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 30 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 30 Nov 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 16 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | -1 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs citing Java | 4,947 | 15,944 | 17,065 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 9.19% | 12.62% | 13.18% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 22.62% | 27.40% | 25.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,332 | 8,545 | 10,350 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £42,500 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £53,750 | £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 | £91,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £125,000 | £120,000 | £111,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £61,500 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | +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 | 21,870 | 58,197 | 67,611 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 40.61% | 46.05% | 52.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17,139 | 36,667 | 45,610 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,788 | £38,250 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,140 | £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 | £105,000 | £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 30 November 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 30 November 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 | -6 | 4,160 | £75,554 | +0.74% | 1,536 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 2,616 | £71,649 | +2.36% | 862 |
| UK excluding London | -8 | 2,585 | £61,500 | +2.50% | 953 |
| London | -4 | 2,077 | £90,000 | +2.86% | 826 |
| North of England | -8 | 665 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 204 |
| South West | -2 | 565 | £62,500 | +8.70% | 143 |
| South East | -6 | 477 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 296 |
| Scotland | -2 | 398 | £67,000 | +7.20% | 90 |
| North West | 0 | 393 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 118 |
| Yorkshire | -17 | 235 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 63 |
| Midlands | -46 | 205 | £57,500 | - | 97 |
| Wales | +15 | 136 | £49,355 | -16.58% | 18 |
| West Midlands | -39 | 125 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 65 |
| Northern Ireland | -9 | 86 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 29 |
| East Midlands | -38 | 79 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 32 |
| East of England | -36 | 71 | £75,000 | +20.00% | 91 |
| North East | -7 | 37 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 26 |
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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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