Principal Java Developer
England > London
The median Principal Java Developer salary in London is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 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
4 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
384 |
449 |
508 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+65 |
+59 |
+321 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Java Developer |
5 |
5 |
3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London |
0.042% |
0.026% |
0.013% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.046% |
0.027% |
0.014% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£94,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£107,250 |
£98,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£95,000 |
£111,500 |
£110,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-14.80% |
+1.36% |
+18.92% |
| 75th Percentile |
£102,500 |
£115,750 |
£132,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£143,000 |
| England median annual salary |
£95,000 |
£111,500 |
£82,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-14.80% |
+35.15% |
- |
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 |
10,761 |
18,211 |
21,988 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.25% |
95.36% |
95.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
7,000 |
11,964 |
17,959 |
| 10th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£40,000 |
£41,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£51,719 |
£53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+3.57% |
| 75th Percentile |
£96,250 |
£95,000 |
£95,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£120,000 |
£118,750 |
£115,000 |
| England median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-8.33% |
- |
