The median Java Developer salary in Croydon is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
15 |
20 |
12 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+5 |
-8 |
+20 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Developer |
10 |
35 |
44 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Croydon |
7.69% |
17.50% |
21.89% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
8.20% |
20.96% |
22.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
5 |
25 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£60,500 |
£24,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£67,500 |
£61,250 |
£72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
£62,500 |
£82,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+12.00% |
-24.24% |
-8.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£68,750 |
£83,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South London median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£62,500 |
£82,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+12.00% |
-24.24% |
+26.92% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Croydon. 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 Croydon with a recognized job title |
122 |
167 |
192 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.85% |
83.50% |
95.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
71 |
35 |
145 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,000 |
- |
£24,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£36,250 |
£32,000 |
£41,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£53,500 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-15.89% |
-6.96% |
+4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£65,272 |
£77,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£68,250 |
£83,750 |
| South London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-21.74% |
+4.55% |
- |
