Hybrid/Remote Java Job Trends

Java
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote/hybrid jobs citing Java skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 31 25
Rank change year-on-year -33 -6 -7
Permanent jobs citing Java 998 1,134 1,633
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.92% 7.03% 8.14%
As % of the Programming Languages category 15.60% 23.42% 19.45%
Number of salaries quoted 529 504 1,190
10th Percentile £44,000 £39,500 £43,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £55,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,305 £75,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.59% -16.67% +25.00%
75th Percentile £88,148 £115,000 £122,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £139,250 £148,750
UK median annual salary £70,000 £75,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% -6.25% +6.67%

All Programming Languages
Work from Home

Java falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options citing coding skills.

6 months to
26 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing coding skills 6,396 4,841 8,396
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 25.10% 30.03% 41.85%
Number of salaries quoted 4,548 3,207 5,385
10th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £39,250
25th Percentile £49,377 £46,726 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £83,750 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £115,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -

Java Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Java and offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Java job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Java Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Java.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Java

Java Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Java over the 6 months to 26 October 2026.

Java salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Java 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.

Programming Languages

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Python27.9%278
2SQL22.5%225
3JavaScript18.8%188
4C#12.5%125
5TypeScript11.8%118
6Go9.3%93
7C++7.5%75
8Kotlin5.8%58
9Bash4.2%42
10Rust3.6%36
11PL/SQL2.1%21
12C2.0%20
13PHP1.5%15
13Ruby1.5%15
13Scala1.5%15
16Apex Code1.1%11
17Groovy0.8%8
17SOQL0.8%8
19Ada0.6%6
19PowerShell0.6%6