Java Software Engineer Job Trends in Leeds

Java Software Engineer
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Java Software Engineer salary in Leeds is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 October 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 76 - 107
Rank change year-on-year - - +84
Permanent jobs requiring a Java Software Engineer 3 0 12
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.31% - 0.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% - 0.80%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 9
10th Percentile £69,000 - £48,000
25th Percentile £71,250 - £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.69%
75th Percentile £91,250 - £67,500
90th Percentile £101,000 - £72,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £75,000 - £60,000
% change year-on-year - - -7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 918 1,422 1,508
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.74% 96.21% 97.99%
Number of salaries quoted 602 885 1,118
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £84,875 £85,000 £87,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +3.77%

Java Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Java Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Leeds

Java Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for Java Software Engineer job vacancies in Leeds.

Salary distribution trend for Java Software Engineer job vacancies in Leeds

Java Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Leeds

Salary distribution for jobs citing Java Software Engineer in Leeds over the 6 months to 19 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Java Software Engineer in Leeds

Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 19 October 2025, 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 Leeds region featuring Java Software Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) AWS
1 3 (100.00%) Java
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
2 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Culture
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) Docker
2 2 (66.67%) Event-Driven
2 2 (66.67%) Fintech
2 2 (66.67%) Kubernetes
2 2 (66.67%) Micronaut
2 2 (66.67%) People Management
2 2 (66.67%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (66.67%) SOA
2 2 (66.67%) Spring
2 2 (66.67%) Spring Boot
3 1 (33.33%) API Integration
3 1 (33.33%) CI/CD
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) E-Commerce
3 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) RESTful
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (33.33%) Technology Strategy

Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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 3 (100.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) PostgreSQL
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Financial Institution
3 1 (33.33%) Games
3 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) Micronaut
1 2 (66.67%) Spring
1 2 (66.67%) Spring Boot
2 1 (33.33%) RESTful
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
2 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Culture
2 2 (66.67%) DevOps
2 2 (66.67%) Event-Driven
2 2 (66.67%) Fintech
2 2 (66.67%) People Management
2 2 (66.67%) SOA
3 1 (33.33%) API Integration
3 1 (33.33%) CI/CD
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) E-Commerce
3 1 (33.33%) IT Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (33.33%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Java
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) Kubernetes