Junior Jobs in the North of England

Junior
England > North of England

The median Junior salary in the North of England is £28,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 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
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 176 263 219
Rank change year-on-year +87 -44 -30
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 242 179 276
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 1.39% 1.04% 1.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.47% 1.16% 1.59%
Number of salaries quoted 217 122 239
10th Percentile £22,500 £23,000 £22,500
25th Percentile £24,240 £26,250 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,500 £30,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -7.69% +18.18%
75th Percentile £35,750 £38,750 £37,500
90th Percentile £41,750 £47,500 £62,500
England median annual salary £30,000 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 16,488 15,406 17,329
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.96% 89.33% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 12,754 8,145 11,008
10th Percentile £27,075 £30,500 £27,875
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior in the North of England

Junior
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Junior in the North of England

Junior
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior in the North of England over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior in the North of England

Junior
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the North of England region over the 6 months to 7 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
North West +76 155 £27,500 -7.56% 26
Yorkshire +80 73 £32,500 +1.56% 15
North East -11 14 £27,750 +0.91% 11
Junior
England

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

For the 6 months to 7 May 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 North of England region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 57 (23.55%) Agile
1 57 (23.55%) Social Skills
2 50 (20.66%) Mentoring
3 49 (20.25%) Problem-Solving
3 49 (20.25%) Degree
4 46 (19.01%) C#
5 44 (18.18%) Coaching
6 34 (14.05%) JavaScript
7 29 (11.98%) Microsoft
8 28 (11.57%) .NET
9 27 (11.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 26 (10.74%) SQL
10 26 (10.74%) Azure
11 25 (10.33%) Windows
11 25 (10.33%) Finance
11 25 (10.33%) Public Sector
12 23 (9.50%) Computer Science
12 23 (9.50%) Software Engineering
13 22 (9.09%) YouTube
14 21 (8.68%) Analytical Skills
15 19 (7.85%) Python
15 19 (7.85%) Change Management
15 19 (7.85%) React
15 19 (7.85%) Customer Experience
16 18 (7.44%) Full Stack Development
16 18 (7.44%) ServiceNow
16 18 (7.44%) Linux
16 18 (7.44%) Java
17 16 (6.61%) DevOps
17 16 (6.61%) Service Delivery

