Senior Java Software Engineer Job Trends in Guildford

Senior Software Engineer - Java
Surrey > Guildford

The median Senior Software Engineer - Java salary in Guildford is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 January 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Software Engineer 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Guildford 2.24% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.45% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £84,000 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Surrey median annual salary £90,000 - £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -4.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Guildford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Guildford. 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 Guildford with a recognized job title 204 126 197
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.48% 99.21% 92.92%
Number of salaries quoted 183 64 166
10th Percentile £29,000 £40,425 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,625 £47,188 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,645 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.73% +19.25% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £77,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £70,000
Surrey median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% -13.04%

Senior Java Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Java Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Guildford.

Senior Java Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Guildford

Senior Java Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Guildford

Salary distribution trend for Senior Java Software Engineer job vacancies in Guildford.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Java Software Engineer job vacancies in Guildford

Senior Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford

For the 6 months to 29 January 2026, Senior 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 Guildford region featuring Senior Java Software Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Java
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Full-Stack Development

Senior Java Software Engineer Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (20.00%) Aviation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) Java