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 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 298 | 310 | 136 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | -174 | +12 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Developer | 81 | 156 | 501 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.53% | 0.82% | 2.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.57% | 0.85% | 2.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 60 | 107 | 441 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,750 | £45,750 | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £85,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.53% | +6.25% | +9.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £110,000 | £125,000 | £100,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £142,500 | £142,500 | £132,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £78,000 | £80,500 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.11% | +0.63% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title | 14,333 | 18,402 | 19,612 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.51% | 96.46% | 95.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9,145 | 11,504 | 16,014 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £35,000 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £45,000 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £60,000 | £60,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | -0.83% | -3.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,836 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.90% | -3.61% | - |
Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Java Developer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Java Developer
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution trend for remote Java Developer job vacancies.
Java Developer
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Java Developer over the 6 months to 5 December 2025.
Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 5 December 2025, Java Developer job roles required 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Java Developer in the job title.
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Java Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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