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Java in internship postings

From the 12,147 open internship postings we track that have a description · as of Nov 6, 2026

Postings that ask for it4.7%568 postings (597 requisitions) of 12,147 postings with a description
Remote2.8%16 of the 568 Java postings
Median pay with it+40.7%$38.00/h (N=236) vs $27.00/h for all postings with pay (N=4545)

How to read this: this compares pay in postings that ask for the skill with pay in all postings. It mostly shows which kinds of jobs ask for it — not what the skill alone does to your pay.

Fields that ask for it
Share of the 568 Java postings in each field. A posting can be in several fields, or none.
  1. Computer Science66.4% (377 of 568)
  2. Data Science13% (74 of 568)
  3. Engineering7% (40 of 568)
  4. Business6.7% (38 of 568)
  5. Finance1.8% (10 of 568)
  6. Product & Design1.1% (6 of 568)
Employers asking for it most
Postings per employer, out of the 568 Java postings.
  1. Booz Allen5.6% (32 of 568)
  2. Palantir5.3% (30 of 568)
  3. Hewlett Packard Enterprise3.2% (18 of 568)
  4. Hewlett Packard (HP)2.5% (14 of 568)
  5. Rockwell Automation2.1% (12 of 568)
  6. SOTI1.9% (11 of 568)
  7. AeroVironment1.8% (10 of 568)
  8. QTS1.8% (10 of 568)
Learned Java? Add one of these next
The skills Java postings most often ask for alongside it: the share of Java postings that also name each one.
  1. Python84.3% (479 of 568)
  2. C++54.9% (312 of 568)
  3. JavaScript43.7% (248 of 568)
  4. Git31.7% (180 of 568)
  5. SQL28.7% (163 of 568)
How to build it
Free resources, one project and a resume bullet to adapt. Time spans are rough estimates.

Project: A small REST service

about 3 weeks part time (estimate)

Build a Java service with a handful of endpoints (a reading list, a club roster) backed by a database, with unit tests and a build file (Maven or Gradle).

Sample resume bullet

Developed a Java service with [N] endpoints and [X%] test coverage, serving [N] users in [context].

Replace every [bracket] with your real numbers; never invent them.

Open postings that ask for Java
The newest ones, still open when these numbers were computed.
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How these numbers are made

Counting unit: a posting is one role. Repeat requisitions from the same employer with the same title and the same location (city, state or province, country, and remote or not) count once, using the newest one. Counted over open, de-duplicated postings with a description (12,147), once per posting; the 568 Java postings stand for 597 requisitions. Every share, median and pairing below uses postings, not requisitions. A posting counts as asking for Java when its description matches: word, any case; not JavaScript. A skill is never counted for its own employer's postings. Shares show their N and denominator: 4.7% (568 of 12,147).

Pay compares hourly US-dollar pay (weekly, monthly and yearly pay converted, ranges at their midpoint), only for postings that publish it: 236 Java postings against 4545 postings overall. Medians, not averages.