Junior Jobs in the UK excluding London

Junior
UK > UK excluding London

The median Junior salary in the UK excluding London is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 181 249 187
Rank change year-on-year +68 -62 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 1,081 842 1,487
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.52% 1.40% 2.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.61% 1.57% 2.19%
Number of salaries quoted 878 586 1,072
10th Percentile £22,425 £22,750 £22,500
25th Percentile £24,240 £26,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £33,250 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.77% +2.31% +8.33%
75th Percentile £35,566 £40,938 £40,000
90th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £46,250
UK median annual salary £30,000 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 67,217 53,628 67,833
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.79% 89.16% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 47,585 30,477 42,470
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £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 £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior in the UK excluding London

Junior
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Junior in the UK excluding London

Junior
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior in the UK excluding London

Junior
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 9 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 +20 325 £30,000 -11.76% 66
North of England +96 244 £28,500 -5.00% 58
Midlands +52 176 £26,000 -30.67% 72
North West +74 156 £27,500 -7.56% 30
South West -7 128 £30,000 -3.23% 53
West Midlands +53 119 £27,000 -32.50% 45
East of England +8 109 £27,750 -14.62% 35
Yorkshire +93 74 £32,500 +0.78% 18
Scotland -24 69 £30,000 -20.00% 22
East Midlands +8 57 £25,000 -28.57% 27
Wales +8 27 £32,500 +8.33% 6
North East -12 14 £27,750 +0.91% 10
Northern Ireland +28 4 £28,500 -24.00% 4
Junior
UK

Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 9 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 UK excluding London region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 357 (33.02%) Degree
2 287 (26.55%) Social Skills
3 186 (17.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 165 (15.26%) Microsoft
5 163 (15.08%) Problem-Solving
6 152 (14.06%) C#
7 151 (13.97%) Agile
8 143 (13.23%) Computer Science
9 125 (11.56%) JavaScript
10 124 (11.47%) SQL
11 119 (11.01%) Software Engineering
12 105 (9.71%) Firmware
13 103 (9.53%) Azure
14 102 (9.44%) Manufacturing
15 100 (9.25%) Python
16 98 (9.07%) .NET
16 98 (9.07%) Electronics
17 97 (8.97%) Windows
17 97 (8.97%) Mentoring
18 90 (8.33%) Finance
19 86 (7.96%) Linux
20 80 (7.40%) Microsoft 365
20 80 (7.40%) Embedded Firmware
21 79 (7.31%) Analytical Skills
22 76 (7.03%) Java
23 75 (6.94%) Project Planning
24 74 (6.85%) HTML
25 73 (6.75%) CSS
25 73 (6.75%) Schematic Capture
26 72 (6.66%) Project Management

