Java Software Developer
UK
The median Java Software Developer salary in the UK is £130,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 665 | 799 | 768 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +134 | -31 | +74 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Software Developer | 68 | 104 | 142 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.098% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.10% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 51 | 102 | 130 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £37,750 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £100,000 | £46,250 | £55,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £130,000 | £135,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.70% | +58.82% | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £142,500 | £150,000 | £120,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £148,750 | £165,000 | £145,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £48,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | -8.57% | -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 | 53,646 | 100,958 | 81,022 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.91% | 94.82% | 91.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,258 | 71,135 | 54,610 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,573 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,180 |
| 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% | +4.74% |
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 6 July 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 6 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 |
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| England | +106 | 54 | £130,000 | -3.70% | 19 |
| London | +95 | 52 | £130,000 | -3.70% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +102 | 41 | £130,000 | -3.70% | 13 |
| UK excluding London | +156 | 16 | £45,000 | -6.25% | 15 |
| Scotland | +102 | 13 | - | - | 2 |
| South East | +63 | 2 | £58,750 | +144.79% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +43 | 1 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 1 |
Java Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 July 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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