Java Developer Job Trends in Hampshire

Java Developer
South East > Hampshire

The median Java Developer salary in Hampshire is £38,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 October 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 145 98
Rank change year-on-year +21 -47 +46
Permanent jobs requiring a Java Developer 2 18 28
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 0.094% 0.53% 1.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.100% 0.55% 1.57%
Number of salaries quoted 2 10 27
10th Percentile £26,225 £55,875 £48,250
25th Percentile £29,563 £59,250 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,250 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -43.33% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £50,063 £78,125 £75,000
90th Percentile £55,275 £87,500 £81,000
South East median annual salary £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 2,009 3,284 1,788
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.23% 97.45% 96.49%
Number of salaries quoted 1,266 2,103 1,208
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,100 £27,750
25th Percentile £34,250 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +2.80% -1.83%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £84,825
South East median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% - -

Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Java Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Java Developer job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Java Developer
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in Hampshire.

Salary distribution trend for Java Developer job vacancies in Hampshire

Java Developer
Salary Histogram in Hampshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Java Developer in Hampshire over the 6 months to 26 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Java Developer in Hampshire

Java Developer
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java Developer within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 26 October 2025. 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
Southampton +22 1 £24,000 -60.33%
Java Developer
South East

Java Developer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 26 October 2025, Java Developer 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 Hampshire region featuring Java Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) JBoss
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Microservices
2 1 (50.00%) Oracle
2 1 (50.00%) Oracle Database
2 1 (50.00%) REST
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Unit Testing

Java Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) JBoss
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle Database
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (50.00%) Microservices
1 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (50.00%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle