Senior Software Engineer - Java
UK
The median Senior Software Engineer - Java salary in the UK is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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 2 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 595 | 702 | 817 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +107 | +115 | +107 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Software Engineer | 126 | 207 | 112 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 0.19% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | 0.20% | 0.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 99 | 144 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £97,500 | £58,938 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £105,000 | £63,625 | £70,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £110,000 | £90,000 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | +2.86% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £135,000 | £148,750 | £130,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £138,750 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,465 | £77,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.71% | -15.53% | +14.81% |
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 | 52,512 | 102,387 | 81,388 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.85% | 94.81% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,421 | 72,229 | 54,035 |
| 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 | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.95% |
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 2 July 2025.
Senior Java Software Engineer
Top 8 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 2 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 | +116 | 110 | £110,000 | +22.22% | 75 |
| London | +90 | 105 | £110,000 | -4.35% | 51 |
| Work from Home | +68 | 83 | £130,000 | +44.44% | 45 |
| UK excluding London | +104 | 12 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 35 |
| Scotland | +42 | 8 | - | - | 7 |
| North of England | +35 | 4 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 6 |
| North West | +20 | 3 | £65,000 | -0.71% | 4 |
| North East | +40 | 1 | £72,500 | +10.75% | 2 |
Senior Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 July 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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