Junior Jobs in South Wales

Junior
Wales > South Wales

The median Junior salary in South Wales is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 86 100 56
Rank change year-on-year +14 -44 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 17 9 58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 1.18% 0.78% 4.05%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.30% 0.88% 4.15%
Number of salaries quoted 14 8 22
10th Percentile £22,150 £27,125 £25,800
25th Percentile £30,313 £29,375 £28,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £41,250 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.21% +37.50% +20.00%
75th Percentile £41,563 £50,000 £37,721
90th Percentile £43,750 - £45,750
Wales median annual salary £32,500 £30,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% - +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 1,307 1,026 1,396
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.64% 89.45% 97.42%
Number of salaries quoted 864 584 868
10th Percentile £27,157 £30,000 £31,175
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,604 £45,476 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.48% -7.19% +8.89%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,988 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +11.76%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior in South Wales

Junior
Salary Trend in South Wales

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

Salary trend for Junior in South Wales

Junior
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior in South Wales over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior in South Wales

Junior
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 25 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
Cardiff -2 5 £28,750 -30.30% 5
Bridgend -5 5 £42,500 - 1
Newport - 4 £32,500 - 1
Monmouthshire - 1 £30,000 -
Gwent - 1 - -
Vale of Glamorgan - 1 £24,500 -
Junior
Wales

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

For the 6 months to 25 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 South Wales region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 8 (47.06%) Social Skills
2 6 (35.29%) Microsoft
3 5 (29.41%) SharePoint
3 5 (29.41%) C
4 4 (23.53%) Relational Database
4 4 (23.53%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (23.53%) C#
4 4 (23.53%) C++
4 4 (23.53%) SQL
4 4 (23.53%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (23.53%) Data Modelling
4 4 (23.53%) Business Intelligence
4 4 (23.53%) Power Platform
4 4 (23.53%) PowerApps
4 4 (23.53%) SDLC
4 4 (23.53%) Power BI
4 4 (23.53%) Requirements Workshops
5 3 (17.65%) Project Management
5 3 (17.65%) WinForms
5 3 (17.65%) Degree
5 3 (17.65%) WPF
6 2 (11.76%) Software Engineering
6 2 (11.76%) Driving Licence
6 2 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (11.76%) Finance
6 2 (11.76%) Salesforce
6 2 (11.76%) Workshop Facilitation
7 1 (5.88%) Onboarding
7 1 (5.88%) Requirements Gathering
7 1 (5.88%) Business Process Modelling

Junior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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 5 (29.41%) SharePoint
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (23.53%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (23.53%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 4 (23.53%) Power Platform
1 4 (23.53%) PowerApps
2 1 (5.88%) Azure
2 1 (5.88%) Entra ID
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (5.88%) OneDrive
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (23.53%) Power BI
1 4 (23.53%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (5.88%) JIRA
General
1 8 (47.06%) Social Skills
2 2 (11.76%) Finance
3 1 (5.88%) Advertising
3 1 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (5.88%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (17.65%) WinForms
1 3 (17.65%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.76%) Driving Licence
2 1 (5.88%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.88%) Linux
1 1 (5.88%) Mac OS
1 1 (5.88%) Windows
1 1 (5.88%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (23.53%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (23.53%) Data Modelling
1 4 (23.53%) Requirements Workshops
1 4 (23.53%) SDLC
2 3 (17.65%) Project Management
3 2 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (11.76%) Software Engineering
3 2 (11.76%) Workshop Facilitation
4 1 (5.88%) Business Analysis
4 1 (5.88%) Business Process Modelling
4 1 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (5.88%) Mobile Device Management
4 1 (5.88%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (5.88%) Process Improvement
4 1 (5.88%) Requirements Analysis
4 1 (5.88%) Requirements Engineering
4 1 (5.88%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (5.88%) Requirements Management
4 1 (5.88%) Time Management
4 1 (5.88%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 5 (29.41%) C
2 4 (23.53%) C#
2 4 (23.53%) C++
2 4 (23.53%) SQL
3 1 (5.88%) Embedded C
3 1 (5.88%) PHP
Qualifications
1 3 (17.65%) Degree
2 1 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (5.88%) DBS Check
2 1 (5.88%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.88%) QA
System Software
1 1 (5.88%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 6 (35.29%) Microsoft
2 2 (11.76%) Salesforce
3 1 (5.88%) Sage