Low Latency Java Developer Job Trends in England

Java Developer - Low Latency
UK > England

The median Java Developer - Low Latency salary in England is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 December 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 610 687 657
Rank change year-on-year +77 -30 +334
Permanent jobs requiring a Low Latency Java Developer 5 6 14
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.010% 0.012% 0.032%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% 0.012% 0.034%
Number of salaries quoted 5 5 9
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £100,000 £85,000 £105,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £110,000 £90,000 £110,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -18.18% -
75th Percentile £142,500 £95,000 £147,500
90th Percentile £144,000 - £151,500
UK median annual salary £110,000 £90,000 £110,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -18.18% -

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 46,551 48,165 41,083
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.38% 93.58% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 29,124 26,193 32,109
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Low Latency Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Low Latency Java Developer job vacancy trend in England

Low Latency Java Developer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Low Latency Java Developer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Low Latency Java Developer job vacancies in England

Low Latency Java Developer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Low Latency Java Developer in England over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Low Latency Java Developer in England

Low Latency Java 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 Low Latency Java Developer within the England region over the 6 months to 17 December 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
London +57 5 £110,000 +22.22% 1
Low Latency Java Developer
UK

Low Latency Java Developer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 17 December 2025, Low Latency Java 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 Low Latency Java Developer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Concurrent Programming
1 5 (100.00%) Java
1 5 (100.00%) Low Latency
1 5 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
2 3 (60.00%) Fintech
2 3 (60.00%) Garbage Collection
2 3 (60.00%) High-Frequency Trading
2 3 (60.00%) Linux
2 3 (60.00%) Memory Management
2 3 (60.00%) Multithreading
2 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) SDLC
2 3 (60.00%) TCP/IP
3 2 (40.00%) Electronic Trading
3 2 (40.00%) JVM Tuning
3 2 (40.00%) Ultra-Low Latency

Low Latency Java 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 3 (60.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Front Office
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Distributed Systems
2 2 (40.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Concurrent Programming
1 5 (100.00%) Low Latency
1 5 (100.00%) Performance Tuning
2 3 (60.00%) Fintech
2 3 (60.00%) Garbage Collection
2 3 (60.00%) High-Frequency Trading
2 3 (60.00%) Memory Management
2 3 (60.00%) Multithreading
2 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) SDLC
3 2 (40.00%) Electronic Trading
3 2 (40.00%) JVM Tuning
3 2 (40.00%) Ultra-Low Latency
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) Java