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 18 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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
42
122
151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester
17.43%
41.92%
53.74%
Number of salaries quoted
36
81
136
10th Percentile
£38,625
£40,000
£36,375
25th Percentile
£43,438
£47,500
£43,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,000
£60,000
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
-8.33%
+9.09%
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£64,063
£61,250
£65,500
90th Percentile
£68,750
£70,000
£67,500
Leicestershire median annual salary
£53,750
£50,000
£52,500
% change year-on-year
+7.50%
-4.76%
+5.00%
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 Salary Trend in Leicester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Java.
Java Salary Histogram in Leicester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Java in Leicester over the 6 months to 18 November 2025.
Java Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 18 November 2025, job vacancies citing Java also mentioned 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 Leicester region with a requirement for Java.
Java Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester 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:
