Java Software Developer
England > London
The median Java Software Developer salary in London is £135,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
21 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
370 |
416 |
396 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+46 |
-20 |
+57 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Software Developer |
8 |
22 |
47 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in London |
0.059% |
0.14% |
0.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.065% |
0.15% |
0.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
6 |
21 |
46 |
| 10th Percentile |
£78,750 |
- |
£60,625 |
| 25th Percentile |
£127,500 |
£95,000 |
£83,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£135,000 |
£122,500 |
£92,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.20% |
+32.43% |
+1.37% |
| 75th Percentile |
£142,500 |
£142,500 |
£132,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£165,000 |
£155,000 |
| England median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£105,000 |
£90,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-38.10% |
+16.67% |
- |
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 |
12,272 |
14,970 |
16,777 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.82% |
93.52% |
95.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
8,125 |
8,866 |
13,567 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,750 |
£42,375 |
£41,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,000 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.00% |
- |
+3.45% |
| 75th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£95,000 |
£95,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£115,000 |
£120,000 |
£115,000 |
| England median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
- |
- |
