Junior Job Trends in Cheltenham

Junior
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The median Junior salary in Cheltenham is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 December 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 42 63
Rank change year-on-year +20 +21 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 7 1 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham 4.32% 0.45% 1.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.38% 0.47% 1.69%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - £23,975
25th Percentile £31,250 - £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 - £30,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +50.00%
75th Percentile £33,750 - £32,500
90th Percentile - - £38,650
Gloucestershire median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year - +16.67% +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheltenham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheltenham. 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 Cheltenham with a recognized job title 160 212 356
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.77% 95.93% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 128 116 203
10th Percentile £32,000 £33,750 £36,450
25th Percentile £40,938 £47,188 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £60,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% +7.14% +1.82%
75th Percentile £85,313 £75,000 £71,625
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £80,000
Gloucestershire median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.66% +0.95% -

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

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

Junior job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

Junior
Salary Trend in Cheltenham

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Cheltenham.

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Cheltenham

Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 5 December 2025, 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 Cheltenham region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Azure
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (85.71%) Azure Certification
3 3 (42.86%) AI
3 3 (42.86%) Azure AI
3 3 (42.86%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (42.86%) CompTIA CySA+
3 3 (42.86%) CompTIA Security+
3 3 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (42.86%) ForeScout
3 3 (42.86%) Mentoring
3 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (42.86%) Power BI
3 3 (42.86%) Power Platform
3 3 (42.86%) Python
3 3 (42.86%) SQL
3 3 (42.86%) Tableau
4 1 (14.29%) Agile
4 1 (14.29%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (14.29%) BC Cleared
4 1 (14.29%) Compliance Audit
4 1 (14.29%) DevOps
4 1 (14.29%) Functional Testing
4 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (14.29%) ITIL
4 1 (14.29%) JIRA
4 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (14.29%) Project Delivery
4 1 (14.29%) Project Management
4 1 (14.29%) Regression Testing

Junior Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham 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 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 7 (100.00%) Azure
2 3 (42.86%) Azure AI
2 3 (42.86%) Power Platform
3 1 (14.29%) Azure DevOps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (42.86%) Power BI
1 3 (42.86%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) JIRA
General
1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) AI
1 3 (42.86%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (42.86%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (42.86%) Mentoring
2 1 (14.29%) Agile
2 1 (14.29%) Compliance Audit
2 1 (14.29%) DevOps
2 1 (14.29%) Functional Testing
2 1 (14.29%) ITIL
2 1 (14.29%) Project Delivery
2 1 (14.29%) Project Management
2 1 (14.29%) Regression Testing
2 1 (14.29%) SDLC
2 1 (14.29%) Software Testing
2 1 (14.29%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 3 (42.86%) Python
1 3 (42.86%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) Azure Certification
2 3 (42.86%) CompTIA CySA+
2 3 (42.86%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (14.29%) BC Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (42.86%) ForeScout