The first table below looks at the demand for the Junior role in IT jobs advertised for the Ipswich region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Junior in their job title over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Ipswich region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Junior
Rank 45 39 37
Rank change year-on-year
-6 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 9 7 14
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Ipswich 2.866% 2.703% 4.844%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.961% 2.724% 5.091%
Number of salaries quoted 9 7 14
Average salary £30,000 £25,000 £25,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+20.00% -
UK excluding London average salary £25,000 £25,000 £24,000
% change year-on-year
- +4.16%
All Job Titles
Ipswich
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
304 257 275
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Ipswich 96.82% 99.23% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 286 229 247
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £24,200 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £54,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Junior
Suffolk

Junior
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Junior across the Ipswich region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Ipswich Junior Jobs Demand Trend

Junior
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Junior across the Ipswich region.

Ipswich Junior Salary Trend

Junior
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Ipswich region that cited Junior in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Junior in their job title.

1 9 (56.25%) Degree
2 8 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 6 (37.50%) Java
3 6 (37.50%) UML
4 5 (31.25%) Agile Software Development
4 5 (31.25%) TDD
4 5 (31.25%) Ajax
4 5 (31.25%) JSON
4 5 (31.25%) Speech Recognition
4 5 (31.25%) Spring
4 5 (31.25%) jQuery
4 5 (31.25%) Windows
4 5 (31.25%) Linux
4 5 (31.25%) SOAP
4 5 (31.25%) Web Services
4 5 (31.25%) XML
4 5 (31.25%) JavaScript
4 5 (31.25%) J2EE
4 5 (31.25%) JBoss
4 5 (31.25%) Tomcat
4 5 (31.25%) Finance
4 5 (31.25%) REST
4 5 (31.25%) Mobile App
5 4 (25.00%) SQL
6 3 (18.75%) T-SQL
6 3 (18.75%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (18.75%) OLTP
6 3 (18.75%) ISEB
6 3 (18.75%) Marketing
6 3 (18.75%) QA

Junior
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Ipswich region that cited Junior in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Junior in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (31.25%) SOAP
1 5 (31.25%) Web Services
1 5 (31.25%) XML
1 5 (31.25%) Spring
1 5 (31.25%) Ajax
1 5 (31.25%) JSON
1 5 (31.25%) jQuery
1 5 (31.25%) J2EE
1 5 (31.25%) REST
2 2 (12.50%) .NET
3 1 (6.250%) CSS3
3 1 (6.250%) ASP.NET
3 1 (6.250%) CSS
3 1 (6.250%) HTML5
Application Platforms
1 5 (31.25%) Tomcat
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (18.75%) OLTP
2 2 (12.50%) Big Data
3 1 (6.250%) SQL Server
3 1 (6.250%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 1 (6.250%) Visual Studio
General
1 5 (31.25%) Finance
2 3 (18.75%) Marketing
3 2 (12.50%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 8 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 5 (31.25%) Speech Recognition
2 5 (31.25%) Mobile App
3 1 (6.250%) Online Games
3 1 (6.250%) N-Tier
3 1 (6.250%) Mobile Games
Operating Systems
1 5 (31.25%) Windows
1 5 (31.25%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (37.50%) UML
2 5 (31.25%) Agile Software Development
2 5 (31.25%) TDD
3 3 (18.75%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (12.50%) Software Engineering
4 2 (12.50%) Analytics
5 1 (6.250%) User Stories
5 1 (6.250%) User Acceptance Testing
5 1 (6.250%) Test Scripting
5 1 (6.250%) Regression Testing
5 1 (6.250%) OO
5 1 (6.250%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 6 (37.50%) Java
2 5 (31.25%) JavaScript
3 4 (25.00%) SQL
4 3 (18.75%) T-SQL
5 1 (6.250%) C#
5 1 (6.250%) C++
Qualifications
1 9 (56.25%) Degree
2 3 (18.75%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (18.75%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (31.25%) JBoss
Ipswich, East Anglia
My client is currently looking for a passionate Junior C++ Developer for a well-established and innovative company based in the centre of Ipswich... The work environment is...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £18000.00 - £25000.00 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
Ipswich, Suffolk
My client are large mobile game developer based in Ipswich are currently recruiting for a Junior Software Developer to join their software house in Ipswich. As a software...
SEC Recruitment Limited
Salary: £20000 - £22000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013