Senior Java Developer Job Trends in Scotland

Senior Java Developer
UK > Scotland

As of 4 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Java Developer salary in Scotland.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 147 137 122
Rank change year-on-year -10 -15 +81
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Developer 4 10 35
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.15% 0.31% 1.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.32% 1.53%
Number of salaries quoted 0 5 34
10th Percentile - - £65,950
25th Percentile - £58,000 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £62,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - -10.71% -
75th Percentile - £68,750 £74,688
90th Percentile - £69,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £85,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year -17.65% +6.25% -5.88%

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 2,254 3,087 2,293
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.02% 95.16% 96.83%
Number of salaries quoted 992 1,549 1,841
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,438 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £66,250 £69,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.89% -5.00% -

Senior Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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 Scotland.

Senior Java Developer job vacancy trend in Scotland

Senior Java Developer
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for Senior Java Developer job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Java Developer job vacancies in Scotland

Senior 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 Senior Java Developer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 4 November 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
Glasgow -8 4 - -
Senior Java Developer
UK

Senior Java Developer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 4 November 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 Scotland region featuring Senior Java Developer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 4 (100.00%) AWS
1 4 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 4 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 4 (100.00%) GitHub
1 4 (100.00%) Investment Management
1 4 (100.00%) Java
1 4 (100.00%) Jenkins
1 4 (100.00%) Kafka
1 4 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 4 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 4 (100.00%) Microservices
1 4 (100.00%) Operational Stability
1 4 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Relational Database
1 4 (100.00%) RESTful
1 4 (100.00%) SDLC
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) Spring
1 4 (100.00%) Spring Boot
1 4 (100.00%) Tech Ops
1 4 (100.00%) Terraform
1 4 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Wealth Management

Senior 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) AWS
1 4 (100.00%) GitHub
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 4 (100.00%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Jenkins
General
1 4 (100.00%) Banking
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 4 (100.00%) Law
1 4 (100.00%) Private Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (100.00%) Kafka
1 4 (100.00%) RESTful
1 4 (100.00%) Spring
1 4 (100.00%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Cloud Native
1 4 (100.00%) Distributed Applications
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 4 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 4 (100.00%) Functional Testing
1 4 (100.00%) Investment Management
1 4 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 4 (100.00%) Microservices
1 4 (100.00%) Operational Stability
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) SDLC
1 4 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) Tech Ops
1 4 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Wealth Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (100.00%) Java
Systems Management
1 4 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 4 (100.00%) Terraform