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 15 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
177 |
194 |
210 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+17 |
+16 |
+87 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Java Developer |
1 |
1 |
8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South West |
0.020% |
0.022% |
0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.022% |
0.023% |
0.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
1 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£64,125 |
| 25th Percentile |
£61,250 |
£83,750 |
£67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£67,500 |
£87,500 |
£72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-22.86% |
+20.69% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£91,250 |
£83,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£87,125 |
| England median annual salary |
£107,500 |
£135,000 |
£92,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.37% |
+45.95% |
+2.78% |
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 |
4,536 |
4,331 |
4,024 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.87% |
93.60% |
95.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3,106 |
2,501 |
3,145 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,000 |
£30,000 |
£30,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£33,750 |
£40,000 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£48,500 |
£51,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.90% |
-2.86% |
+5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£65,272 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
£81,250 |
| England median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
- |
- |
