Java Software Developer
England > London
The median Java Software Developer salary in London is £130,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
25 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
379 |
376 |
445 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-3 |
+69 |
+49 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Software Developer |
23 |
19 |
37 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in London |
0.13% |
0.15% |
0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.14% |
0.16% |
0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
19 |
19 |
37 |
| 10th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£75,000 |
£44,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£100,625 |
£107,500 |
£87,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£130,000 |
£115,000 |
£135,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+13.04% |
-14.81% |
+50.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£142,500 |
£148,750 |
£155,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£165,000 |
| England median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£115,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-39.13% |
+119.05% |
-40.00% |
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 |
16,066 |
11,759 |
20,820 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.70% |
90.81% |
94.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
10,725 |
7,519 |
16,423 |
| 10th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£42,000 |
£39,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£51,250 |
£56,250 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+7.14% |
-3.45% |
| 75th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£97,500 |
£93,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£107,500 |
£122,500 |
£115,000 |
| England median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
+9.09% |
-9.09% |
