Java Applications Architect Job Trends in London

Java Application Architect
England > London

The median Java Application Architect salary in London is £135,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 November 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 367 434 467
Rank change year-on-year +67 +33 +295
Permanent jobs requiring a Java Applications Architect 5 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.041% 0.012% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.045% 0.012% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 5 2 1
10th Percentile £95,000 - -
25th Percentile £132,500 - £84,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £135,000 £140,000 £89,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% +57.30% +4.71%
75th Percentile £137,500 - £93,500
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £135,000 £140,000 £89,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% +57.30% +7.88%

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 11,006 16,397 18,538
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.15% 95.05% 95.10%
Number of salaries quoted 7,176 10,057 15,156
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +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% -

Java Applications Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Java Applications Architect job vacancy trend in London

Java Applications Architect
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Java Applications Architect job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Java Applications Architect job vacancies in London

Java Applications Architect
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Java Applications Architect in London over the 6 months to 3 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Java Applications Architect in London

Java Applications Architect
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java Applications Architect within the London region over the 6 months to 3 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 £70,000 - 1
Java Applications Architect
England

Java Applications Architect Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, Java Applications Architect 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 Java Applications Architect in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Java
2 4 (80.00%) DevOps
2 4 (80.00%) Microservices
2 4 (80.00%) REST
2 4 (80.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (80.00%) TOGAF
2 4 (80.00%) TOGAF Certification
2 4 (80.00%) TypeScript

Java Applications Architect 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:

General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (80.00%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) DevOps
1 4 (80.00%) Microservices
1 4 (80.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 4 (80.00%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) Java
2 4 (80.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) TOGAF Certification