Junior Jobs in Dorset

Junior
South West > Dorset

The median Junior salary in Dorset is £40,101 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 92 63
Rank change year-on-year +44 -29 +17
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 12 11 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 2.73% 0.89% 2.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.78% 0.93% 2.96%
Number of salaries quoted 9 11 3
10th Percentile £26,250 £21,250 £25,650
25th Percentile £37,574 £22,375 £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,101 £26,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +54.23% -20.00% +8.33%
75th Percentile £42,627 £30,000 £33,750
90th Percentile - £33,750 -
South West median annual salary £35,000 £30,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year +16.67% -7.69% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 432 1,179 541
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.41% 94.93% 82.60%
Number of salaries quoted 176 701 343
10th Percentile £29,625 £27,050 £32,100
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £54,000 £60,000 £61,875
90th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £73,750
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings that featured Junior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for Junior in Dorset

Junior
Salary Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior in Dorset.

Salary trend for Junior in Dorset

Junior
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior in Dorset over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Junior in Dorset

Junior
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 30 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bournemouth +57 3 - - 4
Poole +10 2 £27,500 -8.33% 2
Junior
South West

Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Junior job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Dorset region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 9 (75.00%) Degree
2 7 (58.33%) Mathematics
2 7 (58.33%) Physics
2 7 (58.33%) Computer Science
2 7 (58.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 7 (58.33%) Social Skills
2 7 (58.33%) UML
3 6 (50.00%) MATLAB
3 6 (50.00%) Simulink
3 6 (50.00%) Project Management
3 6 (50.00%) IBM
3 6 (50.00%) Aerospace
3 6 (50.00%) PLM
3 6 (50.00%) Teamcenter
3 6 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (50.00%) Systems Engineering
3 6 (50.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 6 (50.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
3 6 (50.00%) SysML
3 6 (50.00%) Electronics
3 6 (50.00%) Rational DOORS
3 6 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (33.33%) Software Engineering
4 4 (33.33%) SDLC
4 4 (33.33%) Java
5 3 (25.00%) Agile
5 3 (25.00%) Operational Stability
5 3 (25.00%) CI/CD
5 3 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (16.67%) Presales

Junior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (8.33%) Apache
Applications
1 6 (50.00%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 6 (50.00%) Teamcenter
Development Applications
1 6 (50.00%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (8.33%) Eclipse
2 1 (8.33%) Eclipse RCP
2 1 (8.33%) JIRA
General
1 7 (58.33%) Social Skills
2 6 (50.00%) Aerospace
2 6 (50.00%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (16.67%) HTML
2 1 (8.33%) CSS
2 1 (8.33%) JSP
2 1 (8.33%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.33%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1 (8.33%) Linux
1 1 (8.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) Computer Science
1 7 (58.33%) Mathematics
1 7 (58.33%) Physics
1 7 (58.33%) UML
2 6 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (50.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
2 6 (50.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
2 6 (50.00%) PLM
2 6 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (50.00%) Project Management
2 6 (50.00%) SysML
2 6 (50.00%) Systems Engineering
3 4 (33.33%) SDLC
3 4 (33.33%) Software Engineering
4 3 (25.00%) Agile
4 3 (25.00%) CI/CD
4 3 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (25.00%) Operational Stability
5 2 (16.67%) Presales
6 1 (8.33%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 6 (50.00%) MATLAB
2 4 (33.33%) Java
3 2 (16.67%) SQL
4 1 (8.33%) Ada
4 1 (8.33%) C#
4 1 (8.33%) JavaScript
4 1 (8.33%) Python
4 1 (8.33%) Rust
Qualifications
1 9 (75.00%) Degree
2 7 (58.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 6 (50.00%) IBM