JetBrains Kotlin
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Kotlin skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 24 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 559 | 496 | 401 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -63 | -95 | -72 |
| Permanent jobs citing Kotlin | 194 | 164 | 641 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.20% | 0.36% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.14% | 1.17% | 1.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 125 | 75 | 476 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,250 | £25,000 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £40,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £65,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -18.75% | -3.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £95,625 | £100,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £113,750 | £136,500 | £112,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £65,000 | £55,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | +17.12% | -17.78% |
All Programming Languages
UK
Kotlin 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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 17,046 | 14,003 | 34,142 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 17.93% | 30.96% | 31.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12,082 | 9,257 | 25,783 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,025 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £85,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £111,250 | £98,474 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | - | - |
Kotlin
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Kotlin relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Kotlin
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Kotlin.
Kotlin
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Kotlin over the 6 months to 24 June 2026.
Kotlin
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Kotlin within the UK over the 6 months to 24 June 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 |
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| England | -46 | 182 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 37 |
| UK excluding London | +19 | 130 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 18 |
| Work from Home | +31 | 75 | £75,000 | +25.00% | 18 |
| North of England | +24 | 71 | £70,000 | - | 4 |
| London | -61 | 62 | £86,250 | +23.21% | 24 |
| Yorkshire | -1 | 46 | £72,500 | -19.44% | 2 |
| South East | -25 | 21 | £60,000 | - | 6 |
| North West | +12 | 20 | £65,000 | -5.45% | 2 |
| Midlands | -10 | 14 | - | - | |
| South West | -61 | 14 | £85,000 | +88.89% | 7 |
| East Midlands | - | 14 | - | - | |
| Scotland | +7 | 8 | £65,000 | -49.09% | |
| North East | -38 | 5 | £47,000 | - | |
| Wales | - | 2 | £66,000 | - |
Kotlin
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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