Senior Software Engineer - Java
UK
The median Senior Software Engineer - Java salary in the UK is £90,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 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 29 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 727 | 845 | 868 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +118 | +23 | -47 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Software Engineer | 186 | 116 | 386 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.18% | 0.12% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.19% | 0.13% | 0.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 106 | 67 | 173 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £51,100 | £57,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £58,938 | £64,375 | £63,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £85,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -5.56% | +50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £122,500 | £115,000 | £110,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £148,750 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,465 | £66,250 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.19% | -1.85% | +22.73% |
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 | 97,915 | 88,821 | 160,028 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.81% | 91.42% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,754 | 56,171 | 84,699 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| 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 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
Senior Java Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Java Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Java Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Java Software Engineer.
Senior Java Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Java Software Engineer over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.
Senior Java Software Engineer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Java Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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 | +38 | 113 | £65,465 | -1.19% | 9 |
| England | +74 | 105 | £90,000 | +4.35% | 21 |
| Work from Home | +69 | 99 | £90,000 | +2.86% | 18 |
| Scotland | -2 | 81 | £66,500 | -1.48% | |
| London | +117 | 73 | £115,000 | +15.00% | 14 |
| North of England | +38 | 21 | £65,465 | -1.19% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +79 | 7 | £65,465 | +24.69% | |
| North West | -2 | 7 | £65,465 | -12.71% | 3 |
| North East | - | 7 | £65,465 | - | |
| West Midlands | +4 | 6 | £65,465 | - | |
| Midlands | -12 | 6 | £65,465 | - | |
| South East | -7 | 4 | £72,500 | +1.75% | |
| South West | -20 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Senior Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 May 2024, Senior 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 Senior Java Software Engineer in the job title.
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Senior 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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