Java developer salaries in London
What Java roles actually advertise in London, measured from live vacancies on employer careers pages rather than survey responses.
These figures come from 63 vacancies that published a salary, out of 440 live Java roles in London. Every one was read from the employer's own careers page — this is what companies are advertising, not what candidates report earning.
Where a range is advertised we take the top of the range, so read the median as the ceiling a typical employer is willing to reach. Contract day rates are annualised at 230 working days a year.
London against the rest of the UK
Java roles in London advertise a median of £90,000, in line with the UK-wide median of £90,000.
London accounts for 33.7% of the 1,304 live UK Java roles. 29% of the London roles are advertised as remote, against 32% nationally — much the same as the national picture.
Java salary by seniority
| Level | Lower quartile | Median | Upper quartile | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate / junior | £26,000 | £40,000 | £55,000 | 21 |
| Mid-level | £55,000 | £110,000 | £200,000 | 250 |
| Senior | £80,000 | £90,000 | £110,000 | 88 |
| Lead / principal | £55,000 | £100,340 | £110,000 | 73 |
Contract versus permanent
| Basis | Lower quartile | Median | Upper quartile | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent | £55,000 | £90,000 | £140,000 | 70 |
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How we measure this
We crawl UK employers' own careers pages, classify each vacancy against a published taxonomy, and read the salary exactly as the employer stated it. Nothing here is reposted from another job board, and nothing is modelled or estimated.