Hybrid/Remote Java Developer Job Trends
Java Developer
UK > Work from Home
The median Java Developer salary for remote/hybrid work is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 337 | 330 | 318 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | -12 | -173 |
| Permanent Java Developer jobs | 136 | 83 | 163 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.53% | 0.51% | 0.82% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.57% | 0.54% | 0.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 95 | 60 | 116 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £48,750 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £58,500 | £56,250 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £68,750 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.45% | -31.25% | +29.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £128,125 | £142,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £102,250 | £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 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 23,987 | 15,315 | 19,301 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.99% | 94.57% | 96.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,232 | 8,771 | 12,118 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £56,888 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.47% | -5.19% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,750 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,623 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.57% | -7.89% | -5.00% |
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 28 October 2026.
Java Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 28 October 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% | 136 |
| 2 | Spring | 48.5% | 66 |
| 3 | AWS | 43.4% | 59 |
| 4 | Spring Boot | 39.0% | 53 |
| 5 | Docker | 38.2% | 52 |
| 6 | CI/CD | 36.0% | 49 |
| 7 | SQL | 32.4% | 44 |
| 8 | Agile | 25.0% | 34 |
| 9 | Kubernetes | 21.3% | 29 |
| 10 | Full-Stack Development | 19.9% | 27 |
| 10 | Microservices | 19.9% | 27 |
| 10 | TDD | 19.9% | 27 |
| 13 | DevOps | 19.1% | 26 |
| 14 | AI | 18.4% | 25 |
| 15 | Containerisation | 17.6% | 24 |
| 16 | Serverless | 16.9% | 23 |
| 17 | Clean Code | 16.2% | 22 |
| 17 | GitHub | 16.2% | 22 |
| 17 | Python | 16.2% | 22 |
| 17 | Software Engineering | 16.2% | 22 |
| 17 | Terraform | 16.2% | 22 |
| 22 | Azure | 15.4% | 21 |
| 23 | Mentoring | 14.7% | 20 |
| 24 | Continuous Improvement | 14.0% | 19 |
| 24 | Linux | 14.0% | 19 |
| 24 | PostgreSQL | 14.0% | 19 |
| 27 | JavaScript | 13.2% | 18 |
| 27 | JPA | 13.2% | 18 |
| 27 | MVC | 13.2% | 18 |
| 30 | AngularJS | 12.5% | 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 | 29.4% | 40 |
| 2 | Java Software Developer | 14.7% | 20 |
| 3 | Full-Stack Java Developer | 14.0% | 19 |
| 4 | Developer/Software Engineer | 8.1% | 11 |
| 4 | Java Software Engineer | 8.1% | 11 |
| 6 | Java Quantitative Developer | 6.6% | 9 |
| 6 | Software Developer | 6.6% | 9 |
| 8 | Senior Full-Stack Developer | 5.1% | 7 |
| 9 | Kafka Developer | 4.4% | 6 |
| 9 | PL/SQL Developer | 4.4% | 6 |
| 11 | Angular Developer | 3.7% | 5 |
| 11 | Lead Java Developer | 3.7% | 5 |
| 11 | Senior Java Software Developer | 3.7% | 5 |
| 14 | AWS Developer | 2.9% | 4 |
| 15 | Fidessa Developer | 2.2% | 3 |
| 15 | Junior Java Developer | 2.2% | 3 |
| 15 | Lead Full-Stack Developer | 2.2% | 3 |
| 18 | Graduate C# Developer | 1.5% | 2 |
| 18 | Graduate Java Developer | 1.5% | 2 |
| 18 | Graduate Python Developer | 1.5% | 2 |