Junior Developer Job Trends in Derby

Junior Developer
Derbyshire > Derby

The median Junior Developer salary in Derby is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 October 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Developer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Derby 0.54% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.55% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
Derbyshire median annual salary £36,250 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Derby. 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 Derby with a recognized job title 181 325 219
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.31% 99.39% 98.65%
Number of salaries quoted 119 184 97
10th Percentile £24,250 £28,211 £23,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £35,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £50,000 £60,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £65,500 £67,500 £66,000
Derbyshire median annual salary £35,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -21.11% -10.00% +11.11%

Junior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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

Junior Developer job vacancy trend in Derby

Junior Developer
Salary Trend in Derby

Salary distribution trend for Junior Developer job vacancies in Derby.

Salary distribution trend for Junior Developer job vacancies in Derby

Junior Developer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 4 October 2025, Junior Developer 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 Derby region featuring Junior Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Django
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) NoSQL
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (100.00%) DynamoDB
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) Flask
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
1 1 (100.00%) Terraform
1 1 (100.00%) Clean Code
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD

Junior Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) DynamoDB
1 1 (100.00%) NoSQL
1 1 (100.00%) PostgreSQL
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Django
1 1 (100.00%) Flask
1 1 (100.00%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Clean Code
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Terraform