Junior Job Trends in Bournemouth

Junior
Dorset > Bournemouth

The median Junior salary in Bournemouth is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 29 30
Rank change year-on-year +16 +1 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 12 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Bournemouth 8.28% 0.65% 0.71%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.70% 0.69% 0.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,250 - £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 - £32,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +18.18%
75th Percentile £33,750 - £33,750
90th Percentile - - -
Dorset median annual salary £32,500 £25,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +27.45% -43.33% +52.54%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bournemouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bournemouth. 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 Bournemouth with a recognized job title 138 145 134
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.17% 94.77% 95.71%
Number of salaries quoted 99 98 126
10th Percentile £27,707 £37,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,788 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +15.79%
75th Percentile £75,000 £60,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £77,500
Dorset median annual salary £40,250 £50,000 £53,875
% change year-on-year -19.50% -7.19% +7.75%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in Bournemouth

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Junior' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bournemouth.

Junior job vacancy trend in Bournemouth

Junior
Salary Trend in Bournemouth

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Bournemouth.

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Bournemouth

Junior Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bournemouth

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Junior 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 Bournemouth region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 11 (91.67%) Azure
2 10 (83.33%) Azure Certification
2 10 (83.33%) Microsoft
3 5 (41.67%) AI
3 5 (41.67%) Azure AI
3 5 (41.67%) Business Intelligence
3 5 (41.67%) CompTIA CySA+
3 5 (41.67%) CompTIA Security+
3 5 (41.67%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (41.67%) ForeScout
3 5 (41.67%) Mentoring
3 5 (41.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (41.67%) Power BI
3 5 (41.67%) Power Platform
3 5 (41.67%) Python
3 5 (41.67%) SQL
3 5 (41.67%) Tableau
4 1 (8.33%) Active Directory
4 1 (8.33%) Agile
4 1 (8.33%) CI/CD
4 1 (8.33%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (8.33%) Entra ID
4 1 (8.33%) Identity Access Management
4 1 (8.33%) Java
4 1 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (8.33%) Operational Stability
4 1 (8.33%) SDLC
4 1 (8.33%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (8.33%) Software Engineering

Junior Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bournemouth 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:

Applications
1 5 (41.67%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 11 (91.67%) Azure
2 5 (41.67%) Azure AI
2 5 (41.67%) Power Platform
3 1 (8.33%) Entra ID
3 1 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (41.67%) Power BI
1 5 (41.67%) Tableau
General
1 11 (91.67%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) AI
1 5 (41.67%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (41.67%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (41.67%) Mentoring
2 1 (8.33%) Agile
2 1 (8.33%) CI/CD
2 1 (8.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (8.33%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (8.33%) Operational Stability
2 1 (8.33%) SDLC
2 1 (8.33%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 5 (41.67%) Python
1 5 (41.67%) SQL
2 1 (8.33%) Java
Qualifications
1 10 (83.33%) Azure Certification
2 5 (41.67%) CompTIA CySA+
2 5 (41.67%) CompTIA Security+
System Software
1 1 (8.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (8.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 10 (83.33%) Microsoft
2 5 (41.67%) ForeScout