Junior
UK

The median Junior salary in the UK is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 215 273 289
Rank change year-on-year +58 +16 -72
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 1,378 1,287 2,401
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.33% 1.32% 1.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.41% 1.45% 1.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1,128 951 1,730
10th Percentile £22,500 £24,250 £23,000
25th Percentile £24,240 £27,500 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - +7.69%
75th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £43,750
90th Percentile £47,500 £57,500 £55,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £34,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -11.76% +4.62% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 97,915 88,821 160,028
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.81% 91.42% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 69,754 56,171 84,699
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,173
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.63% +5.63%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Junior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Junior in the UK

Junior
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior.

Salary trend for Junior in the UK

Junior
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior in the UK

Junior
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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
England +58 1,254 £30,000 -14.29% 434
UK excluding London +78 1,119 £30,000 -11.76% 353
Work from Home +14 415 £35,000 -4.95% 194
South East +38 327 £30,000 -11.76% 76
North of England +68 245 £28,000 -9.88% 76
London -39 240 £37,500 -11.76% 109
Midlands +64 197 £26,750 -27.70% 81
North West +63 156 £27,500 -8.33% 48
South West +20 138 £30,000 -7.69% 54
West Midlands +49 128 £27,000 -32.50% 46
East of England -2 106 £28,500 -15.56% 33
Scotland -7 80 £30,000 -20.00% 29
Yorkshire +75 74 £30,000 -7.69% 21
East Midlands +14 69 £26,500 -24.29% 35
Wales +5 24 £32,500 +8.33% 6
North East -10 15 £27,500 - 7
Northern Ireland +26 3 £22,000 -42.48% 3

Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 29 May 2024, Junior job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Junior in the job title.

1 423 (30.70%) Degree
2 335 (24.31%) Social Skills
3 220 (15.97%) Agile
4 218 (15.82%) Microsoft
5 215 (15.60%) C#
6 208 (15.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 192 (13.93%) Problem-Solving
8 184 (13.35%) Computer Science
9 177 (12.84%) SQL
10 170 (12.34%) Software Engineering
11 160 (11.61%) Azure
12 154 (11.18%) JavaScript
13 149 (10.81%) Finance
14 143 (10.38%) .NET
15 135 (9.80%) Python
16 129 (9.36%) Mentoring
17 118 (8.56%) Windows
18 107 (7.76%) Firmware
19 105 (7.62%) Manufacturing
20 103 (7.47%) Linux
21 100 (7.26%) Microsoft 365
22 99 (7.18%) Java
23 97 (7.04%) Electronics
24 96 (6.97%) Analytical Skills
24 96 (6.97%) Computer Science Degree
25 94 (6.82%) HTML
26 92 (6.68%) SQL Server
26 92 (6.68%) CSS
27 91 (6.60%) DevOps
27 91 (6.60%) Customer Service

