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 4 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 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 603 | 617 | 570 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | -47 | -208 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Developer | 322 | 419 | 855 |
| 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% | 0.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 296 | 293 | 624 |
| 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 | £38,750 | £43,750 | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £50,750 | £57,900 | £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 | 93,212 | 94,769 | 150,357 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.51% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,814 | 59,630 | 85,382 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,225 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +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 4 May 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 4 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 |
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| England | +25 | 303 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 54 |
| UK excluding London | -51 | 240 | £30,000 | -11.76% | 38 |
| Work from Home | +24 | 125 | £35,000 | - | 25 |
| London | +67 | 76 | £40,000 | -4.76% | 22 |
| North of England | +60 | 68 | £30,000 | -6.25% | 14 |
| Midlands | +25 | 51 | £27,500 | -21.43% | 7 |
| South East | -30 | 51 | £32,500 | -4.41% | 4 |
| North West | +38 | 45 | £30,000 | -20.00% | 10 |
| East of England | +6 | 36 | £30,000 | +3.45% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 33 | £27,500 | -33.33% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +92 | 23 | £30,000 | -6.25% | 2 |
| South West | -23 | 20 | £29,000 | -17.14% | 6 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 18 | £28,750 | +0.88% | 1 |
| Scotland | -71 | 8 | £30,000 | -20.00% | 3 |
| Wales | +7 | 5 | £42,500 | +41.67% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | +26 | 1 | £35,000 | -6.67% |
Junior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 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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