Java Developer / Engineer

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Java Developer or Engineer designs or improves computer software using the JAVA computer programming language. Oversees the JAVA software application development process. Analyzes customer or user needs, designs programs, writes code or instructs computer programmers, tests design, and documents programs. May assist with upgrades or maintenance.

Job Outlook

There were 2114 Java Developer / Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 38806 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Software Developer / Engineer industry, which includes the Java Developer / Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:

Salary

Many new Java Developer / Engineer jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $125,562.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $124,010.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Java Developer / Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $115,351.

Education and Experience

Posted Java Developer / Engineer jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	0%
Bachelor's Degree	42.79%
Master's Degree	10.21%
Doctoral Degree	0.6%
Other	1.33%

Posted Java Developer / Engineer jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	6.91%
3 to 5 years	42.9%
6 to 8 years	31.85%
9+ years	18.34%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Java Developer / Engineer positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Communication (29.91%)
Problem Solving (23.31%)
Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (23.29%)
Management (12.61%)
Innovation (9.31%)
Leadership (8.98%)
Information Technology (8.32%)
Mentorship (8.26%)
Writing (8.02%)
Planning (7.51%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

Java Full Stack Development (12.39%)
Spring Boot (39.71%)
Git (Version Control System) (23.95%)
Agile Methodology (43.09%)
JavaScript (Programming Language) (28.46%)
Java (Programming Language) (93.37%)
Application Programming Interface (API) (29.58%)
Software Development (25.82%)
Amazon Web Services (35.16%)
Angular (Web Framework) (25.18%)
Computer Science (31.91%)
Jakarta EE (22.43%)
Java Persistence API (6.75%)
Hibernate (Java) (17.12%)
Scalability (22.91%)
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) (8.37%)
Apache Maven (12.79%)
Spring Framework (38.73%)
RESTful API (29.96%)
Junit (14.12%)
SQL (Programming Language) (33.25%)
Kubernetes (20.47%)
CI/CD (26.49%)
Apache Kafka (19.75%)
Software Engineering (27.16%)
Web Services (17.75%)
Docker (Software) (19.67%)
Microservices (36.46%)
Jenkins (20.06%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

Atlassian Confluence (4.67%)
HyperText Markup Language (HTML) (13.24%)
Full Stack Development (19.9%)
Back End (Software Engineering) (8.44%)
Relational Databases (11.05%)
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (16.79%)
Automation (15.33%)
Business Requirements (8.59%)
Test Automation (9.32%)
JIRA (11.36%)
Microsoft Azure (15.94%)
Version Control (11.61%)
Continuous Integration (11.1%)
Unix (6.59%)
Unit Testing (14.75%)
Application Development (12.56%)
Containerization (6.64%)
Software Development Life Cycle (14.56%)
Software Design Patterns (12.22%)
Data Structures (5.42%)
Code Review (15.33%)
DevOps (17.71%)
Debugging (19.45%)
Linux (9.38%)
Github (7.9%)
MySQL (7.74%)
Python (Programming Language) (16.38%)
Systems Development Life Cycle (8.3%)
TypeScript (6.22%)
Microsoft SQL Servers (3.18%)
PostgreSQL (11.43%)
JSON (10.35%)
NoSQL (12.7%)
Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) (8.93%)
MongoDB (11.36%)
OpenShift (4.17%)
Scripting (8.14%)
Scrum (Software Development) (16.41%)
Node.js (Javascript Library) (9.51%)
Software Quality (SQA/SQC) (7.29%)
Web Applications (6.87%)
Server-Side (3.11%)
Test-Driven Development (TDD) (10.84%)
React.js (Javascript Library) (21.72%)
Front End (Software Engineering) (14.67%)
Extensible Markup Language (XML) (9.27%)
Bitbucket (5.81%)
Programming Languages (8.23%)
Technical Design (3.37%)

Distinguishing Skills

A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.

Spring MVC (5.29%)
Cucumber (Software) (3.62%)
Apache Tomcat (7.14%)
Oracle WebLogic Server (2.85%)
Gradle (5.39%)
Java Database Connectivity (5.67%)
IBM Websphere Application Server (3.02%)
IntelliJ IDEA (2.49%)
Apache Struts (2.99%)
JavaServer Pages (5.96%)
Java Message Service (JMS) (5.08%)
Java Servlet (3.45%)
IBM MQ (4.53%)
Groovy (Programming Language) (1.01%)
Eclipse (Software) (6.5%)
WildFly (JBoss AS) (3.48%)
Java Enterprise Edition (3.67%)
Mockito (4.41%)
Object-Relational Mapping (3.81%)
RabbitMQ (2.98%)
Java 8 (5.49%)
Swagger UI (2.14%)
Apache Cassandra (4.74%)
Multithreading (2.24%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.

Java (Programming Language) (95.91%)
Amazon Web Services (36.11%)
Software Development (26.52%)
Eclipse (Software) (6.67%)
Scalability (23.53%)
Software Engineering (27.9%)
Multithreading (2.3%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Java Developer / Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Java Developer
Full Stack Java Developer
Java Engineer
Lead Java Developer
Java Software Developer
Full Stack Java Engineer
Java AWS Developer
Java Technical Lead
Full Stack Java Software Engineer
Lead Java Software Engineer

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Java Developer / Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

JPMorgan Chase (1131)
Cognizant Technology Solutions (846)
Motion Recruitment (659)
Infosys (564)
Kforce (556)
Insight Global (542)
Concentrix (524)
Randstad (513)
Diverse Lynx (441)
Old Dominion Freight Line (386)

North Carolina

Genesis10 (101)
Motion Recruitment (80)
Randstad (77)
Infosys (61)
Deutsche Bank AG, Tokyo Branch (58)
Cognizant Technology Solutions (56)
Wells Fargo (40)
Synechron (39)
Collabera (32)
Kforce (32)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

Computer Programming Undergraduate Certificates

All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.

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