Senior Java Developer Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Senior Java Developer
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median Senior Java Developer salary in Newcastle upon Tyne is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 October 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 - 40
Rank change year-on-year - - +32
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Developer 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.41% - 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% - 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £94,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +63.48%
75th Percentile £67,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £65,000 - £94,000
% change year-on-year - - +63.48%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 476 734 290
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.14% 97.74% 97.64%
Number of salaries quoted 318 367 245
10th Percentile £25,061 £30,000 £30,850
25th Percentile £28,500 £36,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £61,188 £70,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £74,125 £85,000 £77,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -14.29% -2.33%

Senior Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Java Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Senior Java Developer job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Senior Java Developer
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for Senior Java Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Java Developer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

Senior Java Developer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 20 October 2025, Senior 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Senior Java Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Backlog Refinement
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) Kotlin
1 2 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Scala
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Spring
1 2 (100.00%) Spring Boot
1 2 (100.00%) TDD
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) TypeScript

Senior Java Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Spring
1 2 (100.00%) Spring Boot
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Backlog Refinement
1 2 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 2 (100.00%) TDD
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) Kotlin
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) Scala
1 2 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared