Junior Developer
UK
The median Junior Developer daily rate in the UK is £358 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 562 | 652 | 801 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +90 | +149 | -158 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Junior Developer | 29 | 55 | 61 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.066% | 0.091% | 0.068% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.072% | 0.096% | 0.072% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 37 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £219 | £218 | £151 |
| 25th Percentile | £275 | £263 | £211 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £358 | £350 | £305 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.14% | +14.75% | +57.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £443 | £475 | £343 |
| 90th Percentile | £503 | £640 | £430 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £344 | £350 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.79% | +16.67% | +140.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £19.68 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £20.18 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £21.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £21.00 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,491 | 57,026 | 85,241 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.56% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,430 | 39,779 | 59,788 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,635 | 1,621 | 2,118 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.36 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.50 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.11% | +95.65% | +0.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.99 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Junior Developer.
Junior Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Junior Developer over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.
Junior Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Junior Developer.
Junior Developer
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +92 | 22 | £375 | +7.14% | 57 |
| London | +93 | 16 | £375 | -3.29% | 18 |
| Work from Home | +106 | 11 | £266 | -21.11% | 29 |
| UK excluding London | +38 | 5 | £344 | -1.79% | 47 |
| North of England | +34 | 4 | £344 | -1.79% | 16 |
| North West | - | 2 | £344 | - | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +21 | 1 | £375 | +7.14% | 4 |
| South East | +14 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| North East | - | 1 | £283 | - | 2 |
Junior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Junior Developer contract 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 contract 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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