Senior Software Engineer - Java
UK
The median Senior Software Engineer - Java salary in the UK is £115,000 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 | 604 | 713 | 883 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +109 | +170 | -35 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Software Engineer | 88 | 183 | 106 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.19% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.20% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 88 | 74 | 72 |
| 10th Percentile | £79,750 | - | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £103,438 | £58,938 | £54,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £115,000 | £68,250 | £82,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +68.50% | -17.27% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £139,063 | £110,000 | £115,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £147,500 | £148,750 | £130,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,465 | £62,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.71% | +5.59% | -11.43% |
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 Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Java Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Java Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Java Software Engineer.
Senior Java Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Java Software Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Senior Java Software Engineer
Top 6 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Java Software Engineer 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 | +160 | 76 | £110,000 | +54.39% | 29 |
| Work from Home | +200 | 72 | £130,000 | +98.58% | 29 |
| London | +139 | 72 | £110,000 | +10.00% | 22 |
| UK excluding London | +75 | 4 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 15 |
| North of England | +59 | 4 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 2 |
| North West | +23 | 4 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 1 |
Senior Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Senior Java Software 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 Software Engineer in the job title.
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Senior Java Software 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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