Java Software Engineer Job Trends in England
Java Software Engineer
UK > England
The median Java Software Engineer salary in England is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 557 | 372 | 413 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -185 | +41 | +146 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Software Engineer | 199 | 265 | 349 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in England | 0.19% | 0.62% | 0.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.21% | 0.69% | 0.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 165 | 167 | 262 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | £64,500 | £65,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £81,250 | £85,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £110,000 | £115,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.82% | -4.35% | +41.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £135,000 | £147,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £136,000 | £148,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £80,000 | £110,000 | £115,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.27% | -4.35% | +43.75% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title | 96,937 | 38,621 | 60,111 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.46% | 90.71% | 95.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,736 | 23,236 | 34,475 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,250 | £28,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,160 | £35,750 | £42,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.27% | -4.35% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £58,396 | £53,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.15% | -2.73% | -8.33% |
Java Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Java Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.
Java Software Engineer Salary Trend in England
Salary distribution trend for Java Software Engineer job vacancies in England.
Java Software Engineer Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Java Software Engineer in England over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
Java Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 16 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -193 | 77 | £90,000 | -18.18% | 74 |
| North of England | -19 | 67 | £65,000 | -11.86% | 28 |
| North West | +3 | 46 | £70,000 | -20.45% | 18 |
| South West | -50 | 34 | £60,000 | +11.63% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | -25 | 14 | £60,000 | -18.64% | 6 |
| South East | -48 | 13 | £90,000 | +28.57% | 3 |
| North East | -67 | 7 | £100,000 | +53.85% | 4 |
| Midlands | -49 | 6 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -47 | 5 | £55,000 | -10.20% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -37 | 1 | £60,000 | +50.00% | |
| East of England | -47 | 1 | £72,500 | -9.38% | 8 |
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Java Software Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 16 October 2026, Java Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Java | 100.0% | 199 |
| 2 | Software Engineering | 99.0% | 197 |
| 3 | AWS | 24.1% | 48 |
| 4 | Agile | 22.1% | 44 |
| 5 | Full-Stack Development | 21.1% | 42 |
| 6 | Spring | 18.6% | 37 |
| 7 | Python | 16.6% | 33 |
| 7 | Spring Boot | 16.6% | 33 |
| 9 | Microservices | 14.6% | 29 |
| 10 | CI/CD | 13.6% | 27 |
| 11 | Kubernetes | 12.6% | 25 |
| 12 | Test Automation | 11.1% | 22 |
| 13 | AI | 10.6% | 21 |
| 14 | Fintech | 9.0% | 18 |
| 15 | Clean Code | 8.5% | 17 |
| 15 | Continuous Deployment | 8.5% | 17 |
| 17 | Amazon EKS | 8.0% | 16 |
| 17 | GCP | 8.0% | 16 |
| 17 | PostgreSQL | 8.0% | 16 |
| 20 | Deployment Automation | 7.5% | 15 |
| 20 | Grafana | 7.5% | 15 |
| 20 | Security Cleared | 7.5% | 15 |
| 20 | TeamCity | 7.5% | 15 |
| 20 | Terraform | 7.5% | 15 |
| 25 | Azure | 6.0% | 12 |
| 25 | Disruptive Innovation | 6.0% | 12 |
| 25 | SQL | 6.0% | 12 |
| 28 | Anthropic Claude | 5.5% | 11 |
| 28 | Claude Code | 5.5% | 11 |
| 28 | SaaS | 5.5% | 11 |
Java Software Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Java Software Engineer | 39.7% | 79 |
| 2 | Full-Stack Software Engineer | 10.6% | 21 |
| 3 | Lead Java Engineer | 9.0% | 18 |
| 3 | Lead Software Engineer | 9.0% | 18 |
| 3 | Python Software Engineer | 9.0% | 18 |
| 6 | AWS Software Engineer | 8.0% | 16 |
| 7 | Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer | 5.5% | 11 |
| 8 | Principal Java Engineer | 4.0% | 8 |
| 8 | Principal Software Engineer | 4.0% | 8 |
| 10 | Developer/Software Engineer | 3.5% | 7 |
| 10 | Java Quantitative Developer | 3.5% | 7 |
| 10 | Java Software Developer | 3.5% | 7 |
| 13 | C++ Software Engineer | 3.0% | 6 |
| 14 | Kafka Engineer | 1.5% | 3 |
| 15 | Onboarding Engineer | 1.0% | 2 |
| 15 | Software Development Engineer | 1.0% | 2 |
| 17 | .NET Software Engineer | 0.5% | 1 |
| 17 | Customer Service Engineer | 0.5% | 1 |
| 17 | Graduate C++ Software Engineer | 0.5% | 1 |
| 17 | Graduate Java Software Engineer | 0.5% | 1 |