Electronic Trading Java Developer Job Trends

Java Developer - Electronic Trading
UK

The median Java Developer - Electronic Trading salary in the UK is £137,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 April 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 705 614 828
Rank change year-on-year -91 +214 +135
Permanent jobs requiring an Electronic Trading Java Developer 8 21 31
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.010% 0.051% 0.034%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% 0.057% 0.036%
Number of salaries quoted 2 21 19
10th Percentile £128,250 - £129,750
25th Percentile £129,375 £85,000 £132,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £137,500 £110,000 £150,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -26.67% +3.45%
75th Percentile £144,375 £162,500 £157,500
90th Percentile £144,750 - £167,500
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £60,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 76,056 36,861 85,999
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.36% 89.84% 94.54%
Number of salaries quoted 48,922 23,343 64,499
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,501
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +10.09% -9.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £72,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.94% +5.20% -4.76%

Electronic Trading Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Electronic Trading Java Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Electronic Trading Java Developer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Electronic Trading Java Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Electronic Trading Java Developer job vacancies in the UK

Electronic Trading Java Developer
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Electronic Trading Java Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 7 April 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
London -15 8 £137,500 +25.00% 6
England -72 8 £137,500 +25.00% 6

Electronic Trading Java Developer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 7 April 2026, Electronic Trading 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 featuring Electronic Trading Java Developer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Electronic Trading
1 8 (100.00%) Java
2 5 (62.50%) Low Latency
3 2 (25.00%) Code Quality
3 2 (25.00%) Concurrent Programming
3 2 (25.00%) JVM Tuning
3 2 (25.00%) Performance Tuning
3 2 (25.00%) Ultra-Low Latency
4 1 (12.50%) Agile
4 1 (12.50%) DevOps
4 1 (12.50%) Flow Trading
4 1 (12.50%) Multithreading
4 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (12.50%) SQL
4 1 (12.50%) Translating Business Requirements
4 1 (12.50%) User Acceptance Testing

Electronic Trading Java Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 6 (75.00%) Finance
2 5 (62.50%) Front Office
3 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Banking
3 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 2 (25.00%) Distributed Systems
3 1 (12.50%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (12.50%) Fixed Income
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Electronic Trading
2 5 (62.50%) Low Latency
3 2 (25.00%) Code Quality
3 2 (25.00%) Concurrent Programming
3 2 (25.00%) JVM Tuning
3 2 (25.00%) Performance Tuning
3 2 (25.00%) Ultra-Low Latency
4 1 (12.50%) Agile
4 1 (12.50%) DevOps
4 1 (12.50%) Flow Trading
4 1 (12.50%) Multithreading
4 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (12.50%) Translating Business Requirements
4 1 (12.50%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) Java
2 1 (12.50%) SQL