Senior Java Architect Job Trends in London

Senior Java Architect
England > London

The median Senior Java Architect salary in London is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 November 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 383 - 468
Rank change year-on-year - - +242
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Architect 3 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.023% - 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.025% - 0.011%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
England median annual salary £90,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 11,825 16,458 17,881
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.81% 94.79% 95.07%
Number of salaries quoted 7,602 10,018 14,586
10th Percentile £35,750 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £118,750 £118,750 £115,000
England median annual salary £54,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.09% -4.17% -

Senior Java Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Senior Java Architect job vacancy trend in London

Senior Java Architect
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Senior Java Architect job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Java Architect job vacancies in London

Senior Java Architect Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 21 November 2025, Senior Java Architect 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 Senior Java Architect in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Java
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Scrum
2 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) AWS
3 1 (33.33%) Code Quality
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (33.33%) CSS
3 1 (33.33%) DB2
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Design Patterns
3 1 (33.33%) Hibernate
3 1 (33.33%) HTML
3 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
3 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Microservices
3 1 (33.33%) OO
3 1 (33.33%) OOP
3 1 (33.33%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Python
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Spring
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership

Senior Java Architect 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) DB2
1 1 (33.33%) PostgreSQL
General
1 1 (33.33%) Banking
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) CSS
1 1 (33.33%) Hibernate
1 1 (33.33%) HTML
1 1 (33.33%) Spring
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) Scrum
1 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Code Quality
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Design Patterns
2 1 (33.33%) Microservices
2 1 (33.33%) OO
2 1 (33.33%) OOP
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Java
2 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
2 1 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree