Java Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Java Engineer salary for remote/hybrid work is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
4 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
263 |
247 |
328 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-16 |
+81 |
-60 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Engineer |
150 |
168 |
276 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.83% |
1.21% |
0.85% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.88% |
1.31% |
0.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
120 |
160 |
250 |
| 10th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£57,500 |
£50,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£67,500 |
£57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£85,000 |
£110,000 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-22.73% |
+57.14% |
-24.05% |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£138,750 |
£111,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£132,500 |
£147,500 |
£142,500 |
| UK median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£105,000 |
£70,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-23.81% |
+50.00% |
-22.22% |
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 |
17,026 |
12,788 |
31,124 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.67% |
91.97% |
95.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
12,370 |
9,045 |
24,881 |
| 10th Percentile |
£32,875 |
£31,250 |
£33,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£44,000 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£56,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+7.14% |
-10.40% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£104,399 |
£92,500 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£59,000 |
£52,900 |
| % change year-on-year |
-6.78% |
+11.53% |
-11.83% |
