Will Java die out in 2025, in the age of AI, or will it still be needed in the IT market?
For several years now, we have been hearing statements such as “Java is dying” and that it is being increasingly pushed out of the market by AI, Python, Kotlin, and Go. But are such opinions based on reality? Let’s take a look at industry analyses and reports to answer this question directly – Quo Vadis Java?
Java is the foundation of enterprise systems
Java remains the main technological pillar for the largest enterprises. Over 90% of Fortune 500 companies base their critical backend systems on JVM – Java Virtual Machine – which guarantees reliability, performance, and predictable operation in production environments.
Technological evolution, not stagnation
Java is developing faster than ever. Thanks to the six-month release cycle, modern features such as Records, Pattern Matching, and Virtual Threads are being introduced, improving code performance and readability.
AI and Java – active participation
Contrary to popular belief, Java has a strong position in the field of artificial intelligence. According to a report by Azul from early 2025, as many as 50% of organizations using Java infrastructure also use Java to code AI functions more than JavaScript (44%) or Python (41%).
Human-AI: code cannot be completely replaced
Although generative AI models can create code snippets, they are still unable to fully replace it. Knowledge, creativity, debugging, optimization, and security aspects remain necessary especially on the scale of entire, complex systems.
Job market: Java still in the lead
The 2024 No Fluff Jobs report indicates that Java appears in 18.9% of job offers in Poland, just behind SQL (20%) and Python (19.4%). In Just Join IT rankings, this technology accounts for approximately 10% of all job postings, which proves its stable position in the backend.
Community and earnings
Java remains very popular – according to social media data, it is used by approximately 27% of programmers, placing it just behind front-end languages and Python. What’s more, Java developers can count on solid earnings – the median salary in Poland is between PLN 26,000 and PLN 27,000 gross, which is significantly higher than many other technologies.
Community reviews
On forums and in industry discussions, programmers keep saying: “Java is still probably the most popular backend language and will continue to be popular.” Even if some complain about the complexity of dependency management or verbose syntax, senior developers appreciate the stability and maturity of the ecosystem.
Summary
Java is not dead – quite the contrary: in 2025, it remains ubiquitous in enterprise companies, continues to evolve, actively participates in AI projects, enjoys healthy demand in the labor market, and its ecosystem offers stability and efficiency that many languages cannot guarantee.
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