Junior Jobs in England

Junior
UK > England

The median Junior salary in England is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 208 261 241
Rank change year-on-year +53 -20 -42
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 1,216 1,326 2,238
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.43% 1.42% 1.71%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.52% 1.55% 1.78%
Number of salaries quoted 1,022 942 1,613
10th Percentile £22,500 £24,500 £23,000
25th Percentile £25,000 £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 £38,750 £45,000 £45,000
90th Percentile £48,750 £57,500 £56,250
UK median annual salary £30,000 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +7.69%

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 80,117 85,349 125,598
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 91.55% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 59,992 53,990 75,607
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,732 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.91% +1.22% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,991 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior in England

Junior
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Junior in England

Junior
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior in England

Junior
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 within the England region over the 6 months to 27 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +40 325 £30,000 -11.76% 99
North of England +90 245 £29,000 -4.26% 83
London -13 240 £37,500 -6.25% 100
Midlands +50 166 £26,500 -33.75% 83
North West +70 157 £28,000 -6.67% 44
South West +11 129 £30,000 +1.69% 52
West Midlands +55 112 £27,000 -32.50% 55
East of England -3 106 £27,500 -8.33% 49
Yorkshire +92 74 £32,500 - 24
East Midlands +7 54 £25,000 -33.33% 28
North East -10 14 £27,750 +0.91% 15
Junior
UK

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

For the 6 months to 27 April 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 across the England region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 383 (31.50%) Degree
2 282 (23.19%) Social Skills
3 196 (16.12%) Agile
4 195 (16.04%) C#
5 191 (15.71%) Microsoft
6 183 (15.05%) Problem-Solving
7 172 (14.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 161 (13.24%) SQL
9 148 (12.17%) Computer Science
10 146 (12.01%) JavaScript
11 144 (11.84%) Python
12 142 (11.68%) Finance
13 138 (11.35%) Azure
14 135 (11.10%) .NET
14 135 (11.10%) Software Engineering
15 114 (9.38%) Windows
16 110 (9.05%) Mentoring
17 103 (8.47%) Manufacturing
18 99 (8.14%) Electronics
19 96 (7.89%) Microsoft 365
20 94 (7.73%) Computer Science Degree
21 92 (7.57%) Java
22 91 (7.48%) HTML
23 89 (7.32%) Analytical Skills
24 86 (7.07%) DevOps
25 85 (6.99%) CSS
26 84 (6.91%) Linux
26 84 (6.91%) Docker
27 82 (6.74%) AWS
28 81 (6.66%) Firmware

