J2EE Job Trends in the City of London

Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring J2EE skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 164 165
Rank change year-on-year - +1 +83
Permanent jobs citing J2EE 0 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London - 0.038% 0.071%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category - 0.13% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £93,125
25th Percentile - £115,000 £94,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £120,000 £101,250
Median % change year-on-year - +18.52% +12.50%
75th Percentile - £125,000 £111,563
90th Percentile - - £114,375
Central London median annual salary - £120,000 £101,250
% change year-on-year - +18.52% +1.25%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
City of London

J2EE falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 430 775 815
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 18.64% 29.19% 29.10%
Number of salaries quoted 364 561 754
10th Percentile £57,500 £52,500 £52,500
25th Percentile £67,500 £56,250 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £75,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -11.76% +3.03%
75th Percentile £108,750 £97,500 £106,250
90th Percentile £125,000 £117,500 £115,875
Central London median annual salary £85,000 £75,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +13.33% -11.76% +6.25%

J2EE
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing J2EE relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

J2EE job vacancy trend in the City of London

J2EE
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing J2EE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing J2EE