Graduate Java Developer Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Graduate Java Developer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Graduate Java Developer salary in the Thames Valley is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 169 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate Java Developer 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.053% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.056% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
75th Percentile £42,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £40,000 £32,500 -
% change year-on-year +23.08% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 5,333 2,748 6,133
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.19% 83.30% 94.50%
Number of salaries quoted 3,541 1,278 4,512
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £39,000 £36,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £78,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Graduate Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Graduate Java Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Graduate Java Developer job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Graduate Java Developer
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for Graduate Java Developer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Salary distribution trend for Graduate Java Developer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Graduate Java Developer
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate Java Developer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 6 May 2026. 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
Oxfordshire - 3 £40,000 - 1
Graduate Java Developer
South East

Graduate Java Developer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 6 May 2026, Graduate Java Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Thames Valley region featuring Graduate Java Developer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) C#
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 3 (100.00%) Java
1 3 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 3 (100.00%) Microservices
1 3 (100.00%) React
1 3 (100.00%) TypeScript

Graduate Java Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) React
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 3 (100.00%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C#
1 3 (100.00%) Java
1 3 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) Kubernetes