Java Job Trends in Portsmouth

Java
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Portsmouth requiring Java skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 41 33
Rank change year-on-year +3 -8 -18
Permanent jobs citing Java 1 2 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Portsmouth 0.31% 0.68% 3.88%
As % of the Programming Languages category 1.82% 2.74% 11.76%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £50,537 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £51,578 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - +28.94% -38.46%
75th Percentile - £52,618 £63,750
90th Percentile - - £65,250
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £71,250 £68,500
% change year-on-year -22.81% +4.01% +9.60%

All Programming Languages
Portsmouth

Java falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Portsmouth.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 55 73 85
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 16.98% 24.75% 32.95%
Number of salaries quoted 33 49 70
10th Percentile £42,000 £42,500 £42,000
25th Percentile £48,750 £50,000 £45,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% - +4.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £78,500 £75,000 £82,500
Hampshire median annual salary £58,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.87% +4.55% -

Java
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Java relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.

Java job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Java
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Java.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Java

Java
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Innovative Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) SysML
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared