Investment Banking Java Developer Job Trends in London

Java Developer - Investment Banking
England > London

The median Java Developer - Investment Banking salary in London is £120,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 November 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 384 440 443
Rank change year-on-year +56 +3 +303
Permanent jobs requiring an Investment Banking Java Developer 3 5 19
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.023% 0.029% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% 0.030% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 3 5 16
10th Percentile £87,000 £86,000 -
25th Percentile £93,750 £87,500 £75,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £120,000 £135,000 £92,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +45.95% -2.63%
75th Percentile £133,125 £137,500 £136,875
90th Percentile £134,250 £143,500 £145,000
England median annual salary £120,000 £135,000 £92,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +45.95% -2.63%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 11,628 16,461 18,069
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.84% 94.89% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 7,479 10,062 14,725
10th Percentile £36,000 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,367 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £118,750 £115,000
England median annual salary £53,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.83% -4.17% -

Investment Banking Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Investment Banking Java Developer job vacancy trend in London

Investment Banking Java Developer
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Investment Banking Java Developer job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Investment Banking Java Developer job vacancies in London

Investment Banking Java Developer
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Investment Banking Java Developer in London over the 6 months to 13 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Investment Banking Java Developer in London

Investment Banking Java Developer
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Investment Banking Java Developer within the London region over the 6 months to 13 November 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
Central London - 1 £127,500 - 1
Investment Banking Java Developer
England

Investment Banking Java Developer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 13 November 2025, Investment Banking 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 London region featuring Investment Banking Java Developer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Java
2 2 (66.67%) Electronic Trading
2 2 (66.67%) Full-Stack Development
2 2 (66.67%) Low Latency
2 2 (66.67%) Multithreading
3 1 (33.33%) Algorithmic Trading
3 1 (33.33%) C++
3 1 (33.33%) KDB
3 1 (33.33%) Kdb+

Investment Banking Java Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) KDB
1 1 (33.33%) Kdb+
General
1 3 (100.00%) Banking
1 3 (100.00%) Front Office
1 3 (100.00%) Investment Banking
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Pricing Data
2 1 (33.33%) Equities
2 1 (33.33%) Fixed Income
2 1 (33.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Electronic Trading
1 2 (66.67%) Full-Stack Development
1 2 (66.67%) Low Latency
1 2 (66.67%) Multithreading
2 1 (33.33%) Algorithmic Trading
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Java
2 1 (33.33%) C++