Senior Java Engineer
UK
The median Senior Java Engineer salary in the UK is £115,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 536 | 646 | 752 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +110 | +106 | -187 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Engineer | 148 | 242 | 236 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.28% | 0.25% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.26% | 0.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 109 | 119 | 171 |
| 10th Percentile | £66,250 | - | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £98,750 | £58,938 | £66,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £115,000 | £72,500 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +58.62% | -19.44% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £137,500 | £95,000 | £120,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £140,000 | £126,500 | £140,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,465 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.71% | +0.71% | -3.70% |
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 | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 30 April 2025.
Senior Java Engineer
Top 11 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 30 April 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 | +176 | 136 | £110,000 | +51.72% | 41 |
| London | +137 | 93 | £115,000 | +22.99% | 17 |
| Work from Home | +151 | 76 | £130,000 | +95.49% | 39 |
| UK excluding London | +69 | 43 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 25 |
| South West | +122 | 21 | - | - | 1 |
| North of England | +54 | 11 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 9 |
| North West | +24 | 10 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 5 |
| South East | +102 | 9 | £67,500 | -6.90% | 8 |
| Midlands | +51 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | +43 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| North East | +46 | 1 | £55,000 | -15.98% | 2 |
Senior Java Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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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