Java Software Engineer
UK
The median Java Software Engineer salary in the UK is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 367 | 287 | 490 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -80 | +203 | +38 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Software Engineer | 411 | 1,013 | 506 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.71% | 0.94% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.79% | 0.99% | 0.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 210 | 359 | 289 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,500 | £50,000 | £49,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £78,750 | £58,938 | £63,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £110,000 | £90,000 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | +2.86% | +8.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £135,000 | £142,500 | £122,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £140,000 | £148,750 | £152,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,465 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.71% | +0.71% | +8.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 51,867 | 102,282 | 81,878 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.61% | 94.79% | 91.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,945 | 72,135 | 54,053 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.54% | +5.94% |
Java Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Java Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Java Software Engineer.
Java Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Java Software Engineer over the 6 months to 30 June 2025.
Java Software Engineer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 June 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 |
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| England | +110 | 301 | £110,000 | +15.79% | 326 |
| London | +86 | 236 | £110,000 | -4.35% | 173 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 164 | £110,000 | +15.79% | 192 |
| UK excluding London | -177 | 164 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 213 |
| Scotland | -49 | 100 | - | - | 44 |
| South West | +98 | 23 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 25 |
| North of England | +14 | 22 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 36 |
| North West | -8 | 16 | £76,500 | +16.86% | 21 |
| Midlands | +88 | 11 | £60,000 | -8.35% | 22 |
| West Midlands | +69 | 11 | £60,000 | -8.35% | 13 |
| South East | +63 | 8 | £70,000 | -20.00% | 52 |
| Yorkshire | +51 | 3 | £35,000 | -46.54% | 11 |
| North East | +45 | 3 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 4 |
Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 June 2025, Java Software Engineer 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 featuring Java Software Engineer in the job title.
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Java Software Engineer Skill Set
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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