Java
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Java skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Java over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 28 | 18 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | -3 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs citing Java | 6,859 | 10,715 | 22,501 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.96% | 10.32% | 14.38% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 20.62% | 23.88% | 26.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,912 | 6,418 | 9,961 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,750 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,500 | £57,046 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £77,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.68% | +10.71% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £96,250 | £100,000 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £122,500 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £63,250 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.14% | +10.00% | +4.55% |
All Programming Languages
UK
Java is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 33,269 | 44,878 | 84,325 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 33.74% | 43.24% | 53.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,012 | 28,616 | 44,114 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £37,171 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £49,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +4.00% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £86,250 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £106,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,000 | £55,000 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +1.85% | +8.00% |
Java
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Java as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Java
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Java.
Java
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Java over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
Java
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 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 | -1 | 4,629 | £60,000 | -5.14% | 610 |
| England | -17 | 4,566 | £73,805 | -7.74% | 1,076 |
| Work from Home | -13 | 2,352 | £73,805 | -1.59% | 569 |
| London | -6 | 2,022 | £95,000 | +5.56% | 548 |
| Scotland | +8 | 1,981 | £60,000 | -13.60% | 69 |
| South East | -5 | 850 | £60,500 | -6.92% | 135 |
| North of England | -20 | 663 | £64,500 | -0.77% | 131 |
| South West | -7 | 618 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 110 |
| North West | -14 | 463 | £62,500 | -7.41% | 87 |
| Midlands | -44 | 279 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 81 |
| West Midlands | -34 | 197 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 56 |
| Yorkshire | -48 | 149 | £65,465 | +4.74% | 27 |
| East of England | -85 | 105 | £62,500 | -10.71% | 54 |
| Wales | +2 | 89 | £50,000 | -5.64% | 11 |
| East Midlands | -70 | 81 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 25 |
| North East | -43 | 51 | £65,232 | +4.37% | 19 |
| Northern Ireland | -19 | 48 | £85,000 | +61.90% | 25 |
Java
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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