Java Engineer
UK > Scotland
The median Java Engineer salary in Scotland is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 79 | 30 | 146 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -49 | +116 | +72 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Engineer | 105 | 647 | 59 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 3.22% | 10.06% | 1.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.89% | 10.36% | 1.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 35 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £59,000 | £24,000 | £58,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £63,125 | £45,000 | £61,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £50,000 | £74,027 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.00% | -32.46% | -7.47% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £60,000 | £86,775 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £65,500 | £89,852 |
| UK median annual salary | £107,500 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.44% | - | +12.50% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,697 | 6,248 | 3,692 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 82.63% | 97.11% | 91.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,300 | 2,805 | 2,098 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,968 | £27,710 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £40,000 | £40,021 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,914 | £51,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.80% | -6.36% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,789 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Java Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Java Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Java Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Java Engineer in Scotland.
Java Engineer
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Java Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 12 July 2025.
Java Engineer
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 12 July 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Glasgow | +3 | 102 | - | - | 3 |
| Edinburgh | -6 | 3 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 6 |
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Java Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 12 July 2025, Java Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Java Engineer in the job title.
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Java Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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