Java Software Engineer
UK
The median Java Software Engineer salary in the UK is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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 12 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 370 | 284 | 457 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -86 | +173 | +65 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Software Engineer | 427 | 1,027 | 527 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.71% | 0.99% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.79% | 1.05% | 0.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 226 | 370 | 275 |
| 10th Percentile | £58,125 | £50,000 | £49,400 |
| 25th Percentile | £78,750 | £60,000 | £63,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £110,000 | £95,000 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.79% | +8.57% | +2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £135,000 | £142,500 | £122,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £140,000 | £148,750 | £152,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,465 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.71% | +0.71% | +8.33% |
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 | 53,806 | 98,156 | 78,673 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.55% | 94.80% | 91.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,744 | 68,646 | 53,875 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,574 | £38,750 | £44,109 |
| 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% | +4.00% |
Java Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Java Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Java Software Engineer.
Java Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Java Software Engineer over the 6 months to 12 July 2025.
Java Software Engineer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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 | +85 | 317 | £110,000 | +15.79% | 52 |
| London | +63 | 251 | £110,000 | -4.35% | 22 |
| Work from Home | -15 | 175 | £110,000 | +15.79% | 40 |
| UK excluding London | -179 | 165 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 44 |
| Scotland | -53 | 100 | - | - | 3 |
| South West | +93 | 24 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 8 |
| North of England | +12 | 22 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 13 |
| North West | -10 | 16 | £76,500 | +15.07% | 10 |
| Midlands | +79 | 11 | £60,000 | -8.35% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +73 | 11 | £60,000 | -8.35% | 1 |
| South East | +70 | 8 | £70,000 | -20.00% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +37 | 3 | £35,000 | -46.54% | 1 |
| North East | +33 | 3 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 2 |
Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 July 2025, Java Software 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 Software Engineer in the job title.
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Java Software 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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