Java Job Trends in Guildford

Java
Surrey > Guildford

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Guildford requiring Java skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 18 26
Rank change year-on-year -18 +8 +6
Permanent jobs citing Java 18 10 16
As % of all permanent jobs in Guildford 3.62% 6.85% 5.78%
As % of the Programming Languages category 12.50% 31.25% 15.53%
Number of salaries quoted 17 9 13
10th Percentile £38,920 £63,250 -
25th Percentile £51,250 £70,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £90,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +140.00% -28.57%
75th Percentile - £100,000 £65,000
90th Percentile - £105,250 £68,000
Surrey median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +30.00% -23.08%

All Programming Languages
Guildford

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 Guildford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 144 32 103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Guildford 28.97% 21.92% 37.18%
Number of salaries quoted 124 30 82
10th Percentile £51,250 £47,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £64,063 £56,250 £40,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £70,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% +40.00% -20.00%
75th Percentile - £97,500 £65,000
90th Percentile - £106,250 £68,750
Surrey median annual salary £65,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +13.04% +4.55% -8.33%

Java
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Java relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Guildford.

Java job vacancy trend in Guildford

Java
Salary Trend in Guildford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Guildford citing Java.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Guildford citing Java

Java
Salary Histogram in Guildford

Salary distribution for jobs citing Java in Guildford over the 6 months to 15 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Java in Guildford

Java
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (5.56%) Azure
General
1 2 (11.11%) Aviation
2 1 (5.56%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 11 (61.11%) Developer
1 11 (61.11%) Java Developer
2 10 (55.56%) Senior
3 9 (50.00%) Senior Developer
3 9 (50.00%) Senior Java Developer
4 3 (16.67%) C++ Software Engineer
4 3 (16.67%) Real Time Engineer
4 3 (16.67%) Real Time Software Engineer
4 3 (16.67%) Software Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) Full-Stack Developer
5 2 (11.11%) Full-Stack Java Developer
5 2 (11.11%) SC Cleared Java Developer
6 1 (5.56%) Engineering Manager
6 1 (5.56%) Senior Manager
6 1 (5.56%) Software Engineering Manager
6 1 (5.56%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (50.00%) Swing
Miscellaneous
1 9 (50.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 12 (66.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 3 (16.67%) Computer Science
2 3 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (16.67%) Full-Stack Development
2 3 (16.67%) Physics
3 1 (5.56%) Code Quality
3 1 (5.56%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 6 (33.33%) C++
2 3 (16.67%) C
2 3 (16.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (27.78%) SC Cleared
1 5 (27.78%) Security Cleared
2 3 (16.67%) Degree