Java
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Java skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Java over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 28 | 18 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | -3 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs citing Java | 6,805 | 11,162 | 21,983 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.93% | 10.65% | 14.26% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 20.51% | 24.46% | 26.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,891 | 6,543 | 9,949 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,500 | £57,000 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £77,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.68% | +10.71% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £96,250 | £100,000 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £122,500 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £62,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | +8.70% | +4.55% |
All Programming Languages
UK
Java is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 33,184 | 45,628 | 82,741 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 33.80% | 43.54% | 53.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,016 | 29,016 | 44,193 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £86,250 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £106,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,635 | £55,000 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.48% | +1.85% | +8.00% |
Java
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Java as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Java.
Java
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Java over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
Java
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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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| UK excluding London | -3 | 4,603 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 621 |
| England | -18 | 4,516 | £72,500 | -9.38% | 1,106 |
| Work from Home | -13 | 2,359 | £72,500 | -3.33% | 580 |
| London | -6 | 1,994 | £95,000 | +5.56% | 586 |
| Scotland | +8 | 1,974 | £60,000 | -13.60% | 78 |
| South East | -8 | 825 | £60,500 | -6.92% | 137 |
| North of England | -20 | 674 | £65,000 | - | 123 |
| South West | -7 | 614 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 113 |
| North West | -19 | 469 | £62,500 | -7.41% | 78 |
| Midlands | -59 | 278 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 76 |
| West Midlands | -38 | 197 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 58 |
| Yorkshire | -42 | 153 | £65,465 | +4.74% | 25 |
| East of England | -90 | 103 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 52 |
| Wales | +1 | 90 | £50,000 | -14.53% | 19 |
| East Midlands | -77 | 80 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 18 |
| North East | -38 | 52 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | -23 | 49 | £85,000 | +61.90% | 28 |
Java
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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