Java Developer
UK
The median Java Developer salary in the UK is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 394 | 302 | 193 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -92 | -109 | -32 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Developer | 344 | 957 | 1,906 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.63% | 0.96% | 1.93% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.70% | 1.01% | 2.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 237 | 794 | 1,550 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,500 | £48,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,750 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -6.25% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £110,000 | £100,000 | £106,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £137,500 | £140,000 | £125,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.69% | +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 | 49,357 | 94,770 | 90,282 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.42% | 94.70% | 91.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,605 | 67,694 | 56,964 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,622 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,438 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -6.43% | +6.88% |
Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Java Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Java Developer.
Java Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Java Developer over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.
Java Developer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 23 May 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 | -101 | 294 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 502 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 189 | £60,000 | - | 483 |
| London | -75 | 180 | £106,250 | +18.06% | 157 |
| Work from Home | -18 | 155 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 436 |
| South East | +19 | 73 | £63,750 | -8.93% | 144 |
| Midlands | +85 | 38 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 73 |
| Scotland | +88 | 37 | £57,500 | +2.10% | 65 |
| North of England | -2 | 27 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 100 |
| West Midlands | +77 | 25 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 46 |
| North West | -36 | 18 | £66,250 | +6.00% | 51 |
| East Midlands | +41 | 13 | £60,000 | +41.18% | 24 |
| South West | +56 | 9 | £60,000 | - | 40 |
| Yorkshire | +60 | 8 | £44,500 | -17.21% | 33 |
| Northern Ireland | +44 | 8 | £45,000 | -32.08% | 22 |
| North East | +41 | 1 | - | - | 16 |
Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 May 2025, Java Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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Java Developer 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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