Junior
UK
The median Junior daily rate in the UK is £325 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 May 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 14 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 364 | 409 | 469 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +45 | +60 | -4 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Junior | 232 | 319 | 419 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.54% | 0.55% | 0.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.59% | 0.58% | 0.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 166 | 222 | 263 |
| 10th Percentile | £124 | £135 | £138 |
| 25th Percentile | £201 | £163 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £270 | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.37% | -10.00% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £375 | £367 | £386 |
| 90th Percentile | £488 | £450 | £462 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £300 | £250 | £273 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -8.26% | +27.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 24 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £11.00 | £12.37 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £12.26 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £10.42 | £14.12 | £20.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.20% | -31.12% | +10.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £12.30 | £20.06 | £22.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £35.18 | £30.54 | £34.19 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £10.42 | £14.12 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.20% | -32.76% | +0.33% |
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 | 39,586 | 54,569 | 84,106 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.66% | 95.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,744 | 38,105 | 59,089 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,669 | 1,523 | 2,070 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.45 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.18 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.38% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.02 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Junior
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Junior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Junior
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Junior.
Junior
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Junior over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.
Junior
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Junior.
Junior
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Junior over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.
Junior
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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 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 | +29 | 180 | £325 | +20.37% | 420 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 98 | £300 | +20.00% | 334 |
| London | +47 | 88 | £310 | +12.73% | 113 |
| Work from Home | +98 | 78 | £320 | +0.39% | 191 |
| South East | +14 | 31 | £343 | +80.53% | 74 |
| North of England | +14 | 24 | £365 | +21.67% | 73 |
| South West | +7 | 15 | £369 | +84.38% | 57 |
| Midlands | +12 | 11 | £200 | -38.46% | 70 |
| Scotland | +30 | 10 | £148 | +8.60% | 28 |
| North East | +21 | 10 | £321 | -14.33% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 9 | £208 | -30.83% | 41 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 8 | £370 | +64.44% | 23 |
| North West | +8 | 6 | £363 | +19.34% | 40 |
| East of England | -11 | 5 | £290 | +7.41% | 34 |
| Wales | +15 | 2 | £160 | -27.27% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 2 | £175 | -50.00% | 29 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 1 | £288 | +16.99% | 4 |
Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 May 2024, Junior 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 in the job title.
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Junior 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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