Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring J2SE skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited J2SE over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 841 | 877 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +36 | +282 |
| Permanent jobs citing J2SE | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | - | 0.002% | 0.023% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | - | 0.011% | 0.078% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £58,625 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £85,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | - | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +15.00% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England
J2SE falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in England.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 8,625 | 17,749 | 25,747 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 17.62% | 19.84% | 29.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,327 | 14,282 | 16,076 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,864 | £36,250 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £45,000 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £66,295 | £60,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.49% | -11.11% | +3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £80,000 | £88,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £100,000 | £110,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £66,206 | £60,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.34% | -11.11% | +3.85% |
J2SE
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing J2SE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
J2SE
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing J2SE in England.