Java/J2EE Developer Job Trends, Salaries & Skill Sets

Java J2EE Developer
UK

As of 2 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Java J2EE Developer salary in the UK.

	6 months to 2 Apr 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	-	-	851
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	+166
Permanent jobs requiring a Java/J2EE Developer	0	0	8
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK	-	-	0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category	-	-	0.009%
Number of salaries quoted	0	0	8
10^th Percentile	-	-	-
25^th Percentile	-	-	£70,000
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	-	-	£75,000
Median % change year-on-year	-	-	+7.14%
75^th Percentile	-	-	£80,000
90^th Percentile	-	-	-
UK excluding London median annual salary	-	-	£75,000
% change year-on-year	-	-	+7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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	73,572	36,772	85,057
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title	92.18%	89.92%	94.57%
Number of salaries quoted	47,294	23,163	64,083
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£31,250	£28,500
25^th Percentile	£40,000	£42,500	£38,750
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£55,000	£60,000	£55,000
Median % change year-on-year	-8.33%	+9.09%	-8.33%
75^th Percentile	£75,000	£79,000	£72,433
90^th Percentile	£95,000	£100,000	£91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary	£50,000	£53,000	£50,000
% change year-on-year	-5.66%	+6.00%	-4.76%

Java/J2EE Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Java/J2EE Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.