Java Scala Developer Job Trends in England

Scala Java Developer
UK > England

The median Scala Java Developer salary in England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 618 - 704
Rank change year-on-year - - +368
Permanent jobs requiring a Java Scala Developer 2 0 13
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.005% - 0.026%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% - 0.027%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 13
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62,500 - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £70,000
75th Percentile £67,500 - £72,500
90th Percentile - - £102,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 - £70,000
% change year-on-year - - -11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 38,683 58,873 47,777
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.55% 95.21% 95.54%
Number of salaries quoted 23,360 33,692 36,861
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,500 £42,500 £43,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £56,252 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% -6.25% -

Java Scala Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Java Scala Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Java Scala Developer job vacancy trend in England

Java Scala Developer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Java Scala Developer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Java Scala Developer job vacancies in England

Java Scala Developer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java Scala Developer within the England region over the 6 months to 21 October 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
Yorkshire - 2 £65,000 -
Midlands - 2 £65,000 -
North East - 2 £65,000 -
West Midlands - 2 £65,000 -
North of England - 2 £65,000 -
Java Scala Developer
UK

Java Scala Developer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 21 October 2025, Java Scala Developer job roles required 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 England region featuring Java Scala Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Backlog Refinement
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) Kotlin
1 2 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Scala
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Spring
1 2 (100.00%) Spring Boot
1 2 (100.00%) TDD
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) TypeScript

Java Scala Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Spring
1 2 (100.00%) Spring Boot
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Backlog Refinement
1 2 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 2 (100.00%) TDD
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) Kotlin
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) Scala
1 2 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared