Junior Java Developer Job Trends in London

Junior Java Developer
England > London

The median Junior Java Developer salary in London is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 414 390 500
Rank change year-on-year -24 +110 +81
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Java Developer 4 3 6
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.019% 0.025% 0.024%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.020% 0.027% 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 3 3 5
10th Percentile - - £27,400
25th Percentile £32,500 - £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -5.88% -29.17%
75th Percentile £38,750 £50,000 £122,500
90th Percentile £39,500 £56,000 -
England median annual salary £30,500 £29,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year +3.39% -15.71% -41.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

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 19,697 11,055 23,129
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.50% 90.50% 94.44%
Number of salaries quoted 13,573 6,940 17,175
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £93,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -0.87% +9.52% -12.98%

Junior Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Junior Java Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Junior Java Developer job vacancy trend in London

Junior Java Developer
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Junior Java Developer job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Junior Java Developer job vacancies in London

Junior Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 12 June 2026, Junior Java Developer job roles required 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 job ads across the London region featuring Junior Java Developer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Java
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 3 (75.00%) Python
3 2 (50.00%) .NET
3 2 (50.00%) BDD
3 2 (50.00%) C#
3 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (50.00%) J2EE
3 2 (50.00%) Linux
3 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (50.00%) TDD
4 1 (25.00%) AngularJS
4 1 (25.00%) CI/CD
4 1 (25.00%) Clean Code
4 1 (25.00%) CSS
4 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) Fintech
4 1 (25.00%) Git
4 1 (25.00%) Gradle
4 1 (25.00%) Hibernate
4 1 (25.00%) HTML
4 1 (25.00%) JavaScript
4 1 (25.00%) Maven
4 1 (25.00%) MySQL
4 1 (25.00%) OO
4 1 (25.00%) OOP
4 1 (25.00%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving

Junior Java Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) MySQL
1 1 (25.00%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (25.00%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Git
1 1 (25.00%) Gradle
1 1 (25.00%) Maven
1 1 (25.00%) Subversion
General
1 2 (50.00%) Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) .NET
1 2 (50.00%) J2EE
2 1 (25.00%) AngularJS
2 1 (25.00%) CSS
2 1 (25.00%) Hibernate
2 1 (25.00%) HTML
2 1 (25.00%) React
2 1 (25.00%) RESTful
2 1 (25.00%) Spring
2 1 (25.00%) Web Services
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) BDD
2 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (50.00%) TDD
3 1 (25.00%) CI/CD
3 1 (25.00%) Clean Code
3 1 (25.00%) Fintech
3 1 (25.00%) OO
3 1 (25.00%) OOP
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Java
2 3 (75.00%) Python
3 2 (50.00%) C#
4 1 (25.00%) JavaScript
4 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft