The median Junior salary in Cardiff is £29,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
25 |
45 |
44 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+20 |
-1 |
+20 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior |
13 |
6 |
5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff |
3.63% |
1.59% |
1.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.77% |
1.65% |
1.53% |
| 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% |
+4.61% |
| 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% |
+10.42% |
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 |
345 |
363 |
326 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
96.37% |
96.03% |
95.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
239 |
236 |
290 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,000 |
£30,000 |
£32,858 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£31,813 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
£67,226 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
£73,250 |
| South Wales median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+4.17% |
