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 16 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 16 25
Rank change year-on-year -14 +9 +2
Permanent jobs citing Java 22 8 29
As % of all permanent jobs in Guildford 4.73% 7.02% 6.95%
As % of the Programming Languages category 14.86% 23.53% 18.95%
Number of salaries quoted 21 7 24
10th Percentile £51,250 £64,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £36,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £75,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% +50.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile - £90,000 £59,375
90th Percentile £90,000 £94,000 £65,000
Surrey median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +30.00% -20.00%

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 148 34 153
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Guildford 31.83% 29.82% 36.69%
Number of salaries quoted 124 32 139
10th Percentile £50,375 £48,096 £37,500
25th Percentile £61,250 £55,353 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £65,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% +30.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £100,000 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile - £90,000 £70,000
Surrey median annual salary £62,500 £63,750 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.96% +15.91% -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 16 June 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 (4.55%) Azure
Development Applications
1 1 (4.55%) JIRA
1 1 (4.55%) Postman
1 1 (4.55%) SoapUI
1 1 (4.55%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 5 (22.73%) Aviation
2 1 (4.55%) Health Technology
2 1 (4.55%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (68.18%) Senior
2 11 (50.00%) Developer
2 11 (50.00%) Java Developer
3 9 (40.91%) Senior Developer
3 9 (40.91%) Senior Java Developer
4 8 (36.36%) Software Engineer
5 5 (22.73%) Java Engineer
5 5 (22.73%) Java Software Engineer
5 5 (22.73%) Senior Java Engineer
5 5 (22.73%) Senior Java Software Engineer
5 5 (22.73%) Senior Software Engineer
6 4 (18.18%) Full-Stack Developer
6 4 (18.18%) Full-Stack Java Developer
6 4 (18.18%) UI Engineer
7 3 (13.64%) C++ Software Engineer
7 3 (13.64%) Real Time Engineer
7 3 (13.64%) Real Time Software Engineer
8 2 (9.09%) SC Cleared Java Developer
8 2 (9.09%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
9 1 (4.55%) Software Engineering Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (31.82%) Swing
2 1 (4.55%) .NET
2 1 (4.55%) HTML
2 1 (4.55%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 7 (31.82%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 10 (45.45%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 6 (27.27%) Full-Stack Development
3 3 (13.64%) Physics
4 1 (4.55%) Agile
4 1 (4.55%) API Testing
4 1 (4.55%) Code Quality
4 1 (4.55%) Computer Science
4 1 (4.55%) Cross-Browser Testing
4 1 (4.55%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (4.55%) Decision-Making
4 1 (4.55%) Non-Functional Testing
4 1 (4.55%) Scrum
4 1 (4.55%) Software Testing
4 1 (4.55%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (18.18%) C++
2 3 (13.64%) C
3 1 (4.55%) C#
3 1 (4.55%) Python
3 1 (4.55%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (31.82%) SC Cleared
1 7 (31.82%) Security Cleared
2 3 (13.64%) Degree