Java Software Developer
England > London
The median Java Software Developer salary in London is £132,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
358 |
409 |
409 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+51 |
0 |
+41 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Software Developer |
15 |
33 |
48 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in London |
0.11% |
0.20% |
0.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.13% |
0.21% |
0.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
12 |
32 |
47 |
| 10th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£95,000 |
£57,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£116,875 |
£97,500 |
£65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£132,500 |
£128,750 |
£90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.91% |
+43.06% |
-5.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£142,500 |
£148,125 |
£132,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£165,000 |
£155,000 |
| England median annual salary |
£117,500 |
£122,500 |
£88,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.08% |
+38.03% |
-1.39% |
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 |
11,974 |
15,946 |
17,493 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.59% |
94.34% |
94.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
7,907 |
9,635 |
14,280 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,900 |
£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 |
£115,000 |
£120,000 |
£115,000 |
| England median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
- |
- |