Junior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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 10 (4.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (2.48%) CMS
3 2 (0.83%) Resin
3 2 (0.83%) WordPress
4 1 (0.41%) Apache
4 1 (0.41%) Drupal
4 1 (0.41%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.41%) Umbraco
Applications
1 13 (5.37%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (4.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (3.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (3.31%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.83%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.41%) Adobe After Effects
5 1 (0.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.41%) Adobe Premiere
5 1 (0.41%) CorelDRAW
5 1 (0.41%) InDesign
5 1 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.24%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 26 (10.74%) Azure
2 12 (4.96%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (4.55%) AWS
4 10 (4.13%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (3.31%) Entra ID
6 7 (2.89%) Power Platform
7 6 (2.48%) Cloud Computing
8 5 (2.07%) SaaS
9 4 (1.65%) PowerApps
10 3 (1.24%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (0.83%) Amazon ECS
11 2 (0.83%) GitHub
12 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Purview
12 1 (0.41%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.65%) RS-232
2 2 (0.83%) VPN
2 2 (0.83%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.41%) Bluetooth
3 1 (0.41%) Firewall
3 1 (0.41%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.41%) Network Security
3 1 (0.41%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.41%) WAN
3 1 (0.41%) Wireless
3 1 (0.41%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.72%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.89%) MySQL
3 6 (2.48%) Power BI
4 5 (2.07%) Big Data
5 4 (1.65%) Elasticsearch
5 4 (1.65%) MongoDB
6 3 (1.24%) Data Lake
6 3 (1.24%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.83%) Looker
7 2 (0.83%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.41%) ArangoDB
8 1 (0.41%) Data Hub
8 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 12 (4.96%) Git
2 10 (4.13%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.83%) Bitbucket
3 2 (0.83%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.41%) GitLab
4 1 (0.41%) JIRA
4 1 (0.41%) Selenium
4 1 (0.41%) WebDriver
General
1 57 (23.55%) Social Skills
2 27 (11.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 25 (10.33%) Finance
3 25 (10.33%) Public Sector
4 21 (8.68%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (4.55%) Legal
6 7 (2.89%) Automotive
6 7 (2.89%) Games
7 6 (2.48%) Electronics
7 6 (2.48%) Law
7 6 (2.48%) Manufacturing
7 6 (2.48%) Marketing
8 5 (2.07%) Retail
9 4 (1.65%) Banking
9 4 (1.65%) Tech for Good
9 4 (1.65%) Telecoms
10 3 (1.24%) Aerospace
10 3 (1.24%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.41%) Billing
11 1 (0.41%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (11.57%) .NET
2 19 (7.85%) React
3 16 (6.61%) CSS
4 15 (6.20%) HTML
5 14 (5.79%) Vue
6 10 (4.13%) AngularJS
6 10 (4.13%) Laravel
7 6 (2.48%) Ajax
7 6 (2.48%) LESS
7 6 (2.48%) Sass
8 5 (2.07%) .NET Core
8 5 (2.07%) .NET Framework
9 4 (1.65%) ASP.NET
9 4 (1.65%) ASP.NET MVC
9 4 (1.65%) ASP.NET Web API
9 4 (1.65%) Entity Framework
9 4 (1.65%) Node.js
10 3 (1.24%) REST
11 2 (0.83%) Handlebars
11 2 (0.83%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 10 (4.13%) Driving Licence
1 10 (4.13%) Renewable Energy
2 9 (3.72%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (3.31%) Mobile App
4 7 (2.89%) Greenfield Project
5 6 (2.48%) Virtual Team
6 4 (1.65%) CAN bus
6 4 (1.65%) Embedded Systems
6 4 (1.65%) EPoS
6 4 (1.65%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.65%) Robotics
7 3 (1.24%) Cloud Native
7 3 (1.24%) IoT
7 3 (1.24%) Legacy Applications
7 3 (1.24%) Social Media
8 2 (0.83%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.83%) Data Structures
8 2 (0.83%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.83%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.83%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.33%) Windows
2 18 (7.44%) Linux
3 12 (4.96%) Windows 10
4 7 (2.89%) Windows Server
5 3 (1.24%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.24%) Windows 7
5 3 (1.24%) Windows 8
6 2 (0.83%) Unix
7 1 (0.41%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.41%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (23.55%) Agile
2 50 (20.66%) Mentoring
3 49 (20.25%) Problem-Solving
4 44 (18.18%) Coaching
5 23 (9.50%) Computer Science
5 23 (9.50%) Software Engineering
6 19 (7.85%) Change Management
6 19 (7.85%) Customer Experience
7 18 (7.44%) Full Stack Development
8 16 (6.61%) DevOps
8 16 (6.61%) Service Delivery
9 14 (5.79%) Customer Service
10 11 (4.55%) User Experience
10 11 (4.55%) Web Development
11 10 (4.13%) CAD
11 10 (4.13%) Logistics
11 10 (4.13%) Project Management
11 10 (4.13%) Requirements Gathering
11 10 (4.13%) Visualisation
12 9 (3.72%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 46 (19.01%) C#
2 34 (14.05%) JavaScript
3 26 (10.74%) SQL
4 19 (7.85%) Python
5 18 (7.44%) Java
6 15 (6.20%) PHP
7 7 (2.89%) C++
8 5 (2.07%) C
8 5 (2.07%) Embedded C
9 4 (1.65%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.83%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.83%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.41%) RPG
11 1 (0.41%) Swift
Qualifications
1 49 (20.25%) Degree
2 11 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (2.48%) HND
4 4 (1.65%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.41%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.41%) Master's Degree
5 1 (0.41%) OSCP
5 1 (0.41%) PMP
5 1 (0.41%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.65%) SLA
2 3 (1.24%) QA
3 2 (0.83%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.41%) GDPR
4 1 (0.41%) NIST
4 1 (0.41%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 16 (6.61%) Active Directory
2 13 (5.37%) Docker
3 2 (0.83%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.83%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.41%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.41%) KVM
Systems Management
1 7 (2.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.24%) SCCM
2 3 (1.24%) SCOM
3 2 (0.83%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.41%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 29 (11.98%) Microsoft
2 22 (9.09%) YouTube
3 18 (7.44%) ServiceNow
4 10 (4.13%) Progress
5 7 (2.89%) Adobe
6 6 (2.48%) Cisco
6 6 (2.48%) F5
7 4 (1.65%) Google
7 4 (1.65%) Oracle
8 3 (1.24%) Kaseya
8 3 (1.24%) SolarWinds
9 2 (0.83%) BMC
9 2 (0.83%) Dynatrace
10 1 (0.41%) Alteryx
10 1 (0.41%) Autodesk
10 1 (0.41%) Dell
10 1 (0.41%) IBM
10 1 (0.41%) IBM Sterling
10 1 (0.41%) Twitter
10 1 (0.41%) Workday