Principal Java Engineer Job Trends in Oxford

Principal Java Engineer
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median Principal Java Engineer salary in Oxford is £92,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 February 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Java Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford 0.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £91,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £92,500 - -
75th Percentile £93,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median annual salary £92,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Oxford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title 284 245 508
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.81% 93.16% 94.42%
Number of salaries quoted 196 125 421
10th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £29,500
25th Percentile £40,750 £48,750 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,151
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +10.80% +8.30%
75th Percentile £79,063 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £96,850 £75,750
Oxfordshire median annual salary £54,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.91% +10.00% +0.05%

Principal Java Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Principal Java Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Oxford.

Principal Java Engineer job vacancy trend in Oxford

Principal Java Engineer
Salary Trend in Oxford

Salary distribution trend for Principal Java Engineer job vacancies in Oxford.

Salary distribution trend for Principal Java Engineer job vacancies in Oxford

Principal Java Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 26 February 2026, Principal Java Engineer 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 Oxford region featuring Principal Java Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Micronaut
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript

Principal Java Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (100.00%) Micronaut
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript