Java Software Engineer
UK
The median Java Software Engineer salary in the UK is £72,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 252 | 532 | 491 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +280 | -41 | -48 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Software Engineer | 1,131 | 534 | 1,099 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.15% | 0.51% | 0.70% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.21% | 0.56% | 0.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 260 | 391 | 625 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,750 | £46,250 | £47,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,188 | £58,750 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £85,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.71% | +21.43% | +27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £116,250 | £115,000 | £100,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £148,750 | £130,000 | £128,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £62,500 | £56,250 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -6.25% | +14.29% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 93,314 | 94,990 | 150,394 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.53% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,914 | 59,752 | 85,367 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Java Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Java Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Java Software Engineer.
Java Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Java Software Engineer over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
Java Software Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Java Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| UK excluding London | +353 | 981 | £62,500 | +11.11% | 48 |
| Scotland | +158 | 823 | £50,000 | -25.93% | 2 |
| England | -43 | 294 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 88 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 218 | £70,000 | -20.00% | 46 |
| London | -6 | 146 | £113,750 | +22.97% | 41 |
| North of England | +57 | 66 | £65,465 | +24.69% | 8 |
| North West | +22 | 47 | £65,465 | -6.48% | 6 |
| South West | 0 | 42 | £52,500 | -20.75% | 18 |
| South East | +2 | 25 | £87,500 | +9.38% | 9 |
| Midlands | -9 | 14 | £65,465 | +45.48% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +66 | 12 | £65,465 | +24.69% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 11 | £65,465 | +13.85% | 5 |
| North East | 0 | 7 | £65,465 | +39.29% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | +30 | 5 | - | - | 1 |
| Wales | +8 | 5 | £55,000 | - | |
| East Midlands | -26 | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| East of England | -6 | 1 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 3 |
Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Java Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Java Software Engineer in the job title.
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Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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