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 29 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 329 | 336 | 321 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | -15 | -170 |
| Permanent Java Developer jobs | 134 | 83 | 163 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.52% | 0.51% | 0.81% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.56% | 0.54% | 0.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 93 | 60 | 116 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,250 | £48,750 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £58,750 | £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 | £103,000 | £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 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 24,049 | 15,413 | 19,350 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.96% | 94.53% | 96.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,248 | 8,804 | 12,159 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £57,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £96,750 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £59,000 | £52,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.38% | -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 29 October 2026.
Java Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 29 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% | 134 |
| 2 | Spring | 49.3% | 66 |
| 3 | AWS | 43.3% | 58 |
| 4 | Spring Boot | 39.6% | 53 |
| 5 | Docker | 38.8% | 52 |
| 6 | CI/CD | 36.6% | 49 |
| 7 | SQL | 33.6% | 45 |
| 8 | Agile | 24.6% | 33 |
| 9 | Kubernetes | 21.6% | 29 |
| 10 | Microservices | 20.9% | 28 |
| 11 | Full-Stack Development | 19.4% | 26 |
| 11 | TDD | 19.4% | 26 |
| 13 | AI | 18.7% | 25 |
| 13 | DevOps | 18.7% | 25 |
| 15 | Containerisation | 17.9% | 24 |
| 16 | Azure | 16.4% | 22 |
| 16 | GitHub | 16.4% | 22 |
| 16 | Python | 16.4% | 22 |
| 16 | Serverless | 16.4% | 22 |
| 16 | Terraform | 16.4% | 22 |
| 21 | Clean Code | 15.7% | 21 |
| 21 | Software Engineering | 15.7% | 21 |
| 23 | Linux | 14.2% | 19 |
| 23 | Mentoring | 14.2% | 19 |
| 23 | PostgreSQL | 14.2% | 19 |
| 26 | Continuous Improvement | 13.4% | 18 |
| 26 | JavaScript | 13.4% | 18 |
| 26 | JPA | 13.4% | 18 |
| 26 | MVC | 13.4% | 18 |
| 30 | AngularJS | 12.7% | 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 | 29.9% | 40 |
| 2 | Java Software Developer | 14.2% | 19 |
| 3 | Full-Stack Java Developer | 13.4% | 18 |
| 4 | Developer/Software Engineer | 8.2% | 11 |
| 4 | Java Software Engineer | 8.2% | 11 |
| 6 | Java Quantitative Developer | 6.7% | 9 |
| 7 | Software Developer | 6.0% | 8 |
| 8 | Senior Full-Stack Developer | 5.2% | 7 |
| 9 | Kafka Developer | 4.5% | 6 |
| 9 | PL/SQL Developer | 4.5% | 6 |
| 11 | Angular Developer | 3.7% | 5 |
| 11 | Lead Java Developer | 3.7% | 5 |
| 13 | AWS Developer | 3.0% | 4 |
| 13 | Senior Java Software Developer | 3.0% | 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 |