Senior Java Engineer
UK
The median Senior Java Engineer salary in the UK is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 July 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 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 549 | 666 | 717 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +117 | +51 | -104 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Engineer | 180 | 262 | 201 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.31% | 0.24% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.35% | 0.26% | 0.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 111 | 184 | 138 |
| 10th Percentile | £71,250 | £58,938 | £57,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £103,750 | £62,500 | £66,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £110,000 | £90,000 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | +2.86% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £135,000 | £122,500 | £120,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £138,750 | £148,750 | £138,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £67,500 | £65,465 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.11% | -3.02% | +3.85% |
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 | 52,152 | 102,300 | 81,659 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.82% | 94.79% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,176 | 72,142 | 54,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,118 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.87% | +5.18% |
Senior Java Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Java Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Java Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Java Engineer.
Senior Java Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Java Engineer over the 6 months to 1 July 2025.
Senior Java Engineer
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Java Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 July 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 | +143 | 164 | £110,000 | +22.22% | 122 |
| London | +103 | 121 | £110,000 | +10.00% | 77 |
| Work from Home | +32 | 81 | £130,000 | +44.44% | 81 |
| UK excluding London | +109 | 50 | £67,500 | +3.11% | 61 |
| South West | +128 | 32 | - | - | 5 |
| Scotland | +38 | 8 | - | - | 11 |
| North of England | +40 | 5 | £68,750 | +5.02% | 12 |
| North West | +15 | 4 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 8 |
| South East | +69 | 3 | £67,500 | -6.90% | 24 |
| Midlands | +67 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | +59 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| North East | +38 | 1 | £72,500 | +10.75% | 2 |
Senior Java Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 July 2025, Senior Java Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Senior Java Engineer 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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