Java Architect Job Trends

Java Architect
UK

The median Java Architect salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 April 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 691 639 807
Rank change year-on-year -52 +168 +93
Permanent jobs requiring a Java Architect 11 2 62
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.013% 0.005% 0.067%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% 0.005% 0.071%
Number of salaries quoted 7 1 32
10th Percentile - - £67,125
25th Percentile - £76,250 £75,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £77,500 £125,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.68% -38.00% +28.21%
75th Percentile £92,500 £78,750 £142,500
90th Percentile £100,000 - £165,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £100,000 - £75,000
% change year-on-year - - -7.69%

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 77,261 36,752 87,362
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.44% 89.59% 94.53%
Number of salaries quoted 49,774 23,301 65,437
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Java Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Java Architect job vacancy trend in the UK

Java Architect
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Java Architect job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Java Architect job vacancies in the UK

Java Architect
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Java Architect over the 6 months to 11 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Java Architect in the UK

Java Architect
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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
England -64 11 £70,000 -9.68% 4
London -1 9 £70,000 -9.68% 4
UK excluding London - 2 £100,000 - 1
North of England - 2 £100,000 -
North West - 2 £100,000 -

Java Architect Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 11 April 2026, Java Architect 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 Java Architect in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Java
2 5 (45.45%) Agile
3 3 (27.27%) AWS
3 3 (27.27%) Scrum
3 3 (27.27%) Software Engineering
4 2 (18.18%) Azure
4 2 (18.18%) Azure Certification
4 2 (18.18%) Calypso
4 2 (18.18%) Camunda
4 2 (18.18%) Data Modelling
4 2 (18.18%) Decision-Making
4 2 (18.18%) Degree
4 2 (18.18%) Drools
4 2 (18.18%) ERP
4 2 (18.18%) Integration Patterns
4 2 (18.18%) Microservices
4 2 (18.18%) Murex
4 2 (18.18%) SAP
4 2 (18.18%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (18.18%) TOGAF
4 2 (18.18%) Workflow
5 1 (9.09%) DB2
5 1 (9.09%) DV Cleared
5 1 (9.09%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (9.09%) Python
5 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared

Java Architect 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (18.18%) Camunda
Business Applications
1 2 (18.18%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 3 (27.27%) AWS
2 2 (18.18%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) DB2
1 1 (9.09%) PostgreSQL
General
1 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (18.18%) Banking
1 2 (18.18%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (18.18%) Drools
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) IoT
1 2 (18.18%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (45.45%) Agile
2 3 (27.27%) Scrum
2 3 (27.27%) Software Engineering
3 2 (18.18%) Data Modelling
3 2 (18.18%) Decision-Making
3 2 (18.18%) ERP
3 2 (18.18%) Integration Patterns
3 2 (18.18%) Microservices
3 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (18.18%) TOGAF
3 2 (18.18%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 11 (100.00%) Java
2 1 (9.09%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (18.18%) Azure Certification
1 2 (18.18%) Degree
2 1 (9.09%) DV Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (18.18%) Calypso
1 2 (18.18%) Murex
1 2 (18.18%) SAP