Junior Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 42 (3.05%) SharePoint
2 30 (2.18%) Microsoft Exchange
3 26 (1.89%) WordPress
4 17 (1.23%) CMS
5 11 (0.80%) Confluence
6 10 (0.73%) IIS
7 5 (0.36%) nginx
8 3 (0.22%) Apache
8 3 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.22%) Umbraco
9 2 (0.15%) Resin
10 1 (0.073%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.073%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 1 (0.073%) Drupal
10 1 (0.073%) Exchange Server 2013
10 1 (0.073%) Hyperledger
10 1 (0.073%) JBoss
10 1 (0.073%) SAS
10 1 (0.073%) Site Server
Applications
1 60 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 56 (4.06%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.60%) Photoshop
4 21 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 18 (1.31%) Adobe Illustrator
6 17 (1.23%) InDesign
7 14 (1.02%) Microsoft Project
8 10 (0.73%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 9 (0.65%) Trello
10 7 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
11 4 (0.29%) Adobe After Effects
11 4 (0.29%) AutoCAD
12 3 (0.22%) Sketch
13 2 (0.15%) Adobe Premiere
14 1 (0.073%) Adobe XD
14 1 (0.073%) CorelDRAW
14 1 (0.073%) OrCAD
14 1 (0.073%) PrintSoft PReS
Business Applications
1 10 (0.73%) Shopify
2 9 (0.65%) Magento
3 3 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.15%) iTrent
5 1 (0.073%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.073%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.073%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 160 (11.61%) Azure
2 100 (7.26%) Microsoft 365
3 85 (6.17%) AWS
4 57 (4.14%) Power Platform
5 41 (2.98%) SaaS
6 30 (2.18%) Azure DevOps
7 26 (1.89%) Entra ID
8 19 (1.38%) GitHub
9 17 (1.23%) GCP
10 14 (1.02%) Dynamics 365
11 12 (0.87%) Cloud Computing
12 11 (0.80%) PowerApps
13 10 (0.73%) Figma
14 9 (0.65%) AWS Lambda
14 9 (0.65%) OneDrive
15 8 (0.58%) GitHub Actions
16 7 (0.51%) Google Workspace
16 7 (0.51%) Serverless
17 6 (0.44%) WhatsApp
18 5 (0.36%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 43 (3.12%) Wireless
2 37 (2.69%) Wi-Fi
3 36 (2.61%) Firewall
4 18 (1.31%) Internet
5 13 (0.94%) Unified Communications
6 11 (0.80%) Network Security
7 10 (0.73%) HTTP
8 9 (0.65%) DNS
8 9 (0.65%) TCP/IP
9 8 (0.58%) Ethernet
10 7 (0.51%) Structured Cabling
11 5 (0.36%) Intrusion Detection
11 5 (0.36%) VPN
12 4 (0.29%) Broadband
12 4 (0.29%) DHCP
12 4 (0.29%) FTP
12 4 (0.29%) RS-232
12 4 (0.29%) WAN
13 2 (0.15%) Modbus
13 2 (0.15%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 92 (6.68%) SQL Server
2 47 (3.41%) Power BI
3 35 (2.54%) MySQL
4 23 (1.67%) Relational Database
5 18 (1.31%) Data Lake
6 16 (1.16%) MS Access
6 16 (1.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 13 (0.94%) Big Data
7 13 (0.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 12 (0.87%) PostgreSQL
8 12 (0.87%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 11 (0.80%) Redis
10 10 (0.73%) MongoDB
11 6 (0.44%) Data Mining
11 6 (0.44%) Elasticsearch
11 6 (0.44%) Metadata
11 6 (0.44%) NoSQL
12 5 (0.36%) GIS
13 4 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
14 3 (0.22%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 73 (5.30%) Git
2 31 (2.25%) JIRA
3 27 (1.96%) Jenkins
4 25 (1.81%) Visual Studio
5 9 (0.65%) Bitbucket
6 6 (0.44%) Oracle APEX
7 5 (0.36%) GitLab
7 5 (0.36%) Gradle
8 4 (0.29%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.22%) CircleCI
9 3 (0.22%) Selenium
9 3 (0.22%) TeamCity
9 3 (0.22%) Visual Studio Code
10 2 (0.15%) git-flow
10 2 (0.15%) Maven
10 2 (0.15%) Subversion
10 2 (0.15%) webpack
11 1 (0.073%) Android Studio
11 1 (0.073%) Oracle Forms
11 1 (0.073%) Postman
General
1 335 (24.31%) Social Skills
2 208 (15.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 149 (10.81%) Finance
4 105 (7.62%) Manufacturing
5 97 (7.04%) Electronics
6 96 (6.97%) Analytical Skills
7 77 (5.59%) Public Sector
8 64 (4.64%) Marketing
9 44 (3.19%) Law
10 41 (2.98%) Retail
11 35 (2.54%) Legal
12 34 (2.47%) Telecoms
13 21 (1.52%) Organisational Skills
14 20 (1.45%) Games
15 17 (1.23%) Aerospace
15 17 (1.23%) Back Office
16 13 (0.94%) Advertising
17 12 (0.87%) Banking
18 10 (0.73%) Billing
19 9 (0.65%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 143 (10.38%) .NET
2 94 (6.82%) HTML
3 92 (6.68%) CSS
4 60 (4.35%) React
5 41 (2.98%) Laravel
6 39 (2.83%) .NET Framework
7 37 (2.69%) AngularJS
8 35 (2.54%) ASP.NET
9 29 (2.10%) JSON
10 28 (2.03%) Vue
11 27 (1.96%) Web Services
12 24 (1.74%) REST
13 20 (1.45%) .NET Core
13 20 (1.45%) ASP.NET Web API
14 18 (1.31%) Entity Framework
14 18 (1.31%) Node.js
15 17 (1.23%) HTML5
16 16 (1.16%) Spring
17 15 (1.09%) Doctrine
17 15 (1.09%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 60 (4.35%) Driving Licence
