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 18 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 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 301 | 196 | 163 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -105 | -33 | -61 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Developer | 982 | 1,921 | 4,222 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.98% | 1.94% | 2.63% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.04% | 2.12% | 2.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 807 | 1,563 | 2,577 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £48,750 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,125 | £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 | £140,000 | £125,000 | £116,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +8.33% | +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 | 94,593 | 90,744 | 154,424 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.51% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,603 | 57,335 | 84,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| 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 18 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 18 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 | -94 | 841 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 155 |
| London | -29 | 525 | £90,000 | -5.26% | 95 |
| UK excluding London | -131 | 434 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 100 |
| Work from Home | -122 | 380 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 87 |
| South East | -41 | 151 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 37 |
| North of England | -1 | 77 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 15 |
| Scotland | -94 | 74 | £56,318 | -16.57% | 17 |
| South West | -85 | 60 | £60,000 | - | 13 |
| North West | -18 | 58 | £62,500 | -13.19% | 14 |
| Midlands | -56 | 28 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 8 |
| Wales | +13 | 25 | £44,250 | -12.38% | 1 |
| West Midlands | -25 | 18 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 6 |
| East of England | -12 | 15 | £50,000 | -28.57% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +54 | 12 | £55,000 | -8.33% | |
| East Midlands | -19 | 9 | £42,500 | -34.62% | 2 |
| North East | -10 | 7 | £42,750 | -38.93% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | -32 | 5 | £66,250 | +32.50% | 7 |
Java Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 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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