Junior 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 34 (2.80%) SharePoint
2 33 (2.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 26 (2.14%) WordPress
4 16 (1.32%) CMS
5 9 (0.74%) Confluence
6 7 (0.58%) IIS
7 5 (0.41%) nginx
7 5 (0.41%) Site Server
8 4 (0.33%) Apache
8 4 (0.33%) Umbraco
9 3 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.16%) Resin
11 1 (0.082%) Apache Spark
11 1 (0.082%) Drupal
11 1 (0.082%) Exchange Server 2010
11 1 (0.082%) Exchange Server 2013
11 1 (0.082%) Hyperledger
11 1 (0.082%) JBoss
Applications
1 52 (4.28%) Microsoft Office
2 51 (4.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 22 (1.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 22 (1.81%) Photoshop
4 17 (1.40%) Adobe Illustrator
4 17 (1.40%) InDesign
5 13 (1.07%) Microsoft Project
6 10 (0.82%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 10 (0.82%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.49%) Trello
8 4 (0.33%) Adobe After Effects
8 4 (0.33%) AutoCAD
9 3 (0.25%) Sketch
10 2 (0.16%) Adobe Premiere
10 2 (0.16%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.082%) CorelDRAW
11 1 (0.082%) MS Visio
11 1 (0.082%) OrCAD
11 1 (0.082%) PrintSoft PReS
Business Applications
1 9 (0.74%) Magento
1 9 (0.74%) Shopify
2 3 (0.25%) Dynamics AX
2 3 (0.25%) iTrent
3 1 (0.082%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.082%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 138 (11.35%) Azure
2 96 (7.89%) Microsoft 365
3 82 (6.74%) AWS
4 44 (3.62%) Power Platform
5 37 (3.04%) SaaS
6 26 (2.14%) Azure DevOps
7 23 (1.89%) Entra ID
8 20 (1.64%) GCP
9 18 (1.48%) GitHub
10 13 (1.07%) Cloud Computing
11 10 (0.82%) Dynamics 365
11 10 (0.82%) Figma
12 9 (0.74%) PowerApps
13 8 (0.66%) AWS Lambda
14 7 (0.58%) GitHub Actions
14 7 (0.58%) Google Workspace
14 7 (0.58%) Serverless
14 7 (0.58%) WhatsApp
15 6 (0.49%) OneDrive
16 5 (0.41%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 34 (2.80%) Firewall
2 30 (2.47%) Wi-Fi
3 17 (1.40%) Internet
3 17 (1.40%) Wireless
4 13 (1.07%) DNS
4 13 (1.07%) Unified Communications
5 10 (0.82%) HTTP
6 9 (0.74%) TCP/IP
7 8 (0.66%) Ethernet
7 8 (0.66%) Network Security
8 7 (0.58%) Structured Cabling
9 6 (0.49%) VPN
10 5 (0.41%) Intrusion Detection
10 5 (0.41%) iSCSI
10 5 (0.41%) NAS
10 5 (0.41%) WAN
11 4 (0.33%) Broadband
11 4 (0.33%) DHCP
11 4 (0.33%) FTP
11 4 (0.33%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (6.50%) SQL Server
2 38 (3.13%) MySQL
3 33 (2.71%) Power BI
4 20 (1.64%) Relational Database
5 16 (1.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 14 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 12 (0.99%) Big Data
7 12 (0.99%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 11 (0.90%) MS Access
8 11 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
8 11 (0.90%) Redis
9 9 (0.74%) MongoDB
10 6 (0.49%) Data Mining
10 6 (0.49%) Elasticsearch
10 6 (0.49%) Metadata
10 6 (0.49%) NoSQL
11 5 (0.41%) Azure SQL Database
11 5 (0.41%) GIS
12 3 (0.25%) EDRMS
13 2 (0.16%) FileMaker
Development Applications
1 72 (5.92%) Git
2 27 (2.22%) JIRA
3 26 (2.14%) Jenkins
4 24 (1.97%) Visual Studio
5 7 (0.58%) Bitbucket
6 6 (0.49%) Oracle APEX
7 4 (0.33%) Gradle
7 4 (0.33%) Selenium
7 4 (0.33%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 4 (0.33%) Visual Studio Code
8 3 (0.25%) GitLab
8 3 (0.25%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.16%) git-flow
9 2 (0.16%) Spinnaker
9 2 (0.16%) webpack
10 1 (0.082%) Android Studio
10 1 (0.082%) Cucumber
10 1 (0.082%) GDB
10 1 (0.082%) Postman
10 1 (0.082%) WebDriver
General
1 282 (23.19%) Social Skills
2 172 (14.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 142 (11.68%) Finance
4 103 (8.47%) Manufacturing
5 99 (8.14%) Electronics
6 89 (7.32%) Analytical Skills
7 81 (6.66%) Public Sector
8 72 (5.92%) Marketing
9 42 (3.45%) Law
10 37 (3.04%) Legal
10 37 (3.04%) Retail
11 30 (2.47%) Telecoms
12 25 (2.06%) Organisational Skills
13 19 (1.56%) Games
14 15 (1.23%) Back Office
15 12 (0.99%) Advertising
15 12 (0.99%) Banking
16 9 (0.74%) Automotive
17 8 (0.66%) Billing
17 8 (0.66%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 135 (11.10%) .NET
2 91 (7.48%) HTML
3 85 (6.99%) CSS
4 66 (5.43%) React
5 44 (3.62%) Laravel
6 38 (3.13%) .NET Framework
7 33 (2.71%) AngularJS
8 31 (2.55%) ASP.NET
9 30 (2.47%) JSON
10 29 (2.38%) Vue
11 25 (2.06%) REST
12 24 (1.97%) Web Services
13 19 (1.56%) ASP.NET Web API
14 18 (1.48%) .NET Core
15 16 (1.32%) Entity Framework
15 16 (1.32%) Kafka
16 15 (1.23%) Doctrine
16 15 (1.23%) HTML5
16 15 (1.23%) RESTful
17 14 (1.15%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 53 (4.36%) Self-Motivation
2 51 (4.19%) Driving Licence
3 32 (2.63%) Greenfield Project
