Principal Java Engineer
UK
The median Principal Java Engineer salary in the UK is £110,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 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 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 894 | 873 | 1067 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -21 | +194 | -134 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Java Engineer | 11 | 73 | 198 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.010% | 0.077% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.011% | 0.084% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 71 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £72,500 | £76,750 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £86,250 | £130,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £110,000 | £145,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.14% | +61.11% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £117,500 | £160,000 | £135,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £120,000 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £65,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.38% | +23.81% | -33.33% |
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 | 99,838 | 86,540 | 162,414 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.86% | 91.29% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,991 | 55,953 | 84,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,676 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,238 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.49% | +5.76% |
Principal Java Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Java Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Java Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Java Engineer.
Principal Java Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Java Engineer over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Principal Java Engineer
Top 6 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Java Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 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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| England | +3 | 10 | £110,000 | -24.14% | 2 |
| London | +49 | 7 | £110,000 | -26.67% | 1 |
| Work from Home | -10 | 5 | £97,500 | -35.00% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | -40 | 4 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 1 |
| South East | - | 3 | £75,000 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - |
Principal Java Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Principal Java 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 Principal Java Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Java 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: