Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring J2SE skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 677 | 796 | 726 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +119 | -70 | +478 |
| Permanent jobs citing J2SE | 1 | 5 | 35 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.002% | 0.006% | 0.057% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 0.013% | 0.033% | 0.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 2 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £84,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £58,750 | £62,500 | £87,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £70,000 | £115,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.71% | -39.13% | +15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £77,500 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £70,000 | - |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK
J2SE falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 7,908 | 15,324 | 16,575 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 16.02% | 19.68% | 27.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,026 | 9,795 | 13,526 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | £38,750 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £47,500 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £65,000 | £66,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.85% | -2.26% | +2.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £83,750 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £110,000 | £106,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing J2SE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing J2SE.
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Top 2 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing J2SE within the UK over the 6 months to 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +95 | 1 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 1 |
| London | +70 | 1 | £62,500 | - | 1 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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