Java Job Trends
Java
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Java skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 59 | 42 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | -11 | -9 |
| Permanent jobs citing Java | 3,232 | 2,501 | 3,866 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 2.69% | 5.09% | 5.60% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 17.34% | 20.73% | 17.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,964 | 1,173 | 2,371 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £41,250 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £57,500 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.68% | -3.13% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £115,000 | £112,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £135,000 | £142,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £63,250 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.67% | +5.42% | -3.96% |
All Programming Languages
UK
Java falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 18,636 | 12,065 | 21,808 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.51% | 24.57% | 31.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,194 | 8,031 | 13,053 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £83,750 | £83,750 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | - |
Java Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Java relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Java Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Java.
Java Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Java over the 6 months to 21 October 2026.
Java Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java within the UK over the 6 months to 21 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -11 | 2,786 | £70,000 | -9.97% | 2,521 |
| UK excluding London | -22 | 1,897 | £70,000 | +10.67% | 1,301 |
| London | -16 | 1,101 | £85,000 | -19.05% | 1,486 |
| Work from Home | -32 | 987 | £69,305 | -7.59% | 1,145 |
| North of England | -2 | 800 | £69,310 | +6.63% | 404 |
| North West | -22 | 433 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 212 |
| South West | +25 | 358 | £70,000 | +5.66% | 141 |
| South East | -27 | 233 | £70,000 | +12.00% | 169 |
| Midlands | -33 | 225 | £70,000 | +12.00% | 127 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 197 | £70,000 | +12.00% | 99 |
| North East | +19 | 191 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 93 |
| Yorkshire | +22 | 176 | £70,000 | +5.66% | 101 |
| Wales | +17 | 112 | £66,000 | +10.00% | 36 |
| Scotland | -32 | 101 | £73,000 | -2.67% | 244 |
| East of England | -73 | 44 | £65,000 | +52.94% | 76 |
| East Midlands | -80 | 28 | £60,000 | +3.45% | 28 |
| Northern Ireland | -58 | 26 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 113 |
| Isle of Man | 0 | 3 | £35,000 | -33.33% |
Java Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Programming Languages
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Python | 29.1% | 941 |
| 2 | SQL | 16.8% | 542 |
| 3 | JavaScript | 15.6% | 504 |
| 4 | TypeScript | 10.5% | 340 |
| 5 | C++ | 9.2% | 297 |
| 6 | C# | 8.9% | 289 |
| 7 | Go | 6.1% | 197 |
| 8 | Kotlin | 4.3% | 138 |
| 9 | Bash | 4.2% | 135 |
| 10 | Scala | 2.7% | 86 |
| 11 | Rust | 2.6% | 84 |
| 12 | C | 2.4% | 79 |
| 13 | Ruby | 2.4% | 78 |
| 14 | Perl | 1.5% | 47 |
| 15 | PHP | 1.4% | 46 |
| 16 | PowerShell | 1.4% | 44 |
| 17 | Groovy | 1.2% | 38 |
| 18 | COBOL | 1.0% | 32 |
| 19 | PL/SQL | 1.0% | 31 |
| 20 | JCL | 0.7% | 22 |