Java Programmer Jobs

Java Programmer
UK

As of 7 July 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Java Programmer salary in the UK.

6 months to
7 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 720 - 911
Rank change year-on-year - - +349
Permanent jobs requiring a Java Programmer 2 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.003% - 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% - 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £40,730
25th Percentile - - £45,082
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £87,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -23.91%
75th Percentile - - £120,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £47,135
% change year-on-year - - -27.48%

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 53,714 100,740 80,928
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.91% 94.82% 91.28%
Number of salaries quoted 29,328 70,958 54,765
10th Percentile £27,500 £28,501 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £38,750 £44,101
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,708 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year - -5.66% +4.24%

Java Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Java Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Java Programmer in the UK

Java Programmer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Java Programmer.

Salary trend for Java Programmer in the UK

Java Programmer
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 Programmer within the UK over the 6 months to 7 July 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
UK excluding London - 2 - -
North of England - 1 - -
North West - 1 - -
England - 1 - -
Scotland - 1 - -

Java Programmer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 7 July 2025, Java Programmer 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 Programmer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Spring
1 2 (100.00%) Relational Database
1 2 (100.00%) Data Structures
1 2 (100.00%) Spring Boot
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development

Java Programmer 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Relational Database
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Spring
1 2 (100.00%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) SQL