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 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 612 | 603 | 554 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -49 | -126 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Developer | 80 | 307 | 487 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.31% | 0.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.33% | 0.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58 | 240 | 425 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £59,000 | £58,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £67,188 | £67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.15% | -2.94% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £100,000 | £107,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £120,500 | £120,125 | £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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 1 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 1 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 | -24 | 64 | £72,500 | -13.43% | 49 |
| Work from Home | +78 | 48 | £65,000 | -23.53% | 39 |
| London | -6 | 42 | £87,500 | -12.50% | 30 |
| UK excluding London | +106 | 36 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 39 |
| Scotland | +128 | 13 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 6 |
| South East | +58 | 11 | £65,000 | -7.14% | 12 |
| North of England | +69 | 9 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 9 |
| North West | +22 | 6 | £67,500 | +6.30% | 4 |
| Midlands | +77 | 2 | £68,750 | +1.85% | 1 |
| North East | +50 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | +47 | 2 | £68,750 | +1.85% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +70 | 1 | £75,000 | +36.36% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | +35 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
Senior Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 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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