Junior Software Developer Job Trends in Barnsley

Junior Software Developer
South Yorkshire > Barnsley

The median Junior Software Developer salary in Barnsley is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Developer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Barnsley 0.85% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.94% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Barnsley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Barnsley. 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 Barnsley with a recognized job title 106 7 53
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.60% 100.00% 84.13%
Number of salaries quoted 46 3 51
10th Percentile £27,250 £29,950 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £34,188 £40,428
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -5.56% -
75th Percentile £47,250 £56,250 £50,000
90th Percentile £51,500 £63,750 £54,047
South Yorkshire median annual salary £42,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -23.64% +15.79% +5.56%

Junior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barnsley

For the 6 months to 17 March 2026, Junior Software Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Barnsley region featuring Junior Software Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) PHP

Junior Software Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barnsley by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PHP