS
2 3 (37.50%) Design Patterns
2 3 (37.50%) DevOps
2 3 (37.50%) Domain-Driven Design
2 3 (37.50%) Event-Driven
2 3 (37.50%) Microservices
2 3 (37.50%) Software Delivery
2 3 (37.50%) TDD
3 1 (12.50%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 8 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (25.00%) Azure Certification
System Software
1 3 (37.50%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (37.50%) Kubernetes
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