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 10 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -1 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs citing Java | 4,964 | 15,251 | 16,565 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 9.50% | 12.48% | 13.04% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 23.30% | 27.17% | 25.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,221 | 8,352 | 10,319 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £42,611 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £54,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | +3.57% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £96,250 | £95,000 | £92,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £120,000 | £111,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £61,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.67% | +9.09% | - |
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 | 21,309 | 56,138 | 66,040 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 40.76% | 45.93% | 51.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,539 | 35,840 | 45,476 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,740 | £38,443 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,845 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £106,250 | £102,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +10.00% | - |
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 10 December 2023.
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 10 December 2023. 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 | -5 | 4,041 | £75,000 | - | 1,607 |
| UK excluding London | -7 | 2,686 | £61,000 | +1.67% | 923 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 2,537 | £70,576 | +0.82% | 829 |
| London | -3 | 2,002 | £90,000 | +2.86% | 855 |
| North of England | -7 | 633 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 201 |
| South West | -2 | 566 | £62,500 | +8.70% | 151 |
| Scotland | +3 | 546 | £65,351 | +0.54% | 66 |
| South East | -8 | 473 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 295 |
| North West | -1 | 366 | £61,000 | +1.67% | 122 |
| Yorkshire | -15 | 232 | £65,351 | +8.92% | 58 |
| Midlands | -44 | 205 | £57,500 | -2.95% | 87 |
| Wales | +14 | 131 | £52,500 | -11.27% | 22 |
| West Midlands | -38 | 127 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 59 |
| Northern Ireland | -9 | 83 | £72,500 | +20.83% | 30 |
| East Midlands | -39 | 77 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 28 |
| East of England | -41 | 65 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 83 |
| North East | -13 | 35 | £61,500 | -3.53% | 22 |
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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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