Java
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Java skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Java over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 28 | 18 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | -2 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs citing Java | 6,795 | 11,064 | 21,943 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.93% | 10.57% | 14.24% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 20.52% | 24.31% | 26.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,882 | 6,505 | 9,928 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,500 | £57,046 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £77,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.68% | +10.71% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £96,250 | £100,000 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £122,500 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £62,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | +8.70% | +4.55% |
All Programming Languages
UK
Java is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 33,106 | 45,516 | 82,656 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 33.77% | 43.49% | 53.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,929 | 28,962 | 44,133 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £86,250 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £106,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,635 | £55,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.48% | +2.80% | +7.00% |
Java
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Java as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Java.
Java
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Java over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Java
Top 17 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 27 April 2024. 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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| UK excluding London | -2 | 4,597 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 603 |
| England | -17 | 4,508 | £72,500 | -9.38% | 1,072 |
| Work from Home | -13 | 2,351 | £72,500 | -3.33% | 559 |
| London | -6 | 1,990 | £95,000 | +5.56% | 564 |
| Scotland | +8 | 1,973 | £60,000 | -13.60% | 75 |
| South East | -8 | 824 | £60,500 | -6.92% | 134 |
| North of England | -20 | 672 | £65,000 | - | 121 |
| South West | -6 | 613 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 110 |
| North West | -15 | 469 | £62,500 | -7.41% | 76 |
| Midlands | -53 | 278 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 76 |
| West Midlands | -37 | 197 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 57 |
| Yorkshire | -46 | 152 | £65,465 | +4.74% | 25 |
| East of England | -95 | 103 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 49 |
| Wales | +2 | 89 | £50,000 | -14.53% | 19 |
| East Midlands | -75 | 80 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 19 |
| North East | -40 | 51 | £65,232 | +4.37% | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | -21 | 49 | £85,000 | +61.90% | 24 |
Java
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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