Java Job Trends in Edinburgh

Java
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Java skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 16 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	45	36	25
Rank change year-on-year	-9	-11	-11
Permanent jobs citing Java	27	47	98
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh	2.25%	6.15%	7.82%
As % of the Programming Languages category	19.71%	18.65%	20.46%
Number of salaries quoted	19	22	51
10^th Percentile	£57,350	£48,750	£35,000
25^th Percentile	£62,500	£53,438	£37,875
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£90,000	£70,000	£50,000
Median % change year-on-year	+28.57%	+40.00%	-28.57%
75^th Percentile	-	£87,500	£68,125
90^th Percentile	-	£94,500	£87,500
Scotland median annual salary	£75,000	£72,250	£50,000
% change year-on-year	+3.81%	+44.50%	-23.49%

All Programming Languages
Edinburgh

Java falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Edinburgh.

	6 months to 16 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills	137	252	479
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh	11.43%	32.98%	38.23%
Number of salaries quoted	97	106	245
10^th Percentile	-	£25,750	£37,500
25^th Percentile	£45,000	£37,750	£46,713
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£63,451	£51,000	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	+24.41%	-15.00%	-4.00%
75^th Percentile	£80,000	£77,688	£72,500
90^th Percentile	£91,600	£92,500	£80,000
Scotland median annual salary	£60,000	£55,000	£55,000
% change year-on-year	+9.09%	-	-4.35%

Java Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Java relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Java Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Java.

Java Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Java in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.

Java Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 16 October 2026, job vacancies citing Java also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for Java.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Software Engineering	51.9%	14
2	Agile	25.9%	7
2	JavaScript	25.9%	7
4	Python	18.5%	5
4	Test Automation	18.5%	5
6	AI	14.8%	4
6	Azure	14.8%	4
6	TypeScript	14.8%	4
9	AWS	11.1%	3
9	CI/CD	11.1%	3
9	Configuration Management	11.1%	3
9	DevOps	11.1%	3
9	JIRA	11.1%	3
9	Network Security	11.1%	3
9	SC Cleared	11.1%	3
9	SDLC	11.1%	3
9	Security Cleared	11.1%	3
18	Accessibility	7.4%	2
18	Ada	7.4%	2
18	Azure Certification	7.4%	2
18	BPSS Clearance	7.4%	2
18	Confluence	7.4%	2
18	Continuous Improvement	7.4%	2
18	Data Science	7.4%	2
18	Docker	7.4%	2
18	DV Cleared	7.4%	2
18	Full-Stack Development	7.4%	2
18	Go	7.4%	2
18	Google	7.4%	2
18	ISTQB	7.4%	2

Java Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Programming Languages

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	JavaScript	25.9%	7
2	Python	18.5%	5
3	TypeScript	14.8%	4
4	Ada	7.4%	2
4	Go	7.4%	2
4	Kotlin	7.4%	2
4	Rust	7.4%	2
8	Bash	3.7%	1
8	C#	3.7%	1
8	PowerShell	3.7%	1