Senior Java Developer
UK
The median Senior Java Developer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 629 | 615 | 560 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | -55 | -126 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Developer | 82 | 295 | 469 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.31% | 0.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 59 | 231 | 413 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £59,000 | £60,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £66,250 | £67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.15% | -2.94% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £79,375 | £100,000 | £107,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 50,303 | 93,916 | 91,216 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.61% | 94.69% | 91.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,096 | 67,168 | 57,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,886 | £71,250 | £80,559 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +5.64% |
Senior Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Java Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Java Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Java Developer.
Senior Java Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Java Developer over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
Senior Java Developer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Java Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 16 May 2025. 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 | -45 | 66 | £72,500 | -12.12% | 48 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 47 | £65,000 | -23.53% | 45 |
| London | -7 | 41 | £87,500 | -12.50% | 33 |
| UK excluding London | +96 | 39 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 39 |
| Scotland | +111 | 13 | £55,000 | -9.84% | 6 |
| South East | +51 | 13 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 13 |
| North of England | +36 | 10 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 8 |
| North West | -3 | 8 | £66,250 | -4.33% | 3 |
| Midlands | +60 | 2 | £68,750 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | +55 | 2 | £68,750 | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +63 | 1 | £75,000 | +36.36% | 3 |
| North East | +44 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +40 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
Senior Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Senior Java Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Senior Java Developer in the job title.
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Senior Java Developer Skill Set
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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