Junior Java Developer
UK > Scotland
The median Junior Java Developer salary in Scotland is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 133 | 158 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +25 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Java Developer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland | 0.036% | 0.032% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.041% | 0.034% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £29,000 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £31,000 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £35,000 | £40,000 | £46,799 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | -14.53% | +17.00% |
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 | 2,416 | 2,960 | 2,348 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 86.69% | 94.69% | 96.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,217 | 1,427 | 1,761 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £31,250 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,500 | £40,000 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £54,000 | £51,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +5.88% | -7.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £70,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £83,600 | £82,548 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -4.17% | - |
Junior Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Junior Java Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Junior Java Developer
Salary Trend in Scotland
Salary distribution trend for Junior Java Developer job vacancies in Scotland.
Junior Java Developer
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Java Developer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 4 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | - | 1 | £30,000 | - | 1 |
| Junior Java Developer UK |
|||||
Junior Java Developer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 4 December 2025, Junior 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 Scotland region featuring Junior Java Developer in the job title.
|
|
Junior Java Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||