Java
South West > Gloucestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire requiring Java skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 26 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | -10 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs citing Java | 64 | 63 | 197 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucestershire | 8.17% | 11.15% | 14.80% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 36.99% | 22.74% | 30.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39 | 26 | 117 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,000 | £40,000 | £38,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,125 | £44,063 | £44,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £60,000 | £58,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | +3.45% | -3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,938 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £78,750 | £83,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £58,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +12.07% | +0.87% |
All Programming Languages
Gloucestershire
Java falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Gloucestershire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 173 | 277 | 654 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 22.09% | 49.03% | 49.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 107 | 87 | 488 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,400 | £40,000 | £31,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £47,500 | £40,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £60,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +14.29% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £71,250 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,500 | £79,250 | £78,750 |
| South West median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +9.52% | -1.90% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Java relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
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Salary Trend in Gloucestershire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Java.
Java
Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Java in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 16 February 2026.
Java
Job Locations in Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 16 February 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 |
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| Cheltenham | -4 | 26 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 9 |
| Gloucester | +7 | 20 | £75,000 | +1.69% | 13 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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:
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