Hybrid/Remote Java Developer Job Trends
Java Developer
UK > Work from Home
The median Java Developer salary for remote/hybrid work is £74,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 346 | 305 | 322 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -41 | +17 | -174 |
| Permanent Java Developer jobs | 128 | 84 | 157 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.50% | 0.54% | 0.79% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.53% | 0.57% | 0.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 90 | 62 | 109 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £48,750 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £56,250 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £74,500 | £68,750 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.36% | -31.25% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £114,063 | £135,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £116,250 | £142,500 | £165,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £70,000 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | -6.25% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,076 | 14,737 | 19,116 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.23% | 93.93% | 96.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,014 | 9,121 | 11,913 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,500 | £55,233 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.54% | -7.95% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,250 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
Java Developer Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Java Developer job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Java Developer Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for remote/hybrid Java Developer job vacancies.
Java Developer Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for Java Developer jobs with remote/hybrid work options over the 6 months to 13 November 2026.
Java Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, Java Developer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Java Developer jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Java | 100.0% | 128 |
| 2 | Spring | 48.4% | 62 |
| 3 | AWS | 42.2% | 54 |
| 4 | Spring Boot | 41.4% | 53 |
| 5 | Docker | 35.9% | 46 |
| 6 | SQL | 34.4% | 44 |
| 7 | CI/CD | 33.6% | 43 |
| 8 | Agile | 21.1% | 27 |
| 9 | Microservices | 19.5% | 25 |
| 9 | Software Engineering | 19.5% | 25 |
| 11 | DevOps | 18.8% | 24 |
| 12 | TDD | 18.0% | 23 |
| 13 | AI | 17.2% | 22 |
| 13 | Clean Code | 17.2% | 22 |
| 13 | GitHub | 17.2% | 22 |
| 13 | Python | 17.2% | 22 |
| 13 | Terraform | 17.2% | 22 |
| 18 | Full-Stack Development | 16.4% | 21 |
| 18 | Kubernetes | 16.4% | 21 |
| 20 | JPA | 15.6% | 20 |
| 20 | MVC | 15.6% | 20 |
| 22 | Azure | 14.8% | 19 |
| 22 | Containerisation | 14.8% | 19 |
| 22 | PostgreSQL | 14.8% | 19 |
| 22 | QA | 14.8% | 19 |
| 26 | SaaS | 14.1% | 18 |
| 27 | Ansible | 13.3% | 17 |
| 27 | OAuth | 13.3% | 17 |
| 27 | OpenID | 13.3% | 17 |
| 27 | RabbitMQ | 13.3% | 17 |
Java Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Java Developer | 31.3% | 40 |
| 2 | Java Software Developer | 14.1% | 18 |
| 3 | Full-Stack Java Developer | 10.9% | 14 |
| 4 | Developer/Software Engineer | 10.2% | 13 |
| 4 | Java Software Engineer | 10.2% | 13 |
| 6 | Java Quantitative Developer | 7.0% | 9 |
| 7 | Kafka Developer | 6.3% | 8 |
| 8 | PL/SQL Developer | 4.7% | 6 |
| 8 | Senior Full-Stack Developer | 4.7% | 6 |
| 10 | Angular Developer | 3.9% | 5 |
| 10 | Software Developer | 3.9% | 5 |
| 12 | AWS Developer | 3.1% | 4 |
| 13 | Fidessa Developer | 2.3% | 3 |
| 13 | Lead Java Developer | 2.3% | 3 |
| 15 | Graduate C# Developer | 1.6% | 2 |
| 15 | Graduate Java Developer | 1.6% | 2 |
| 15 | Graduate Python Developer | 1.6% | 2 |
| 15 | Java Developer - Fintech | 1.6% | 2 |
| 15 | Junior C# Developer | 1.6% | 2 |
| 15 | Junior Java Developer | 1.6% | 2 |