Java Software Engineer Job Trends in London
Java Software Engineer
England > London
The median Java Software Engineer salary in London is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 369 | 189 | 212 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -180 | +23 | +186 |
| Permanent Java Software Engineer jobs | 73 | 199 | 265 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in London | 0.28% | 1.68% | 1.51% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.30% | 1.84% | 1.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 45 | 120 | 222 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | £96,625 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £75,000 | £103,750 | £85,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £110,000 | £115,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.18% | -4.35% | +10.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £135,000 | £148,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £137,500 | £137,500 | - |
| England median annual salary | £70,000 | £110,000 | £115,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.36% | -4.35% | +43.75% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 25 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in London matching a recognised job title | 24,097 | 10,822 | 16,691 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.37% | 91.15% | 95.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15,823 | 7,042 | 10,331 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £36,250 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £50,000 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £72,500 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £120,000 | £118,750 |
| England median annual salary | £59,999 | £53,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.15% | -6.96% | -4.17% |
Java Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Java Software Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.
Java Software Engineer Salary Trend in London
Salary distribution trend for Java Software Engineer job vacancies in London.
Java Software Engineer Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for Java Software Engineer jobs in London over the 6 months to 25 October 2026.
Java Software Engineer Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Java Software Engineer jobs within the London region over the 6 months to 25 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | +6 | 4 | £90,000 | +9.09% | 6 |
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Java Software Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 25 October 2026, Java Software Engineer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Java Software Engineer job ads across the London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Java | 100.0% | 73 |
| 1 | Software Engineering | 100.0% | 73 |
| 3 | AWS | 30.1% | 22 |
| 4 | Spring Boot | 28.8% | 21 |
| 5 | Microservices | 23.3% | 17 |
| 6 | AI | 21.9% | 16 |
| 6 | CI/CD | 21.9% | 16 |
| 8 | Clean Code | 20.5% | 15 |
| 8 | Kubernetes | 20.5% | 15 |
| 8 | Test Automation | 20.5% | 15 |
| 11 | Amazon EKS | 19.2% | 14 |
| 11 | Continuous Deployment | 19.2% | 14 |
| 11 | Deployment Automation | 19.2% | 14 |
| 11 | Fintech | 19.2% | 14 |
| 11 | GCP | 19.2% | 14 |
| 11 | Grafana | 19.2% | 14 |
| 11 | Python | 19.2% | 14 |
| 11 | TeamCity | 19.2% | 14 |
| 11 | Terraform | 19.2% | 14 |
| 20 | PostgreSQL | 17.8% | 13 |
| 20 | Spring | 17.8% | 13 |
| 22 | Disruptive Innovation | 16.4% | 12 |
| 22 | Full-Stack Development | 16.4% | 12 |
| 24 | Analytics | 13.7% | 10 |
| 25 | Anthropic Claude | 12.3% | 9 |
| 25 | Asset Management | 12.3% | 9 |
| 25 | ChatGPT | 12.3% | 9 |
| 25 | Claude Code | 12.3% | 9 |
| 25 | GitHub | 12.3% | 9 |
| 25 | GitHub Copilot | 12.3% | 9 |
Java Software Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Java Software Engineer | 37.0% | 27 |
| 2 | Full-Stack Software Engineer | 16.4% | 12 |
| 3 | Developer/Software Engineer | 12.3% | 9 |
| 3 | Java Quantitative Developer | 12.3% | 9 |
| 3 | Java Software Developer | 12.3% | 9 |
| 6 | Principal Java Engineer | 11.0% | 8 |
| 6 | Principal Software Engineer | 11.0% | 8 |
| 8 | AWS Software Engineer | 9.6% | 7 |
| 8 | Lead Java Engineer | 9.6% | 7 |
| 8 | Lead Software Engineer | 9.6% | 7 |
| 11 | Kafka Engineer | 5.5% | 4 |
| 11 | Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer | 5.5% | 4 |
| 13 | Onboarding Engineer | 2.7% | 2 |
| 14 | .NET Software Engineer | 1.4% | 1 |
| 14 | Customer Service Engineer | 1.4% | 1 |
| 14 | Graduate C++ Software Engineer | 1.4% | 1 |
| 14 | Graduate Java Software Engineer | 1.4% | 1 |
| 14 | Kubernetes Engineer | 1.4% | 1 |
| 14 | Mid-Level Software Engineer | 1.4% | 1 |
| 14 | Senior Customer Engineer | 1.4% | 1 |