2 57 (4.14%) Self-Motivation
3 30 (2.18%) Greenfield Project
4 25 (1.81%) Mobile App
5 24 (1.74%) Algorithms
5 24 (1.74%) Management Information System
6 23 (1.67%) Renewable Energy
7 20 (1.45%) Graphic Design
7 20 (1.45%) Product Ownership
8 19 (1.38%) Onboarding
9 17 (1.23%) Legacy Applications
10 16 (1.16%) Cloud Native
10 16 (1.16%) Embedded Systems
10 16 (1.16%) Social Media
11 15 (1.09%) FPGA
12 14 (1.02%) Data Centre
12 14 (1.02%) Data Structures
13 11 (0.80%) Video Conferencing
14 10 (0.73%) Legacy Systems
15 7 (0.51%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 118 (8.56%) Windows
2 103 (7.47%) Linux
3 34 (2.47%) Windows 10
4 19 (1.38%) Windows Server
5 16 (1.16%) Unix
6 9 (0.65%) Apple iOS
7 8 (0.58%) Ubuntu
8 7 (0.51%) Windows Server 2019
9 6 (0.44%) Debian
9 6 (0.44%) Mac OS
10 5 (0.36%) Android
11 4 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (0.22%) Windows 7
12 3 (0.22%) Windows 8
13 2 (0.15%) CentOS
13 2 (0.15%) OS/2
13 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2016
14 1 (0.073%) Windows Server 2012
14 1 (0.073%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 220 (15.97%) Agile
2 192 (13.93%) Problem-Solving
3 184 (13.35%) Computer Science
4 170 (12.34%) Software Engineering
5 129 (9.36%) Mentoring
6 91 (6.60%) Customer Service
6 91 (6.60%) DevOps
7 86 (6.24%) Project Management
8 77 (5.59%) Project Planning
9 74 (5.37%) Coaching
10 73 (5.30%) Schematic Capture
11 62 (4.50%) Business Intelligence
11 62 (4.50%) Full Stack Development
12 58 (4.21%) Mathematics
12 58 (4.21%) TDD
13 49 (3.56%) Web Development
14 47 (3.41%) Collaborative Working
15 46 (3.34%) Roadmaps
16 45 (3.27%) Cybersecurity
17 44 (3.19%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 215 (15.60%) C#
2 177 (12.84%) SQL
3 154 (11.18%) JavaScript
4 135 (9.80%) Python
5 99 (7.18%) Java
6 73 (5.30%) C
6 73 (5.30%) PHP
7 59 (4.28%) C++
8 31 (2.25%) Embedded C
9 25 (1.81%) TypeScript
10 17 (1.23%) Bash
11 16 (1.16%) Go
12 15 (1.09%) Fortran
13 9 (0.65%) T-SQL
14 8 (0.58%) Kotlin
14 8 (0.58%) Shell Script
15 7 (0.51%) PowerShell
15 7 (0.51%) R
16 6 (0.44%) VB
17 5 (0.36%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 423 (30.70%) Degree
2 96 (6.97%) Computer Science Degree
3 52 (3.77%) Security Cleared
4 28 (2.03%) Master's Degree
5 27 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
6 19 (1.38%) SC Cleared
7 18 (1.31%) CCNA
7 18 (1.31%) Cisco Certification
8 15 (1.09%) Network+ Certification
9 14 (1.02%) PhD
10 9 (0.65%) DBS Check
11 8 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (0.58%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 7 (0.51%) HND
13 6 (0.44%) PMI Certification
14 5 (0.36%) DV Cleared
14 5 (0.36%) OSCP
15 4 (0.29%) AWS Certification
15 4 (0.29%) CEH
15 4 (0.29%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (2.25%) SLA
2 30 (2.18%) QA
3 19 (1.38%) PCI DSS
4 18 (1.31%) GDPR
5 10 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (0.65%) PMO
7 7 (0.51%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.44%) GMP
9 5 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 4 (0.29%) Data Quality
10 4 (0.29%) ISO 20022
10 4 (0.29%) NCSC
10 4 (0.29%) PSD2
11 3 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.15%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.15%) NIST
13 1 (0.073%) IEC 61131
13 1 (0.073%) ISO 26262
13 1 (0.073%) JTAG
13 1 (0.073%) MISRA
System Software
1 107 (7.76%) Firmware
2 82 (5.95%) Docker
3 80 (5.81%) Embedded Firmware
4 59 (4.28%) Active Directory
5 19 (1.38%) KVM
6 10 (0.73%) VMware Infrastructure
7 3 (0.22%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.22%) NFS
7 3 (0.22%) vSphere
8 2 (0.15%) Varnish
8 2 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.073%) pfSense
9 1 (0.073%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 26 (1.89%) Kubernetes
2 22 (1.60%) Microsoft Intune
3 18 (1.31%) Terraform
4 13 (0.94%) Cisco CUCM
4 13 (0.94%) ServiceCenter
5 8 (0.58%) Ansible
6 6 (0.44%) Puppet
7 5 (0.36%) SCCM
8 4 (0.29%) PaperCut
9 3 (0.22%) SCOM
9 3 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.15%) Packer
10 2 (0.15%) Progress Chef
11 1 (0.073%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 1 (0.073%) Cisco Prime
11 1 (0.073%) Grafana
11 1 (0.073%) Jamf Pro
11 1 (0.073%) Nagios
11 1 (0.073%) SolarWinds Orion
11 1 (0.073%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 218 (15.82%) Microsoft
2 72 (5.22%) EMC
3 48 (3.48%) YouTube
4 33 (2.39%) Adobe
5 29 (2.10%) Cisco
5 29 (2.10%) Google
6 26 (1.89%) ServiceNow
7 19 (1.38%) Dell
8 16 (1.16%) VMware
9 15 (1.09%) Fortinet
9 15 (1.09%) Palo Alto
10 14 (1.02%) Aruba
11 13 (0.94%) HP
11 13 (0.94%) Meraki
11 13 (0.94%) Oracle
12 12 (0.87%) Progress
13 11 (0.80%) SAP
14 10 (0.73%) F5
15 7 (0.51%) Sage
16 6 (0.44%) Red Hat