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 4 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 4 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 563 | 657 | 762 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +94 | +105 | -187 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Engineer | 137 | 251 | 233 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.25% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.29% | 0.27% | 0.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 111 | 127 | 169 |
| 10th Percentile | £66,250 | - | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £100,625 | £58,938 | £66,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £115,000 | £75,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.33% | -16.67% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £137,500 | £99,625 | £120,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £140,000 | £148,750 | £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 | 47,541 | 93,322 | 94,998 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.35% | 94.63% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,467 | 66,921 | 59,760 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
| 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 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 4 May 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 4 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 | +148 | 125 | £110,000 | +46.67% | 61 |
| London | +128 | 93 | £115,000 | +21.37% | 29 |
| Work from Home | +131 | 77 | £130,000 | +85.71% | 49 |
| UK excluding London | +51 | 32 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 39 |
| South West | +119 | 21 | - | - | 2 |
| North of England | +35 | 6 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 12 |
| North West | +8 | 5 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 5 |
| South East | +93 | 3 | £67,500 | -6.90% | 17 |
| Midlands | +50 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| West Midlands | +46 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| North East | +42 | 1 | £55,000 | -15.98% | 3 |
Senior Java Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 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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