4 25 (2.06%) Mobile App
5 24 (1.97%) Algorithms
6 22 (1.81%) Management Information System
6 22 (1.81%) Renewable Energy
7 19 (1.56%) Social Media
8 18 (1.48%) Graphic Design
8 18 (1.48%) Onboarding
9 16 (1.32%) Product Ownership
10 14 (1.15%) Embedded Systems
10 14 (1.15%) FPGA
11 13 (1.07%) Data Centre
12 12 (0.99%) Data Structures
13 11 (0.90%) Video Conferencing
14 10 (0.82%) Analytical Mindset
15 9 (0.74%) Legacy Systems
16 7 (0.58%) Life Science
16 7 (0.58%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 114 (9.38%) Windows
2 84 (6.91%) Linux
3 33 (2.71%) Windows 10
4 18 (1.48%) Windows Server
5 12 (0.99%) Unix
6 9 (0.74%) Apple iOS
7 7 (0.58%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (0.49%) Mac OS
9 5 (0.41%) Android
10 4 (0.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.33%) Ubuntu
11 3 (0.25%) CentOS
11 3 (0.25%) Windows 7
11 3 (0.25%) Windows 8
12 2 (0.16%) Debian
12 2 (0.16%) OS/2
12 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.082%) Windows Server 2008
13 1 (0.082%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.082%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 196 (16.12%) Agile
2 183 (15.05%) Problem-Solving
3 148 (12.17%) Computer Science
4 135 (11.10%) Software Engineering
5 110 (9.05%) Mentoring
6 86 (7.07%) DevOps
7 78 (6.41%) Project Planning
8 75 (6.17%) Coaching
9 73 (6.00%) Schematic Capture
10 72 (5.92%) Customer Service
11 69 (5.67%) Project Management
12 60 (4.93%) Full Stack Development
13 55 (4.52%) Business Intelligence
14 51 (4.19%) TDD
14 51 (4.19%) Web Development
15 44 (3.62%) Mathematics
16 43 (3.54%) Decision-Making
17 36 (2.96%) OO
18 35 (2.88%) B2B
18 35 (2.88%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 195 (16.04%) C#
2 161 (13.24%) SQL
3 146 (12.01%) JavaScript
4 144 (11.84%) Python
5 92 (7.57%) Java
6 77 (6.33%) PHP
7 54 (4.44%) C++
8 40 (3.29%) C
9 27 (2.22%) TypeScript
10 18 (1.48%) Bash
11 16 (1.32%) Go
12 15 (1.23%) Fortran
13 8 (0.66%) Kotlin
14 7 (0.58%) Embedded C
14 7 (0.58%) PowerShell
15 6 (0.49%) R
15 6 (0.49%) VB
16 5 (0.41%) T-SQL
17 4 (0.33%) ActionScript
17 4 (0.33%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 383 (31.50%) Degree
2 94 (7.73%) Computer Science Degree
3 49 (4.03%) Security Cleared
4 34 (2.80%) Master's Degree
5 22 (1.81%) SC Cleared
6 20 (1.64%) PhD
7 19 (1.56%) BPSS Clearance
8 18 (1.48%) CCNA
8 18 (1.48%) Cisco Certification
9 13 (1.07%) Network+ Certification
10 10 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
11 7 (0.58%) HND
12 6 (0.49%) PMI Certification
13 5 (0.41%) DV Cleared
14 4 (0.33%) AWS Certification
14 4 (0.33%) JNCIA
14 4 (0.33%) PMP
15 3 (0.25%) APMP
15 3 (0.25%) Azure Certification
15 3 (0.25%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (2.06%) QA
2 21 (1.73%) SLA
3 19 (1.56%) GDPR
4 13 (1.07%) PCI DSS
5 9 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (0.74%) PMO
6 8 (0.66%) Accessibility
7 6 (0.49%) GMP
8 5 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (0.33%) Data Quality
9 4 (0.33%) ISO 20022
9 4 (0.33%) NCSC
9 4 (0.33%) PSD2
10 3 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.16%) NIST
12 1 (0.082%) IEC 61131
12 1 (0.082%) ISO 26262
12 1 (0.082%) MISRA
12 1 (0.082%) Solvency II
System Software
1 84 (6.91%) Docker
2 81 (6.66%) Firmware
3 79 (6.50%) Embedded Firmware
4 67 (5.51%) Active Directory
5 13 (1.07%) KVM
6 10 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
7 8 (0.66%) Hyper-V
8 3 (0.25%) NFS
9 2 (0.16%) Varnish
9 2 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.16%) vSphere
10 1 (0.082%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.082%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 29 (2.38%) Kubernetes
2 20 (1.64%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (1.23%) Terraform
4 13 (1.07%) Cisco CUCM
4 13 (1.07%) ServiceCenter
5 8 (0.66%) Ansible
6 6 (0.49%) Puppet
7 4 (0.33%) SCCM
8 3 (0.25%) PaperCut
8 3 (0.25%) SCOM
9 2 (0.16%) Packer
9 2 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.082%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.082%) Cisco Prime
10 1 (0.082%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.082%) Nagios
10 1 (0.082%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.082%) SolarWinds Orion
10 1 (0.082%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 191 (15.71%) Microsoft
2 72 (5.92%) EMC
3 49 (4.03%) YouTube
4 32 (2.63%) Adobe
5 29 (2.38%) Google
6 27 (2.22%) Cisco
7 25 (2.06%) ServiceNow
8 16 (1.32%) Palo Alto
9 15 (1.23%) VMware
10 14 (1.15%) Fortinet
10 14 (1.15%) Meraki
11 13 (1.07%) Aruba
11 13 (1.07%) Dell
11 13 (1.07%) HP
12 12 (0.99%) Oracle
13 11 (0.90%) Progress
13 11 (0.90%) SAP
14 10 (0.82%) F5
15 7 (0.58%) Red Hat
16 6 (0.49%) Sage