Java Scala Developer Job Trends

Scala Java Developer
UK

The median Scala Java Developer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 650 - 730
Rank change year-on-year - - +405
Permanent jobs requiring a Java Scala Developer 2 0 14
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.004% - 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% - 0.026%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 14
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62,500 - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.11%
75th Percentile £67,500 - £72,500
90th Percentile - - £98,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 - -

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 44,066 65,835 53,518
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.75% 95.36% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 25,983 37,615 41,369
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,345 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £56,252 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -6.25% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -

Java Scala Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Java Scala Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Java Scala Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Java Scala Developer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Java Scala Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Java Scala Developer job vacancies in the UK

Java Scala Developer
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java Scala Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 21 October 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
Yorkshire - 2 £65,000 -
Midlands - 2 £65,000 -
North East - 2 £65,000 -
West Midlands - 2 £65,000 -
England - 2 £65,000 - 1
Work from Home - 2 £65,000 -
UK excluding London - 2 £65,000 -
North of England - 2 £65,000 -

Java Scala Developer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 21 October 2025, Java Scala Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Java Scala Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Backlog Refinement
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) Kotlin
1 2 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Scala
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Spring
1 2 (100.00%) Spring Boot
1 2 (100.00%) TDD
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) TypeScript

Java Scala Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Spring
1 2 (100.00%) Spring Boot
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Backlog Refinement
1 2 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 2 (100.00%) TDD
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) Kotlin
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) Scala
1 2 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared