Java Software Engineer Jobs in the South West

Java Software Engineer
England > South West

As of 18 March 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Java Software Engineer salary in the South West.

6 months to
18 Mar 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 183 224 273
Rank change year-on-year +41 +49 +11
Permanent jobs requiring a Java Software Engineer 7 55 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.20% 0.69% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.71% 0.27%
Number of salaries quoted 0 41 14
10th Percentile - £40,000 £48,750
25th Percentile - £41,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £52,500 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year - -20.75% +23.26%
75th Percentile - £57,500 £77,036
90th Percentile - £67,500 £77,715
England median annual salary £107,500 £65,465 £85,000
% change year-on-year +64.21% -22.98% +25.93%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 the South West with a recognized job title 3,362 7,711 6,956
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.07% 96.17% 91.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1,892 5,784 4,182
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £42,025 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.20% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £64,000 £67,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £58,000 £55,000 £60,899
% change year-on-year +5.45% -9.69% +1.50%

Java Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings that featured Java Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Java Software Engineer in the South West

Java Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Java Software Engineer in the South West.

Salary trend for Java Software Engineer in the South West

Java Software Engineer
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java Software Engineer within the South West region over the 6 months to 18 March 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
Dorset +15 5 - - 2
Bristol +29 2 - - 1
Java Software Engineer
England

Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 18 March 2025, Java Software 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 South West region featuring Java Software Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Java
1 7 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 5 (71.43%) IEC 61508
2 5 (71.43%) JavaFX
2 5 (71.43%) Def Stans
2 5 (71.43%) NetBeans
2 5 (71.43%) UML
3 4 (57.14%) OOA/OOD
3 4 (57.14%) OO
3 4 (57.14%) OOD
3 4 (57.14%) Domain Models
3 4 (57.14%) Architectural Design
3 4 (57.14%) Sequence Diagram
3 4 (57.14%) Design Patterns
3 4 (57.14%) Use Case
4 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
4 3 (42.86%) Agile
5 2 (28.57%) Requirements Analysis
5 2 (28.57%) Information Security
5 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (28.57%) Scrum
5 2 (28.57%) Finance
5 2 (28.57%) Validation
5 2 (28.57%) Prototyping
5 2 (28.57%) Test Automation
5 2 (28.57%) AWS
5 2 (28.57%) Microservices
5 2 (28.57%) Spring Boot
6 1 (14.29%) SDLC
6 1 (14.29%) Rational DOORS

Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) AWS
Development Applications
1 5 (71.43%) NetBeans
2 1 (14.29%) CppUnit
2 1 (14.29%) JUnit
2 1 (14.29%) LabVIEW
2 1 (14.29%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (14.29%) Visual Studio
General
1 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Finance
3 1 (14.29%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (71.43%) JavaFX
2 2 (28.57%) Spring Boot
3 1 (14.29%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Acoustics
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 5 (71.43%) UML
3 4 (57.14%) Architectural Design
3 4 (57.14%) Design Patterns
3 4 (57.14%) Domain Models
3 4 (57.14%) OO
3 4 (57.14%) OOA/OOD
3 4 (57.14%) OOD
3 4 (57.14%) Sequence Diagram
3 4 (57.14%) Use Case
4 3 (42.86%) Agile
5 2 (28.57%) Information Security
5 2 (28.57%) Microservices
5 2 (28.57%) Prototyping
5 2 (28.57%) Requirements Analysis
5 2 (28.57%) Scrum
5 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (28.57%) Test Automation
5 2 (28.57%) Validation
6 1 (14.29%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) Java
2 1 (14.29%) C++
2 1 (14.29%) Fortran
2 1 (14.29%) JavaScript
2 1 (14.29%) MATLAB
2 1 (14.29%) Python
2 1 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
1 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
1 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (71.43%) Def Stans
1 5 (71.43%) IEC 61508
2 1 (14.29%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Atlassian