Java EE Job Trends in the South East

Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE, JEE)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Java EE skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 298 246
Rank change year-on-year - -52 +156
Permanent jobs citing Java EE 0 4 19
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East - 0.041% 0.26%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category - 0.18% 1.15%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 5
10th Percentile - £56,000 -
25th Percentile - £61,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £70,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +47.37% -9.52%
75th Percentile - £75,000 £48,750
90th Percentile - £78,000 £69,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +36.84% -22.13%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
South East

Java EE falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 917 2,183 1,652
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 8.90% 22.63% 22.87%
Number of salaries quoted 731 1,296 1,327
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,000 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £58,350
Median % change year-on-year - +2.83% -2.75%
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £83,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £66,500 £65,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +2.31% -3.70% -

Java EE
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Java EE job vacancy trend in the South East

Java EE
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Java EE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Java EE