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 to 29 November 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Nov 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 169 | 165 | 118 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | -47 | -34 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Developer | 1,105 | 2,892 | 3,980 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.04% | 2.30% | 3.08% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.14% | 2.41% | 3.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 911 | 2,074 | 2,896 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,750 | £47,500 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £58,750 | £57,500 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £80,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +14.29% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £105,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £137,500 | £125,000 | £112,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £62,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +13.64% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 51,668 | 119,945 | 122,710 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.49% | 95.32% | 95.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,837 | 75,409 | 83,805 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £97,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 29 November 2023.
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 29 November 2023. 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 | +2 | 988 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 209 |
| London | +26 | 663 | £90,000 | -2.70% | 129 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 515 | £80,000 | +10.34% | 99 |
| UK excluding London | -46 | 396 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 120 |
| South East | +36 | 101 | £65,000 | - | 44 |
| North of England | -56 | 81 | £60,000 | - | 24 |
| South West | +29 | 77 | £62,500 | -7.41% | 17 |
| Scotland | -20 | 60 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 14 |
| North West | -9 | 55 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 18 |
| Midlands | +1 | 43 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 11 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 32 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 23 | £67,500 | +22.73% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +12 | 16 | £70,000 | +38.61% | 5 |
| East of England | +92 | 14 | £75,000 | +20.00% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +30 | 11 | £37,500 | -36.17% | 1 |
| Wales | +4 | 9 | £53,750 | -4.44% | 1 |
| North East | +31 | 3 | £55,000 | -0.90% | 3 |
Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 November 2023, 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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