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 18 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
18 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
365 |
391 |
412 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+26 |
+21 |
+59 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Software Developer |
21 |
42 |
50 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in London |
0.16% |
0.24% |
0.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.18% |
0.26% |
0.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
16 |
41 |
49 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£95,000 |
£58,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£97,500 |
£65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£130,000 |
£135,000 |
£90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-3.70% |
+50.00% |
-5.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£142,500 |
£165,000 |
£132,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£155,000 |
| England median annual salary |
£117,500 |
£122,500 |
£87,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.08% |
+40.00% |
-2.78% |
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 |
11,666 |
16,315 |
18,128 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.82% |
94.81% |
95.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
7,489 |
9,913 |
14,788 |
| 10th Percentile |
£36,000 |
£41,250 |
£41,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£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 |
£53,750 |
£57,500 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-6.52% |
-4.17% |
- |
