Java Software Engineer
South West > Dorset
The median Java Software Engineer salary in Dorset is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 48 | 88 | 78 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +40 | -10 | +17 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Software Engineer | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 2.25% | 1.11% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.28% | 1.17% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £50,000 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £52,500 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £51,250 | £53,750 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £53,500 | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £47,500 | £52,500 | £66,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | -20.75% | +32.50% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title | 439 | 1,113 | 591 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.65% | 94.80% | 84.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 188 | 653 | 377 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,875 | £27,000 | £31,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £36,250 | £39,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.63% | +5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,500 | £60,000 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £73,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,600 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.20% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Java Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured Java Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Java Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Java Software Engineer in Dorset.
Java Software Engineer
Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java Software Engineer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Poole | +6 | 4 | £47,500 | -9.52% | |
| Dorchester | - | 4 | - | - | |
| Java Software Engineer South West |
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Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Java Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Dorset region featuring Java Software Engineer in the job title.
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Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: