Hybrid/Remote J2SE Job Trends

Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring J2SE skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 470
Rank change year-on-year - - +366
Permanent jobs citing J2SE 0 0 24
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options - - 0.10%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category - - 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 24
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £115,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +15.00%
UK median annual salary £62,500 £70,000 £115,000
% change year-on-year -10.71% -39.13% +15.00%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Work from Home

J2SE falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 3,366 5,990 7,413
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 20.76% 29.64% 31.91%
Number of salaries quoted 2,174 3,990 6,287
10th Percentile £38,750 £40,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £48,750 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% - -
75th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £122,500 £102,500
UK median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £65,351
% change year-on-year +3.85% -0.54% +0.54%

J2SE
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing J2SE and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

J2SE job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

J2SE
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing J2SE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing J2SE