Java Job Trends in Leicester

Java
Leicestershire > Leicester

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

6 months to
6 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 26 39
Rank change year-on-year - +13 +4
Permanent jobs citing Java 0 8 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester - 3.43% 0.68%
As % of the Programming Languages category - 17.39% 1.63%
Number of salaries quoted 0 6 2
10th Percentile - £53,075 -
25th Percentile - £55,938 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.14% -26.32%
75th Percentile - £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile - £73,125 -
Leicestershire median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% -7.14% +15.70%

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 citing coding skills in Leicester.

6 months to
6 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing coding skills 107 46 123
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester 10.31% 19.74% 41.84%
Number of salaries quoted 77 39 80
10th Percentile £39,750 £41,200 £40,000
25th Percentile £44,250 £46,500 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,999 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year 0.00% -8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £69,750 £67,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £71,250 £72,750 £70,000
Leicestershire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -4.76%

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