Junior
UK
The median Junior daily rate in the UK is £325 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 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 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 368 | 407 | 481 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +39 | +74 | -20 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Junior | 235 | 334 | 434 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.54% | 0.57% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.59% | 0.60% | 0.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 168 | 232 | 268 |
| 10th Percentile | £129 | £135 | £130 |
| 25th Percentile | £200 | £163 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £261 | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.40% | -12.92% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £375 | £363 | £386 |
| 90th Percentile | £488 | £450 | £455 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £300 | £225 | £260 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -13.46% | +21.28% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 24 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £11.00 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £12.26 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £10.42 | £14.12 | £21.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.20% | -32.76% | +13.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £14.99 | £20.06 | £22.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £33.68 | £30.54 | £31.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £10.42 | £14.12 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.20% | -32.76% | +0.32% |
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 | 40,029 | 55,895 | 84,701 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,060 | 39,048 | 59,505 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £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 | £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 | 2,665 | 1,566 | 2,078 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.11 | £15.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +90.68% | +4.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.00 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +115.16% | +2.74% |
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 5 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 5 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 5 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 | +21 | 181 | £325 | +20.37% | 370 |
| UK excluding London | -23 | 99 | £300 | +33.33% | 282 |
| London | +77 | 90 | £311 | +13.18% | 103 |
| Work from Home | +107 | 78 | £325 | +4.00% | 120 |
| South East | +11 | 31 | £343 | +80.53% | 63 |
| North of England | +18 | 22 | £370 | +23.33% | 60 |
| South West | +20 | 17 | £369 | +84.38% | 48 |
| Scotland | +33 | 11 | £145 | +6.70% | 13 |
| Midlands | +12 | 10 | £200 | -30.43% | 69 |
| North East | +25 | 9 | £283 | -24.67% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 8 | £215 | -25.22% | 45 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 7 | £370 | +64.44% | 17 |
| North West | +7 | 6 | £363 | +19.34% | 30 |
| East of England | -8 | 5 | £290 | +7.41% | 36 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 2 | £175 | -27.84% | 24 |
| Wales | +8 | 2 | £160 | -27.27% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 2 | £311 | +26.65% | 4 |
Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 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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