Java Engineer
UK
The median Java Engineer salary in the UK is £107,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 303 | 246 | 352 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -57 | +106 | -66 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Engineer | 554 | 1,247 | 876 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.99% | 1.12% | 0.96% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.10% | 1.18% | 1.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 289 | 494 | 638 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,400 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £56,563 | £67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £107,500 | £77,500 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.71% | -13.89% | +16.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £135,000 | £116,250 | £126,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £139,000 | £148,750 | £152,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £63,750 | £65,000 | £69,447 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.92% | -6.40% | +15.75% |
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 | 50,489 | 105,891 | 83,410 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.83% | 94.82% | 91.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,690 | 74,857 | 54,406 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,754 | £38,734 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +7.00% |
Java Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Java Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Java Engineer.
Java Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Java Engineer over the 6 months to 20 June 2025.
Java Engineer
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 Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 20 June 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 | +94 | 426 | £108,750 | +27.94% | 490 |
| London | +79 | 280 | £110,000 | +10.00% | 297 |
| UK excluding London | -127 | 257 | £63,750 | -1.92% | 275 |
| Work from Home | -18 | 177 | £110,000 | +22.22% | 282 |
| Scotland | -45 | 104 | £56,250 | +12.50% | 57 |
| South West | +116 | 63 | £121,386 | +131.21% | 27 |
| North of England | +31 | 41 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 66 |
| North West | 0 | 32 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 46 |
| South East | +66 | 20 | £70,000 | - | 85 |
| Midlands | +85 | 17 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 15 |
| West Midlands | +68 | 17 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | +50 | 8 | £55,000 | -47.62% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +50 | 6 | £35,000 | -46.54% | 11 |
| East of England | +33 | 4 | - | - | 13 |
| North East | +45 | 3 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 9 |
Java Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 June 2025, Java Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Java Engineer 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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