Junior Software Developer Jobs in England

Junior Software Developer
UK > England

The median Junior Software Developer salary in England is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 12 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
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 800 811 972
Rank change year-on-year +11 +161 -197
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Developer 47 121 169
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.055% 0.13% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.058% 0.15% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 38 43 151
10th Percentile - £26,250 £18,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £34,324 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.31% +5.61% -
75th Percentile £39,375 £48,750 £37,500
90th Percentile £52,250 £56,250 £38,750
UK median annual salary £32,500 £34,324 £32,500
% change year-on-year -5.31% +5.61% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 81,185 82,540 127,939
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.53% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 60,576 52,509 74,661
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,288 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,822 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Junior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior Software Developer in England

Junior Software Developer
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Junior Software Developer in England

Junior Software Developer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Software Developer in England over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior Software Developer in England

Junior Software Developer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Software Developer within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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
South East -6 14 £35,000 +7.69% 1
North of England +56 12 £27,500 -21.43% 4
Midlands -5 7 £32,500 -7.14% 2
London +93 6 £56,250 +9.76% 6
Yorkshire +82 6 £27,500 -21.43%
West Midlands +26 6 £30,000 -17.24% 2
North West +8 6 £27,500 -21.43% 2
East of England -13 4 £27,000 -
South West -23 4 £32,500 -2.99% 6
East Midlands -13 1 £35,000 -
Junior Software Developer
UK

Junior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 12 May 2024, Junior Software Developer 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 across the England region featuring Junior Software Developer in the job title.

1 28 (59.57%) C#
2 23 (48.94%) JavaScript
3 21 (44.68%) Degree
4 18 (38.30%) Java
5 16 (34.04%) Agile
6 15 (31.91%) SQL
7 13 (27.66%) CSS
8 12 (25.53%) .NET
8 12 (25.53%) HTML
8 12 (25.53%) Python
8 12 (25.53%) Finance
8 12 (25.53%) Software Engineering
8 12 (25.53%) Computer Science
9 10 (21.28%) SQL Server
9 10 (21.28%) Problem-Solving
9 10 (21.28%) Public Sector
10 9 (19.15%) Social Skills
10 9 (19.15%) Docker
11 8 (17.02%) OO
11 8 (17.02%) Scrum
11 8 (17.02%) Design Patterns
12 7 (14.89%) Full Stack Development
12 7 (14.89%) TDD
12 7 (14.89%) Linux
12 7 (14.89%) C++
13 6 (12.77%) C
13 6 (12.77%) Telecoms
13 6 (12.77%) HTML5
13 6 (12.77%) REST
13 6 (12.77%) Git

Junior Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 2 (4.26%) Confluence
2 1 (2.13%) CMS
2 1 (2.13%) Umbraco
Cloud Services
1 4 (8.51%) Azure
1 4 (8.51%) Azure DevOps
1 4 (8.51%) SaaS
2 2 (4.26%) AWS
2 2 (4.26%) AWS Lambda
2 2 (4.26%) GitHub
2 2 (4.26%) GitHub Actions
2 2 (4.26%) npm
2 2 (4.26%) Serverless
2 2 (4.26%) Yarn
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (21.28%) SQL Server
2 5 (10.64%) MySQL
3 4 (8.51%) MongoDB
4 3 (6.38%) NoSQL
4 3 (6.38%) Redis
5 2 (4.26%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (12.77%) Git
2 4 (8.51%) Gradle
2 4 (8.51%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 4 (8.51%) Visual Studio
3 3 (6.38%) Visual Studio Code
4 2 (4.26%) JIRA
5 1 (2.13%) Android Studio
5 1 (2.13%) Bitbucket
5 1 (2.13%) Maven
5 1 (2.13%) TeamCity
General
1 12 (25.53%) Finance
2 10 (21.28%) Public Sector
3 9 (19.15%) Social Skills
4 6 (12.77%) Telecoms
5 4 (8.51%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (8.51%) Electronics
5 4 (8.51%) Games
5 4 (8.51%) Manufacturing
6 3 (6.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (6.38%) Marketing
7 1 (2.13%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (27.66%) CSS
2 12 (25.53%) .NET
2 12 (25.53%) HTML
3 6 (12.77%) HTML5
3 6 (12.77%) REST
4 4 (8.51%) .NET Framework
4 4 (8.51%) Flask
4 4 (8.51%) Pandas
4 4 (8.51%) React
4 4 (8.51%) Tkinter
4 4 (8.51%) Vue
5 3 (6.38%) ASP.NET
5 3 (6.38%) ASP.NET Core
5 3 (6.38%) Laravel
5 3 (6.38%) RabbitMQ
5 3 (6.38%) Svelte
5 3 (6.38%) XML
5 3 (6.38%) XSLT
6 2 (4.26%) EJB
6 2 (4.26%) JavaBeans
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.51%) Hackathon
2 3 (6.38%) Algorithms
2 3 (6.38%) Data Structures
2 3 (6.38%) Embedded Systems
2 3 (6.38%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (4.26%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (4.26%) e-Health
3 2 (4.26%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (4.26%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (4.26%) Life Science
4 1 (2.13%) Blockchain
4 1 (2.13%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (2.13%) Mobile App
4 1 (2.13%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 7 (14.89%) Linux
2 1 (2.13%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (34.04%) Agile
2 12 (25.53%) Computer Science
2 12 (25.53%) Software Engineering
3 10 (21.28%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (17.02%) Design Patterns
4 8 (17.02%) OO
4 8 (17.02%) Scrum
5 7 (14.89%) Full Stack Development
5 7 (14.89%) TDD
6 6 (12.77%) Mathematics
7 5 (10.64%) Clean Code
7 5 (10.64%) DevOps
8 4 (8.51%) Artificial Intelligence
8 4 (8.51%) Chemistry
8 4 (8.51%) Continuous Integration
8 4 (8.51%) Fintech
8 4 (8.51%) OOP
8 4 (8.51%) SDLC
9 3 (6.38%) Asset Management
9 3 (6.38%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 28 (59.57%) C#
2 23 (48.94%) JavaScript
3 18 (38.30%) Java
4 15 (31.91%) SQL
5 12 (25.53%) Python
6 7 (14.89%) C++
7 6 (12.77%) C
8 5 (10.64%) Go
8 5 (10.64%) PHP
9 4 (8.51%) Bash
9 4 (8.51%) Shell Script
10 2 (4.26%) Fortran
11 1 (2.13%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 21 (44.68%) Degree
2 6 (12.77%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (6.38%) Master's Degree
3 3 (6.38%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.26%) GDPR
1 2 (4.26%) QA
System Software
1 9 (19.15%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (6.38%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (8.51%) Microsoft
1 4 (8.51%) Oracle
2 3 (6.38%) SAP
2 3 (6.38%) YouTube
3 1 (2.13%) Cadence