Junior
UK
The median Junior daily rate in the UK is £325 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 May 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 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 359 | 389 | 466 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | +77 | -9 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Junior | 236 | 341 | 431 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.54% | 0.57% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.59% | 0.61% | 0.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 169 | 243 | 264 |
| 10th Percentile | £129 | £135 | £128 |
| 25th Percentile | £200 | £163 | £199 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £270 | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.37% | -10.00% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £375 | £372 | £385 |
| 90th Percentile | £488 | £458 | £450 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £300 | £250 | £256 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -2.25% | +23.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 19 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £10.97 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £12.13 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £10.42 | £13.15 | £21.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.76% | -37.38% | +13.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £14.99 | £17.88 | £22.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £33.68 | £32.18 | £31.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £10.42 | £13.58 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.24% | -35.36% | +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 | 40,269 | 56,187 | 84,691 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,215 | 39,262 | 59,481 |
| 10th Percentile | £276 | £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 | £735 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,672 | 1,567 | 2,094 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.38 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.42 | £45.00 | £23.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.07% | +94.45% | +2.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.25 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.55 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.94% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
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 2 May 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 2 May 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 2 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 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 | +23 | 181 | £325 | +20.37% | 464 |
| UK excluding London | -28 | 98 | £300 | +20.00% | 382 |
| London | +70 | 91 | £313 | +13.64% | 99 |
| Work from Home | +102 | 79 | £325 | +5.69% | 112 |
| South East | +17 | 30 | £343 | +80.53% | 96 |
| North of England | +14 | 22 | £370 | +23.33% | 77 |
| South West | +23 | 17 | £369 | +84.38% | 64 |
| Scotland | +28 | 11 | £145 | +6.70% | 11 |
| Midlands | +8 | 10 | £200 | -30.43% | 85 |
| North East | +27 | 9 | £283 | -24.67% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 8 | £215 | -25.22% | 52 |
| North West | -4 | 7 | £363 | +17.89% | 39 |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 6 | £373 | +65.56% | 25 |
| East of England | -10 | 5 | £290 | +7.41% | 51 |
| Wales | +13 | 2 | £160 | -27.27% | 11 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 2 | £175 | -27.84% | 33 |
| Northern Ireland | +9 | 2 | £311 | +26.65% | 4 |
Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 May 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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