Junior Job Trends in Colchester

Junior
Essex > Colchester

The median Junior salary in Colchester is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 September 2026.

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

 6 months to
23 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - 15
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 18 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Colchester 7.26% - 0.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.50% - 0.97%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £21,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - £22,500
75th Percentile - - £23,750
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median annual salary £33,750 £32,500 £22,500
% change year-on-year +3.85% +44.44% -13.46%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Colchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Colchester. 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 Colchester with a recognized job title 240 46 103
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.77% 95.83% 98.10%
Number of salaries quoted 151 35 51
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,900 £24,000
25th Percentile £30,875 £37,500 £27,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £41,000 £40,681
Median % change year-on-year +3.66% +0.78% -32.20%
75th Percentile £55,000 £60,000 £65,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £100,000
Essex median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - -10.00% +5.02%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester

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

Junior job vacancy trend in Colchester

Junior
Salary Trend in Colchester

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Colchester.

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Colchester

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

For the 6 months to 23 September 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 Colchester region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 12 (66.67%) Azure
1 12 (66.67%) Azure Certification
1 12 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 7 (38.89%) AI
2 7 (38.89%) Python
3 6 (33.33%) Azure AI
3 6 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 6 (33.33%) CompTIA CySA+
3 6 (33.33%) CompTIA Security+
3 6 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (33.33%) ForeScout
3 6 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 6 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (33.33%) Power BI
3 6 (33.33%) Power Platform
3 6 (33.33%) SQL
3 6 (33.33%) Tableau
4 5 (27.78%) Digital Marketing
4 5 (27.78%) WordPress
5 1 (5.56%) Active Record
5 1 (5.56%) Degree
5 1 (5.56%) Internet
5 1 (5.56%) Jupyter
5 1 (5.56%) LaTeX
5 1 (5.56%) Mathematics
5 1 (5.56%) Model Validation
5 1 (5.56%) PhD
5 1 (5.56%) Physics
5 1 (5.56%) Validation

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

Application Platforms
1 5 (27.78%) WordPress
2 1 (5.56%) Jupyter
Applications
1 6 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (5.56%) LaTeX
Cloud Services
1 12 (66.67%) Azure
2 6 (33.33%) Azure AI
2 6 (33.33%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.56%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (33.33%) Power BI
1 6 (33.33%) Tableau
General
1 13 (72.22%) Social Skills
2 5 (27.78%) Marketing
3 1 (5.56%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.56%) AI Agents
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (38.89%) AI
2 6 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 6 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 5 (27.78%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (5.56%) Active Record
4 1 (5.56%) Mathematics
4 1 (5.56%) Model Validation
4 1 (5.56%) Physics
4 1 (5.56%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 7 (38.89%) Python
2 6 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (66.67%) Azure Certification
2 6 (33.33%) CompTIA CySA+
2 6 (33.33%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (5.56%) Degree
3 1 (5.56%) PhD
Vendors
1 12 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 6 (33.33%) ForeScout
Junior jobs