Junior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 35 (3.24%) SharePoint
2 22 (2.04%) WordPress
3 17 (1.57%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (1.30%) CMS
5 4 (0.37%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.28%) Apache
7 2 (0.19%) nginx
7 2 (0.19%) Resin
8 1 (0.093%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.093%) Drupal
8 1 (0.093%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.093%) IIS
Applications
1 46 (4.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 40 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (2.04%) Photoshop
4 17 (1.57%) Adobe Illustrator
5 15 (1.39%) InDesign
6 12 (1.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 12 (1.11%) Microsoft Project
7 9 (0.83%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 8 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
9 4 (0.37%) Adobe After Effects
9 4 (0.37%) AutoCAD
9 4 (0.37%) Trello
10 3 (0.28%) Sketch
11 2 (0.19%) Adobe Premiere
11 2 (0.19%) Adobe XD
12 1 (0.093%) CorelDRAW
12 1 (0.093%) OrCAD
12 1 (0.093%) PrintSoft PReS
Business Applications
1 9 (0.83%) Magento
1 9 (0.83%) Shopify
2 3 (0.28%) Dynamics AX
2 3 (0.28%) iTrent
3 1 (0.093%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 103 (9.53%) Azure
2 80 (7.40%) Microsoft 365
3 53 (4.90%) AWS
4 46 (4.26%) Power Platform
5 40 (3.70%) SaaS
6 23 (2.13%) Azure DevOps
7 19 (1.76%) Entra ID
8 12 (1.11%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (0.93%) Cloud Computing
9 10 (0.93%) GCP
10 9 (0.83%) PowerApps
11 8 (0.74%) GitHub
12 7 (0.65%) Google Workspace
13 6 (0.56%) WhatsApp
14 5 (0.46%) Figma
14 5 (0.46%) Google Docs
14 5 (0.46%) Google Sheets
15 4 (0.37%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 4 (0.37%) AWS Lambda
15 4 (0.37%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 42 (3.89%) Wireless
2 30 (2.78%) Wi-Fi
3 29 (2.68%) Firewall
4 13 (1.20%) Unified Communications
5 9 (0.83%) Network Security
6 8 (0.74%) Ethernet
7 7 (0.65%) Structured Cabling
8 6 (0.56%) TCP/IP
9 5 (0.46%) DNS
10 4 (0.37%) Broadband
10 4 (0.37%) FTP
10 4 (0.37%) HTTP
10 4 (0.37%) Intrusion Detection
10 4 (0.37%) RS-232
11 3 (0.28%) DHCP
11 3 (0.28%) VPN
12 2 (0.19%) 3G
12 2 (0.19%) GPRS
12 2 (0.19%) Modbus
13 1 (0.093%) 4G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (5.92%) SQL Server
2 39 (3.61%) Power BI
3 33 (3.05%) MySQL
4 19 (1.76%) Relational Database
5 14 (1.30%) Data Lake
5 14 (1.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 13 (1.20%) MS Access
6 13 (1.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 12 (1.11%) PostgreSQL
7 12 (1.11%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 10 (0.93%) Big Data
9 9 (0.83%) MongoDB
10 6 (0.56%) Metadata
10 6 (0.56%) NoSQL
11 5 (0.46%) Data Mining
11 5 (0.46%) Redis
12 4 (0.37%) Elasticsearch
13 3 (0.28%) EDRMS
13 3 (0.28%) GIS
14 2 (0.19%) FileMaker
Development Applications
1 37 (3.42%) Git
2 20 (1.85%) Jenkins
3 18 (1.67%) Visual Studio
4 15 (1.39%) JIRA
5 7 (0.65%) Bitbucket
6 6 (0.56%) Oracle APEX
7 5 (0.46%) Gradle
7 5 (0.46%) Selenium
8 4 (0.37%) GitLab
8 4 (0.37%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.28%) CircleCI
9 3 (0.28%) Visual Studio Code
10 2 (0.19%) git-flow
10 2 (0.19%) TeamCity
10 2 (0.19%) webpack
11 1 (0.093%) Android Studio
11 1 (0.093%) Eclipse
11 1 (0.093%) Maven
11 1 (0.093%) Oracle Forms
11 1 (0.093%) Subversion
General
1 287 (26.55%) Social Skills
2 186 (17.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 102 (9.44%) Manufacturing
4 98 (9.07%) Electronics
5 90 (8.33%) Finance
6 79 (7.31%) Analytical Skills
7 67 (6.20%) Public Sector
8 61 (5.64%) Marketing
9 43 (3.98%) Law
10 37 (3.42%) Telecoms
11 30 (2.78%) Retail
12 25 (2.31%) Legal
13 19 (1.76%) Organisational Skills
14 16 (1.48%) Aerospace
15 11 (1.02%) Back Office
15 11 (1.02%) Banking
15 11 (1.02%) Games
16 9 (0.83%) Advertising
16 9 (0.83%) Automotive
17 7 (0.65%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 98 (9.07%) .NET
2 74 (6.85%) HTML
3 73 (6.75%) CSS
4 56 (5.18%) React
5 29 (2.68%) .NET Framework
6 25 (2.31%) Laravel
7 24 (2.22%) Vue
8 19 (1.76%) ASP.NET
9 18 (1.67%) AngularJS
10 17 (1.57%) JSON
11 15 (1.39%) .NET Core
11 15 (1.39%) ASP.NET Web API
12 14 (1.30%) Spring
13 13 (1.20%) Web Services
14 12 (1.11%) React Native
14 12 (1.11%) XML
15 11 (1.02%) Node.js
15 11 (1.02%) Sass
16 10 (0.93%) HTML5
16 10 (0.93%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 61 (5.64%) Driving Licence
2 52 (4.81%) Self-Motivation
3 23 (2.13%) Management Information System
