Junior Developer
UK
The median Junior Developer salary in the UK is £32,500 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 | 586 | 595 | 578 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | -17 | -213 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Developer | 325 | 422 | 854 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.33% | 0.40% | 0.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.35% | 0.44% | 0.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 297 | 288 | 627 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £26,250 | £22,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,250 | £27,500 | £27,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,375 | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,350 | £58,600 | £60,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £34,000 | £32,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +4.62% | +8.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Junior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Junior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Junior Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Developer.
Junior Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Developer over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Junior Developer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Developer within the UK 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 |
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| England | +47 | 308 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 55 |
| UK excluding London | -25 | 242 | £30,000 | -11.76% | 38 |
| Work from Home | +38 | 125 | £35,000 | - | 24 |
| London | +84 | 77 | £40,000 | -3.61% | 24 |
| North of England | +79 | 73 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 14 |
| Midlands | +14 | 50 | £27,500 | -26.67% | 11 |
| South East | -18 | 50 | £32,500 | -4.41% | 1 |
| North West | +41 | 49 | £30,000 | -20.00% | 9 |
| East of England | -4 | 36 | £30,000 | +3.45% | |
| West Midlands | +29 | 32 | £27,500 | -33.33% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +96 | 24 | £30,000 | -6.25% | 3 |
| South West | -3 | 21 | £30,000 | -14.29% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 18 | £28,750 | +0.88% | 3 |
| Scotland | -72 | 6 | £30,750 | -18.00% | 4 |
| Wales | +8 | 5 | £42,500 | +41.67% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | +31 | 1 | £35,000 | -6.67% |
Junior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Junior Developer 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 featuring Junior Developer in the job title.
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Junior Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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