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 17 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
359 |
406 |
447 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+47 |
+41 |
+65 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Software Developer |
35 |
58 |
45 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London |
0.29% |
0.30% |
0.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.32% |
0.32% |
0.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
31 |
58 |
43 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£96,750 |
£60,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£116,250 |
£65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£130,000 |
£135,000 |
£90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-3.70% |
+50.00% |
-14.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£137,500 |
£165,000 |
£120,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£142,500 |
- |
£148,500 |
| England median annual salary |
£130,000 |
£135,000 |
£70,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.70% |
+92.86% |
-26.32% |
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 |
10,877 |
18,303 |
21,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.16% |
95.44% |
95.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
7,089 |
11,556 |
17,424 |
| 10th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£40,000 |
£40,871 |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
£53,911 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
£73,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-0.68% |
+4.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£96,250 |
£95,000 |
£95,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£120,000 |
£120,000 |
£115,000 |
| England median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-8.33% |
- |
