Senior Java Developer Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Senior Java Developer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Senior Java Developer salary in the Thames Valley is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 December 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 167 167 167
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +72
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Developer 7 19 12
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.18% 0.52% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.58% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 7 6 4
10th Percentile £60,000 £63,750 £67,425
25th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £70,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £85,000 £76,250
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +11.48% -1.61%
75th Percentile - - £82,500
90th Percentile - - £84,750
South East median annual salary £80,000 £77,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +3.23% +10.71% -12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 3,642 3,300 2,984
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.27% 89.92% 94.16%
Number of salaries quoted 2,077 1,717 2,218
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £59,498 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.17% +9.17% -0.91%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £88,600 £83,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Senior Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Senior Java Developer job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Senior Java Developer
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Senior Java Developer
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Java Developer in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 16 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Senior Java Developer in the Thames Valley

Senior 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 Senior Java Developer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 16 December 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
Berkshire -15 3 £80,000 -5.88% 4
Buckinghamshire +8 2 £80,000 - 2
Oxfordshire - 2 £60,000 - 3
Senior Java Developer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, Senior 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 Senior Java Developer in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Java
2 4 (57.14%) Software Engineering
3 3 (42.86%) Internet
3 3 (42.86%) Kubernetes
3 3 (42.86%) Microservices
3 3 (42.86%) React
3 3 (42.86%) REST
3 3 (42.86%) Spring Boot
4 2 (28.57%) Data Discovery
4 2 (28.57%) SaaS

Senior 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) Internet
General
1 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (42.86%) React
1 3 (42.86%) REST
1 3 (42.86%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Software Engineering
2 3 (42.86%) Microservices
3 2 (28.57%) Data Discovery
Programming Languages
1 7 (100.00%) Java
Systems Management
1 3 (42.86%) Kubernetes