Java SE Job Trends in London
Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE, JSE)
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London citing Java SE skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 459 | - | 433 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +28 |
| Permanent jobs citing Java SE | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in London | 0.004% | - | 0.006% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 0.026% | - | 0.019% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £70,000 | - | - |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
London
Java SE 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 citing technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in London.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 3,844 | 3,223 | 5,299 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 14.76% | 26.64% | 30.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,336 | 2,171 | 3,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,250 | £50,625 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £66,250 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £111,250 | £110,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £118,750 | £135,000 | £138,750 |
| England median annual salary | £67,500 | £70,000 | £66,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.57% | +6.06% | -2.22% |
Java SE Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Java SE relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.
Java SE Salary Trend in London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Java SE.
Java SE Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AngularJS | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Hibernate | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Jakarta EE | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | JSON | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | React | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | RESTful | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Spring | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Spring Boot | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Struts | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Web Services | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | XML | 100.0% | 1 |