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 12 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 12 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	41	39	25
Rank change year-on-year	-2	-14	-14
Permanent jobs citing Java	32	55	98
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh	2.66%	6.35%	7.82%
As % of the Programming Languages category	21.33%	17.68%	20.50%
Number of salaries quoted	19	29	46
10^th Percentile	£57,350	£38,000	£35,000
25^th Percentile	£65,000	£63,750	£44,063
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£70,000	£85,000	£58,750
Median % change year-on-year	-17.65%	+44.68%	-16.42%
75^th Percentile	£90,000	£90,000	£70,938
90^th Percentile	-	£100,000	£98,474
Scotland median annual salary	£70,000	£76,250	£57,500
% change year-on-year	-8.20%	+32.61%	-12.88%

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 12 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing coding skills	150	311	478
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh	12.47%	35.91%	38.15%
Number of salaries quoted	97	141	235
10^th Percentile	-	£25,750	£37,500
25^th Percentile	£45,000	£28,250	£47,125
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£63,451	£51,000	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	+24.41%	-15.00%	-7.69%
75^th Percentile	£80,000	£78,790	£74,144
90^th Percentile	£90,000	£90,000	£81,500
Scotland median annual salary	£62,250	£55,000	£55,000
% change year-on-year	+13.18%	-	-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 12 November 2026.

Java Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 12 November 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	46.9%	15
2	Agile	21.9%	7
2	JavaScript	21.9%	7
2	Python	21.9%	7
2	Test Automation	21.9%	7
6	AI	18.8%	6
6	Azure	18.8%	6
6	TypeScript	18.8%	6
9	Azure Certification	12.5%	4
9	Data Science	12.5%	4
9	Go	12.5%	4
9	Google	12.5%	4
9	Kotlin	12.5%	4
9	Machine Learning	12.5%	4
9	Rust	12.5%	4
16	Aladdin	9.4%	3
16	AWS	9.4%	3
16	Configuration Management	9.4%	3
16	DevOps	9.4%	3
16	Investment Management	9.4%	3
16	JIRA	9.4%	3
16	Network Security	9.4%	3
16	SDLC	9.4%	3
16	Time Management	9.4%	3
25	Accessibility	6.3%	2
25	Ada	6.3%	2
25	BPSS Clearance	6.3%	2
25	CI/CD	6.3%	2
25	Confluence	6.3%	2
25	Continuous Improvement	6.3%	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	21.9%	7
1	Python	21.9%	7
3	TypeScript	18.8%	6
4	Go	12.5%	4
4	Kotlin	12.5%	4
4	Rust	12.5%	4
7	Ada	6.3%	2
8	Bash	3.1%	1
8	C#	3.1%	1
8	PowerShell	3.1%	1