Lead Java Developer
Central London > City of London
The median Lead Java Developer salary in the City of London is £160,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
30 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
126 |
166 |
149 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+40 |
-17 |
+131 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Java Developer |
1 |
1 |
29 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
0.062% |
0.036% |
0.95% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.066% |
0.039% |
0.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
1 |
28 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£150,000 |
£72,500 |
£88,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£160,000 |
£75,000 |
£92,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+113.33% |
-18.92% |
+5.71% |
| 75th Percentile |
£170,000 |
£77,500 |
£115,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£131,000 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£160,000 |
£75,000 |
£92,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+113.33% |
-18.92% |
+8.82% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title |
1,515 |
2,589 |
2,954 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.51% |
93.53% |
96.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,213 |
1,719 |
2,653 |
| 10th Percentile |
£36,750 |
£45,000 |
£40,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,500 |
£74,000 |
£72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.03% |
+2.07% |
-3.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£95,000 |
£95,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£122,500 |
£115,000 |
£115,000 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.45% |
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