The median Junior salary in Cardiff is £29,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
24 |
44 |
43 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+20 |
-1 |
+17 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior |
13 |
6 |
5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff |
3.62% |
1.63% |
1.43% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.76% |
1.70% |
1.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,100 |
£30,825 |
£22,100 |
| 25th Percentile |
£26,750 |
£31,313 |
£23,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£29,500 |
£34,250 |
£29,813 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.87% |
+14.88% |
-0.63% |
| 75th Percentile |
£32,250 |
£38,813 |
£40,041 |
| 90th Percentile |
£33,900 |
£40,275 |
£43,016 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£29,500 |
£35,000 |
£29,813 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.71% |
+17.40% |
+4.61% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title |
346 |
353 |
334 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
96.38% |
95.92% |
95.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
239 |
228 |
297 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,000 |
£30,000 |
£32,689 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£31,250 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£47,500 |
£51,528 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+15.79% |
-7.82% |
+3.06% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£64,163 |
£67,375 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£79,600 |
£73,450 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+5.26% |
