Java Developer
UK
The median Java Developer salary in the UK is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 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 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 293 | 195 | 159 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -98 | -36 | -59 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Developer | 1,000 | 1,961 | 4,117 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.01% | 1.94% | 2.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.07% | 2.12% | 2.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 824 | 1,598 | 2,564 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £48,750 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,438 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +6.67% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £106,250 | £97,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £137,500 | £125,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +8.33% | +13.21% |
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 | 93,878 | 92,381 | 151,160 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,248 | 58,258 | 84,340 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,000 | £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 Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Java Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Java Developer.
Java Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Java Developer over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.
Java Developer
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 Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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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| England | -74 | 859 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 121 |
| London | -21 | 537 | £90,000 | -5.26% | 71 |
| UK excluding London | -129 | 442 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 70 |
| Work from Home | -130 | 390 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 72 |
| South East | -34 | 156 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 17 |
| North of England | -8 | 78 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 11 |
| Scotland | -87 | 75 | £56,318 | -16.57% | 16 |
| South West | -80 | 61 | £60,000 | - | 13 |
| North West | -21 | 59 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 9 |
| Midlands | -60 | 29 | £47,500 | -20.83% | 4 |
| Wales | +12 | 25 | £44,250 | -13.24% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -37 | 19 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 3 |
| East of England | +1 | 15 | £50,000 | -28.57% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +57 | 12 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -25 | 9 | £42,500 | -33.33% | 1 |
| North East | -11 | 7 | £42,750 | -34.73% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | -36 | 5 | £66,250 | +32.50% | 6 |
Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, Java Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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Java Developer 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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