Java Software Developer
UK
The median Java Software Developer salary in the UK is £115,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 657 | 802 | 773 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +145 | -29 | +28 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Software Developer | 35 | 94 | 216 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.067% | 0.095% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.075% | 0.10% | 0.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 35 | 80 | 202 |
| 10th Percentile | £64,500 | £24,000 | £42,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £100,000 | £41,250 | £58,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £115,000 | £65,750 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.90% | -22.65% | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £137,500 | £142,500 | £112,813 |
| 90th Percentile | £148,750 | £165,000 | £129,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £43,750 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.14% | -16.67% | -4.55% |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Java Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Java Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java Software Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Java Software Developer.
Java Software Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Java Software Developer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Java Software Developer
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java Software Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 | +132 | 35 | £115,000 | +66.67% | 14 |
| London | +105 | 31 | £115,000 | -19.30% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +180 | 26 | £115,000 | -14.81% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | +155 | 4 | £60,000 | +37.14% | 12 |
| South East | +97 | 3 | £60,000 | +150.00% | 3 |
| Midlands | +79 | 1 | £60,000 | +41.18% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +47 | 1 | £60,000 | +41.18% | 1 |
Java Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Java Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Java Software 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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