Java Developer
UK
The median Java Developer salary in the UK is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 October 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 323 | 189 | 156 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -134 | -33 | -45 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Developer | 614 | 1,120 | 3,453 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.81% | 1.91% | 2.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.85% | 1.99% | 2.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 399 | 932 | 2,220 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £61,625 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £80,000 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +3.23% | +10.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £115,000 | £100,000 | £103,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £142,500 | £141,250 | £122,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £67,500 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.11% | +8.00% | +13.64% |
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 | 72,160 | 56,195 | 134,726 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.93% | 95.71% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,655 | 40,750 | 78,298 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,750 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,874 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,250 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,900 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.66% | - | +5.00% |
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 26 October 2024.
Java Developer
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 Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 October 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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| England | -148 | 541 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 107 |
| London | -90 | 345 | £100,000 | +11.11% | 57 |
| UK excluding London | -110 | 261 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 52 |
| Work from Home | -171 | 163 | £100,000 | +29.03% | 64 |
| South East | -45 | 90 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 22 |
| South West | -8 | 51 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 7 |
| Scotland | -25 | 41 | £50,000 | -28.57% | 3 |
| North of England | -34 | 40 | £55,000 | -12.00% | 12 |
| North West | -45 | 32 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 9 |
| Midlands | -64 | 15 | £34,500 | -40.00% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 12 | £57,500 | -17.86% | |
| East of England | -50 | 10 | £67,500 | -10.00% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -27 | 8 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -56 | 7 | £24,000 | -58.26% | 3 |
| North East | -26 | 6 | £52,500 | -29.53% | 1 |
| Wales | +26 | 2 | £62,500 | +38.89% | |
| Yorkshire | +12 | 2 | £85,000 | +21.43% | 2 |
Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 October 2024, 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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