J2SE Job Trends in London

Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring J2SE skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 395 460 455
Rank change year-on-year +65 -5 +413
Permanent jobs citing J2SE 1 1 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.008% 0.005% 0.16%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.033% 0.020% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 34
10th Percentile - - £84,125
25th Percentile £58,750 - £87,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - £115,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +15.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £62,500 £70,000 £115,000
% change year-on-year -10.71% -39.13% +15.00%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
London

J2SE falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 3,058 4,898 6,731
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 25.59% 25.40% 30.67%
Number of salaries quoted 2,065 3,340 5,833
10th Percentile £51,250 £50,000 £51,250
25th Percentile £64,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year - +6.25% +3.23%
75th Percentile £112,500 £115,000 £100,000
90th Percentile £135,000 £142,500 £120,000
England median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +3.85% -3.70% +3.85%

J2SE
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing J2SE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for J2SE in London

J2SE
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing J2SE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing J2SE

J2SE
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing J2SE within the London region over the 6 months to 18 September 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 £62,500 - 1
J2SE
England

J2SE
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Developer
1 1 (100.00%) Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Design
1 1 (100.00%) Low Latency
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Ultra-Low Latency
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript