Lead Java Developer
England > South West
The median Lead Java Developer salary in the South West is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
20 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
182 |
210 |
211 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+28 |
+1 |
+96 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Java Developer |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South West |
0.023% |
0.017% |
0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.025% |
0.018% |
0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£61,250 |
£83,750 |
£67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£67,500 |
£87,500 |
£77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-22.86% |
+12.90% |
+3.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£91,250 |
£83,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£90,500 |
| England median annual salary |
£82,500 |
£135,000 |
£92,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-38.89% |
+45.95% |
+6.32% |
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 |
4,044 |
5,532 |
4,223 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.58% |
94.16% |
95.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,739 |
3,353 |
3,261 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,707 |
£30,000 |
£30,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£32,000 |
£40,000 |
£40,443 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£51,198 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.11% |
-2.48% |
+5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
£68,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
£82,500 |
| England median annual salary |
£54,292 |
£57,500 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.58% |
-4.17% |
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