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 11 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
11 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
377 |
422 |
437 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+45 |
+15 |
+30 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Software Developer |
14 |
6 |
41 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in London |
0.091% |
0.040% |
0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.10% |
0.044% |
0.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
10 |
5 |
40 |
| 10th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£72,500 |
£44,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£95,000 |
£83,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£130,000 |
£100,000 |
£125,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+30.00% |
-20.00% |
+38.89% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£128,750 |
£150,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£142,500 |
- |
£155,000 |
| England median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£60,000 |
£63,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+16.67% |
-5.51% |
-29.44% |
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 |
13,985 |
13,748 |
19,993 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.33% |
91.57% |
94.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
9,305 |
7,941 |
16,141 |
| 10th Percentile |
£36,250 |
£42,500 |
£39,420 |
| 25th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£56,250 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,500 |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-3.33% |
+3.45% |
-1.83% |
| 75th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£97,500 |
£93,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£111,250 |
£120,000 |
£115,000 |
| England median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
+9.09% |
-11.29% |
