Java Job Trends in Edinburgh

Java
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh citing Java skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 31 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	48	40	23
Rank change year-on-year	-8	-17	-11
Permanent jobs citing Java	29	48	97
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh	2.42%	5.78%	7.77%
As % of the Programming Languages category	20.14%	16.96%	20.21%
Number of salaries quoted	18	23	47
10^th Percentile	£56,025	£46,500	£35,000
25^th Percentile	£62,500	£60,000	£38,750
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£80,000	£77,500	£50,000
Median % change year-on-year	+3.23%	+55.00%	-28.57%
75^th Percentile	£90,000	£88,750	£69,875
90^th Percentile	-	£94,000	£97,889
Scotland median annual salary	£71,000	£75,000	£54,000
% change year-on-year	-5.33%	+38.89%	-17.37%

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 citing coding skills in Edinburgh.

	6 months to 31 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing coding skills	144	283	480
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh	12.04%	34.06%	38.43%
Number of salaries quoted	96	119	239
10^th Percentile	-	£25,750	£37,500
25^th Percentile	£45,000	£29,529	£46,750
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£61,726	£51,000	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	+21.03%	-15.00%	-7.69%
75^th Percentile	£80,000	£78,770	£72,875
90^th Percentile	£90,000	£90,000	£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 31 October 2026.

Java Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 31 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 citing Java.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Software Engineering	51.7%	15
2	Agile	24.1%	7
2	JavaScript	24.1%	7
2	Python	24.1%	7
2	Test Automation	24.1%	7
6	AI	20.7%	6
6	Azure	20.7%	6
6	TypeScript	20.7%	6
9	Azure Certification	13.8%	4
9	Data Science	13.8%	4
9	Go	13.8%	4
9	Google	13.8%	4
9	Kotlin	13.8%	4
9	Machine Learning	13.8%	4
9	Rust	13.8%	4
16	AWS	10.3%	3
16	Configuration Management	10.3%	3
16	DevOps	10.3%	3
16	JIRA	10.3%	3
16	Network Security	10.3%	3
16	SDLC	10.3%	3
22	Accessibility	6.9%	2
22	Ada	6.9%	2
22	BPSS Clearance	6.9%	2
22	CI/CD	6.9%	2
22	Confluence	6.9%	2
22	Continuous Improvement	6.9%	2
22	Docker	6.9%	2
22	DV Cleared	6.9%	2
22	ISTQB	6.9%	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	24.1%	7
1	Python	24.1%	7
3	TypeScript	20.7%	6
4	Go	13.8%	4
4	Kotlin	13.8%	4
4	Rust	13.8%	4
7	Ada	6.9%	2
8	Bash	3.4%	1
8	C#	3.4%	1
8	PowerShell	3.4%	1