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 5 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 341 | 321 | 305 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -20 | -16 | -163 |
| Permanent Java Developer jobs | 131 | 84 | 158 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.52% | 0.53% | 0.80% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.55% | 0.56% | 0.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 92 | 63 | 111 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,125 | £48,750 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £59,688 | £56,250 | £54,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £70,000 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | -30.00% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £113,125 | £131,875 |
| 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 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 23,891 | 14,949 | 19,187 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 94.01% | 94.27% | 96.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,029 | 8,935 | 11,981 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,768 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.59% | -7.05% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,250 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -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 5 November 2026.
Java Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 5 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% | 131 |
| 2 | Spring | 48.1% | 63 |
| 3 | AWS | 43.5% | 57 |
| 4 | Spring Boot | 39.7% | 52 |
| 5 | Docker | 38.9% | 51 |
| 6 | CI/CD | 34.4% | 45 |
| 6 | SQL | 34.4% | 45 |
| 8 | Agile | 24.4% | 32 |
| 9 | Kubernetes | 20.6% | 27 |
| 10 | Microservices | 19.1% | 25 |
| 11 | AI | 18.3% | 24 |
| 11 | DevOps | 18.3% | 24 |
| 11 | Python | 18.3% | 24 |
| 11 | TDD | 18.3% | 24 |
| 15 | Containerisation | 17.6% | 23 |
| 15 | Full-Stack Development | 17.6% | 23 |
| 15 | Software Engineering | 17.6% | 23 |
| 15 | Terraform | 17.6% | 23 |
| 19 | Clean Code | 16.8% | 22 |
| 19 | GitHub | 16.8% | 22 |
| 21 | Azure | 16.0% | 21 |
| 21 | Serverless | 16.0% | 21 |
| 23 | JPA | 14.5% | 19 |
| 23 | MVC | 14.5% | 19 |
| 25 | Linux | 13.7% | 18 |
| 25 | Mentoring | 13.7% | 18 |
| 25 | PostgreSQL | 13.7% | 18 |
| 28 | AWS Lambda | 13.0% | 17 |
| 28 | Continuous Improvement | 13.0% | 17 |
| 28 | QA | 13.0% | 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 | 30.5% | 40 |
| 2 | Java Software Developer | 15.3% | 20 |
| 3 | Full-Stack Java Developer | 12.2% | 16 |
| 4 | Developer/Software Engineer | 9.9% | 13 |
| 4 | Java Software Engineer | 9.9% | 13 |
| 6 | Java Quantitative Developer | 6.9% | 9 |
| 7 | Senior Full-Stack Developer | 5.3% | 7 |
| 7 | Software Developer | 5.3% | 7 |
| 9 | Kafka Developer | 4.6% | 6 |
| 9 | PL/SQL Developer | 4.6% | 6 |
| 11 | Angular Developer | 3.8% | 5 |
| 12 | AWS Developer | 3.1% | 4 |
| 12 | Lead Java Developer | 3.1% | 4 |
| 14 | Fidessa Developer | 2.3% | 3 |
| 14 | Senior Java Software Developer | 2.3% | 3 |
| 16 | Graduate C# Developer | 1.5% | 2 |
| 16 | Graduate Java Developer | 1.5% | 2 |
| 16 | Graduate Python Developer | 1.5% | 2 |
| 16 | Java Developer - Fintech | 1.5% | 2 |
| 16 | Junior C# Developer | 1.5% | 2 |