Senior Java Engineer
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Senior Java Engineer salary in Cardiff is £64,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 September 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
74 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff |
0.10% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.11% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£62,000 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£64,000 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£66,000 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£64,000 |
- |
- |
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 |
925 |
256 |
601 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.56% |
97.34% |
96.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
672 |
174 |
460 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£26,250 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£37,628 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£51,998 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
+5.77% |
-1.42% |
| 75th Percentile |
£74,000 |
£60,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,375 |
£75,000 |
£79,600 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
- |
- |