3 23 (2.13%) Mobile App
4 20 (1.85%) Renewable Energy
5 18 (1.67%) Algorithms
5 18 (1.67%) Graphic Design
6 17 (1.57%) Onboarding
7 15 (1.39%) Embedded Systems
7 15 (1.39%) FPGA
7 15 (1.39%) Legacy Applications
8 14 (1.30%) Cloud Native
8 14 (1.30%) Product Ownership
9 13 (1.20%) Data Structures
9 13 (1.20%) Social Media
10 11 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
11 10 (0.93%) Data Centre
12 9 (0.83%) Analytical Mindset
12 9 (0.83%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (0.56%) Analogue Electronics
Operating Systems
1 97 (8.97%) Windows
2 86 (7.96%) Linux
3 23 (2.13%) Windows 10
4 18 (1.67%) Windows Server
5 16 (1.48%) Unix
6 8 (0.74%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.46%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.28%) Android
8 3 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.28%) Windows 7
8 3 (0.28%) Windows 8
8 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.19%) OS/2
9 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.093%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.093%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 163 (15.08%) Problem-Solving
2 151 (13.97%) Agile
3 143 (13.23%) Computer Science
4 119 (11.01%) Software Engineering
5 97 (8.97%) Mentoring
6 75 (6.94%) Project Planning
7 73 (6.75%) Schematic Capture
8 72 (6.66%) Project Management
9 69 (6.38%) Customer Service
10 66 (6.11%) Coaching
10 66 (6.11%) DevOps
11 56 (5.18%) Business Intelligence
12 52 (4.81%) Mathematics
13 46 (4.26%) Web Development
14 45 (4.16%) Full Stack Development
15 43 (3.98%) Physics
16 41 (3.79%) Decision-Making
17 37 (3.42%) Collaborative Working
18 35 (3.24%) Change Management
18 35 (3.24%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 152 (14.06%) C#
2 125 (11.56%) JavaScript
3 124 (11.47%) SQL
4 100 (9.25%) Python
5 76 (7.03%) Java
6 68 (6.29%) C
7 58 (5.37%) PHP
8 51 (4.72%) C++
9 31 (2.87%) Embedded C
10 20 (1.85%) TypeScript
11 15 (1.39%) Fortran
12 12 (1.11%) Bash
12 12 (1.11%) Go
13 9 (0.83%) Kotlin
14 8 (0.74%) Shell Script
15 7 (0.65%) T-SQL
16 6 (0.56%) PowerShell
16 6 (0.56%) VB
17 5 (0.46%) Groovy
17 5 (0.46%) R
Qualifications
1 357 (33.02%) Degree
2 70 (6.48%) Computer Science Degree
3 51 (4.72%) Security Cleared
4 25 (2.31%) BPSS Clearance
5 22 (2.04%) Master's Degree
6 20 (1.85%) SC Cleared
7 18 (1.67%) CCNA
7 18 (1.67%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (1.20%) Network+ Certification
9 12 (1.11%) PhD
10 8 (0.74%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (0.74%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 7 (0.65%) HND
12 6 (0.56%) DBS Check
12 6 (0.56%) PMI Certification
13 5 (0.46%) OSCP
14 4 (0.37%) DV Cleared
14 4 (0.37%) JNCIA
14 4 (0.37%) PMP
15 3 (0.28%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (2.31%) SLA
2 18 (1.67%) PCI DSS
2 18 (1.67%) QA
3 17 (1.57%) GDPR
4 8 (0.74%) Accessibility
5 7 (0.65%) PMO
6 5 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.37%) Data Quality
7 4 (0.37%) NCSC
8 3 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.19%) NIST
10 1 (0.093%) IEC 61131
10 1 (0.093%) ISO 26262
10 1 (0.093%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.093%) JTAG
10 1 (0.093%) MISRA
System Software
1 105 (9.71%) Firmware
2 80 (7.40%) Embedded Firmware
3 47 (4.35%) Docker
4 41 (3.79%) Active Directory
5 18 (1.67%) KVM
6 2 (0.19%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.093%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.093%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (1.30%) Kubernetes
2 13 (1.20%) Cisco CUCM
2 13 (1.20%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.20%) ServiceCenter
3 10 (0.93%) Terraform
4 4 (0.37%) SCCM
5 3 (0.28%) Ansible
5 3 (0.28%) SCOM
6 2 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.093%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (0.093%) Grafana
7 1 (0.093%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.093%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.093%) SolarWinds Orion
7 1 (0.093%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 165 (15.26%) Microsoft
2 72 (6.66%) EMC
3 38 (3.52%) YouTube
4 29 (2.68%) Adobe
5 26 (2.41%) Google
6 24 (2.22%) ServiceNow
7 22 (2.04%) Cisco
8 18 (1.67%) Dell
9 15 (1.39%) Fortinet
10 14 (1.30%) Palo Alto
11 13 (1.20%) Aruba
11 13 (1.20%) HP
11 13 (1.20%) Meraki
12 12 (1.11%) Oracle
13 11 (1.02%) Progress
14 10 (0.93%) F5
14 10 (0.93%) SAP
15 7 (0.65%) Sage
15 7 (0.65%) VMware
16 5 (0.46%) ConnectWise