Junior Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Junior
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median Junior salary in Cambridgeshire is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 72 61
Rank change year-on-year +18 -11 +42
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 15 12 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 1.71% 1.35% 0.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.91% 1.48% 0.86%
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 2
10th Percentile - £26,350 £25,925
25th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £26,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £28,500 £28,250
Median % change year-on-year +14.04% +0.88% -24.67%
75th Percentile £53,125 £38,875 £31,188
90th Percentile £81,250 £44,050 £31,975
East of England median annual salary £30,000 £22,500 £26,500
% change year-on-year +33.33% -15.09% -15.20%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 785 811 583
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.41% 91.43% 93.58%
Number of salaries quoted 540 404 388
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,625 £81,750 £87,875
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Junior job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Junior
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Cambridgeshire.

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Cambridgeshire

Junior
Salary Histogram in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior in Cambridgeshire over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Junior in Cambridgeshire

Junior
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 2 January 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridge +11 14 £32,500 +14.04% 3
Huntingdon - 1 - -
Junior
East of England

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

For the 6 months to 2 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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 10 (66.67%) Azure
1 10 (66.67%) Azure Certification
1 10 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 6 (40.00%) AI
2 6 (40.00%) Python
2 6 (40.00%) SQL
3 5 (33.33%) Azure AI
3 5 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 5 (33.33%) CompTIA CySA+
3 5 (33.33%) CompTIA Security+
3 5 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (33.33%) ForeScout
3 5 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 5 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (33.33%) Power BI
3 5 (33.33%) Power Platform
3 5 (33.33%) Tableau
4 3 (20.00%) Automated Trading
4 3 (20.00%) Low Latency
4 3 (20.00%) Mathematics
4 3 (20.00%) Proprietary Trading
4 3 (20.00%) Quantitative Research
4 3 (20.00%) Ultra-Low Latency
5 1 (6.67%) Agile
5 1 (6.67%) Client Onboarding
5 1 (6.67%) Deep Learning
5 1 (6.67%) LLM
5 1 (6.67%) Machine Learning
5 1 (6.67%) Software Deployment

Junior Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 10 (66.67%) Azure
2 5 (33.33%) Azure AI
2 5 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (33.33%) Power BI
1 5 (33.33%) Tableau
General
1 10 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (6.67%) Billing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (40.00%) AI
2 5 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 5 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 3 (20.00%) Automated Trading
3 3 (20.00%) Low Latency
3 3 (20.00%) Mathematics
3 3 (20.00%) Proprietary Trading
3 3 (20.00%) Quantitative Research
3 3 (20.00%) Ultra-Low Latency
4 1 (6.67%) Agile
4 1 (6.67%) Client Onboarding
4 1 (6.67%) Deep Learning
4 1 (6.67%) LLM
4 1 (6.67%) Machine Learning
4 1 (6.67%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 6 (40.00%) Python
1 6 (40.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (66.67%) Azure Certification
2 5 (33.33%) CompTIA CySA+
2 5 (33.33%) CompTIA Security+
Vendors
1 10 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 5 (33.33%) ForeScout