Java Job Trends in Gwent

Java
South Wales > Gwent

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Gwent requiring Java skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 15 2
Rank change year-on-year - -13 +4
Permanent jobs citing Java 0 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Gwent - 5.48% 50.00%
As % of the Programming Languages category - 13.33% 50.00%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £32,500
75th Percentile - - £33,750
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -2.82%

All Programming Languages
Gwent

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 Gwent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 12 30 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gwent 44.44% 41.10% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 12 3 1
10th Percentile - £35,000 -
25th Percentile £27,000 £39,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £49,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.02% +50.77% -
75th Percentile £48,750 £59,250 £33,750
90th Percentile £52,575 £64,200 -
South Wales median annual salary £55,000 £50,154 £50,764
% change year-on-year +9.66% -1.20% -3.31%

Java
Job Vacancy Trend in Gwent

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

Java job vacancy trend in Gwent

Java
Salary Trend in Gwent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gwent citing Java.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Gwent citing Java