Java Job Trends in Somerset

Java
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Somerset requiring Java skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 37 46
Rank change year-on-year - +9 -8
Permanent jobs citing Java 0 4 15
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset - 1.24% 2.36%
As % of the Programming Languages category - 5.26% 8.98%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 10
10th Percentile - £52,500 £32,375
25th Percentile - £67,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £95,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +100.00% -13.64%
75th Percentile - £97,500 £56,875
90th Percentile - - £60,625
South West median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +12.50% +4.35%

All Programming Languages
Somerset

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 Somerset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 98 76 167
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 14.63% 23.53% 26.26%
Number of salaries quoted 71 46 141
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,375 £31,000
25th Percentile £35,625 £43,125 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +15.79% -13.64%
75th Percentile £50,000 £66,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £57,500 £83,750 £63,750
South West median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -4.08%

Java
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Java job vacancy trend in Somerset

Java
Salary Trend in Somerset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Java.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Java