Junior
UK
The median Junior daily rate in the UK is £325 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 366 | 400 | 468 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +34 | +68 | -16 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Junior | 233 | 341 | 433 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.54% | 0.57% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.58% | 0.60% | 0.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 167 | 243 | 266 |
| 10th Percentile | £128 | £135 | £126 |
| 25th Percentile | £200 | £163 | £196 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £270 | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.37% | -10.00% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £375 | £382 | £383 |
| 90th Percentile | £475 | £472 | £450 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £295 | £250 | £250 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.90% | - | +25.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 18 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £10.96 | £12.87 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £12.13 | £18.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £10.42 | £13.48 | £21.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.67% | -35.83% | +13.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £14.99 | £18.81 | £22.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £33.68 | £33.00 | £31.13 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £10.42 | £14.00 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.57% | -33.33% | +0.32% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,181 | 56,479 | 84,762 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.61% | 95.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,164 | 39,476 | 59,482 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £491 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.87% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,646 | 1,570 | 2,098 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.29 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.49 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.96 | £45.00 | £23.03 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.10% | +95.42% | +0.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.16 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.75 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.18% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
Junior
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Junior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Junior
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Junior.
Junior
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Junior over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
Junior
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Junior.
Junior
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Junior over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.
Junior
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the UK over the 6 months to 28 April 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +18 | 177 | £325 | +20.37% | 472 |
| UK excluding London | -18 | 99 | £295 | +17.90% | 389 |
| London | +64 | 87 | £313 | +13.64% | 105 |
| Work from Home | +103 | 82 | £315 | -3.08% | 123 |
| South East | +14 | 30 | £343 | +80.53% | 101 |
| North of England | +14 | 22 | £370 | +23.33% | 86 |
| South West | +11 | 16 | £388 | +93.75% | 51 |
| Scotland | +25 | 12 | £148 | +9.05% | 13 |
| Midlands | +8 | 10 | £200 | -30.43% | 85 |
| North East | +29 | 9 | £283 | -24.67% | 14 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 8 | £200 | -30.43% | 58 |
| North West | 0 | 7 | £363 | +17.89% | 48 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 6 | £373 | +65.56% | 24 |
| East of England | -17 | 5 | £290 | +7.41% | 50 |
| Northern Ireland | +8 | 3 | £288 | +16.99% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 2 | £175 | -27.84% | 27 |
| Wales | +7 | 2 | £160 | -27.27% | 12 |
Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, Junior contract 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 contract job ads featuring Junior in the job title.
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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:
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