Java Job Trends in Leicester

Java
Leicestershire > Leicester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Leicester requiring Java skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 24 45
Rank change year-on-year - +21 -2
Permanent jobs citing Java 0 7 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester - 3.91% 1.99%
As % of the Programming Languages category - 12.73% 5.19%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £62,500 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £67,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile - £72,813 £82,500
90th Percentile - £73,375 -
Leicestershire median annual salary - £67,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year - -10.00% -

All Programming Languages
Leicester

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 Leicester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 161 55 135
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester 19.42% 30.73% 38.35%
Number of salaries quoted 83 43 101
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,300 £40,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £64,938 £68,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £75,000
Leicestershire median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +22.22% -14.29%

Java
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

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

Java job vacancy trend in Leicester

Java
Salary Trend in Leicester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Java.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Java