Principal Java Developer Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Principal Java Developer
UK > UK excluding London

As of 6 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Java Developer salary in the UK excluding London.

6 months to
6 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 542 - 589
Rank change year-on-year - - +239
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Java Developer 3 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.009% - 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% - 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £77,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £81,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -1.52%
75th Percentile - - £86,250
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £95,000 £111,500 £82,500
% change year-on-year -14.80% +35.15% -

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 30,778 53,899 33,920
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.31% 95.17% 91.95%
Number of salaries quoted 17,632 33,165 25,134
10th Percentile £26,500 £29,266 £28,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,750 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Principal Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Principal Java Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Java Developer in the UK excluding London

Principal Java Developer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Principal Java Developer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Principal Java Developer job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Principal Java Developer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Java Developer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 6 September 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
Yorkshire - 3 - - 1
North of England - 3 - - 1
Principal Java Developer
UK

Principal Java Developer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 6 September 2025, Principal Java Developer 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 UK excluding London region featuring Principal Java Developer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Java
1 3 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) Data Design
2 2 (66.67%) Scala
2 2 (66.67%) AWS
2 2 (66.67%) Test Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Go
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) React
2 2 (66.67%) SDLC
2 2 (66.67%) Kotlin
2 2 (66.67%) Secure Coding
2 2 (66.67%) Flutter
2 2 (66.67%) Technology Roadmap
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills

Principal Java Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (66.67%) AWS
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) Flutter
1 2 (66.67%) React
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) Data Design
2 2 (66.67%) SDLC
2 2 (66.67%) Secure Coding
2 2 (66.67%) Technology Roadmap
2 2 (66.67%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Java
2 2 (66.67%) Go
2 2 (66.67%) Kotlin
2 2 (66.67%) Scala