Junior Software Developer Jobs in England

Junior Software Developer
UK > England

The median Junior Software Developer salary in England is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 790 795 953
Rank change year-on-year +5 +158 -205
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Developer 47 152 165
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.055% 0.16% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.059% 0.18% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 37 52 144
10th Percentile - £26,375 £18,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £34,324 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.31% +5.61% -
75th Percentile £43,750 £43,438 £37,500
90th Percentile £53,000 £56,250 £38,750
UK median annual salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,500

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 80,250 85,781 125,417
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.57% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,143 54,189 75,436
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,375 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,923 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.80% - +9.09%

Junior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior Software Developer in England

Junior Software Developer
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Software Developer in England.

Salary trend for Junior Software Developer in England

Junior Software Developer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Software Developer in England over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior Software Developer in England

Junior Software Developer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Software Developer within the England region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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
South East -6 14 £35,000 +7.69%
North of England +45 13 £27,500 -21.43% 4
London +90 7 £56,250 +18.42% 4
North West +15 7 £27,500 -26.67% 2
Yorkshire +88 6 £27,500 -21.43%
Midlands -1 5 £27,500 -21.43% 1
West Midlands +16 4 £27,500 -24.14% 1
East of England -8 4 £27,000 -
South West -20 4 £32,500 -2.99% 1
East Midlands -21 1 £35,000 -
Junior Software Developer
UK

Junior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Junior Software Developer 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 England region featuring Junior Software Developer in the job title.

1 27 (57.45%) C#
2 24 (51.06%) JavaScript
3 20 (42.55%) Degree
4 17 (36.17%) Java
5 15 (31.91%) Agile
6 14 (29.79%) SQL
6 14 (29.79%) CSS
7 13 (27.66%) .NET
7 13 (27.66%) HTML
7 13 (27.66%) Python
7 13 (27.66%) Software Engineering
8 12 (25.53%) Problem-Solving
9 11 (23.40%) Computer Science
10 10 (21.28%) Finance
10 10 (21.28%) Public Sector
10 10 (21.28%) Docker
11 8 (17.02%) Social Skills
11 8 (17.02%) Design Patterns
11 8 (17.02%) OO
11 8 (17.02%) SQL Server
12 7 (14.89%) Linux
12 7 (14.89%) Scrum
12 7 (14.89%) TDD
12 7 (14.89%) Git
12 7 (14.89%) Full Stack Development
12 7 (14.89%) Computer Science Degree
13 6 (12.77%) Clean Code
13 6 (12.77%) HTML5
13 6 (12.77%) REST
13 6 (12.77%) Mathematics

Junior Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 2 (4.26%) Confluence
2 1 (2.13%) CMS
2 1 (2.13%) Umbraco
Cloud Services
1 5 (10.64%) Azure
2 4 (8.51%) Azure DevOps
2 4 (8.51%) SaaS
3 3 (6.38%) AWS
4 2 (4.26%) AWS Lambda
4 2 (4.26%) GitHub
4 2 (4.26%) GitHub Actions
4 2 (4.26%) npm
4 2 (4.26%) Serverless
4 2 (4.26%) Yarn
5 1 (2.13%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (2.13%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (17.02%) SQL Server
2 5 (10.64%) MySQL
3 4 (8.51%) MongoDB
4 3 (6.38%) NoSQL
4 3 (6.38%) Redis
5 2 (4.26%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 7 (14.89%) Git
2 4 (8.51%) Gradle
2 4 (8.51%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 4 (8.51%) Visual Studio
2 4 (8.51%) Visual Studio Code
3 2 (4.26%) JIRA
4 1 (2.13%) Android Studio
4 1 (2.13%) Bitbucket
4 1 (2.13%) IntelliJ
4 1 (2.13%) Maven
4 1 (2.13%) TeamCity
General
1 10 (21.28%) Finance
1 10 (21.28%) Public Sector
2 8 (17.02%) Social Skills
3 6 (12.77%) Telecoms
4 5 (10.64%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (8.51%) Electronics
5 4 (8.51%) Games
5 4 (8.51%) Manufacturing
6 3 (6.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (6.38%) Marketing
7 1 (2.13%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (29.79%) CSS
2 13 (27.66%) .NET
2 13 (27.66%) HTML
3 6 (12.77%) HTML5
3 6 (12.77%) REST
4 5 (10.64%) React
4 5 (10.64%) Vue
5 4 (8.51%) .NET Framework
5 4 (8.51%) Flask
5 4 (8.51%) Pandas
5 4 (8.51%) Tkinter
6 3 (6.38%) ASP.NET
6 3 (6.38%) ASP.NET Core
6 3 (6.38%) Laravel
6 3 (6.38%) RabbitMQ
6 3 (6.38%) Svelte
6 3 (6.38%) XML
6 3 (6.38%) XSLT
7 2 (4.26%) OpenAPI
7 2 (4.26%) VuePress
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.51%) Hackathon
2 3 (6.38%) Algorithms
2 3 (6.38%) Data Structures
2 3 (6.38%) Embedded Systems
2 3 (6.38%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (4.26%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (4.26%) e-Health
3 2 (4.26%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (4.26%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (4.26%) Life Science
3 2 (4.26%) Mobile App
4 1 (2.13%) Blockchain
4 1 (2.13%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (2.13%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 7 (14.89%) Linux
2 2 (4.26%) Android
3 1 (2.13%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (31.91%) Agile
2 13 (27.66%) Software Engineering
3 12 (25.53%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (23.40%) Computer Science
5 8 (17.02%) Design Patterns
5 8 (17.02%) OO
6 7 (14.89%) Full Stack Development
6 7 (14.89%) Scrum
6 7 (14.89%) TDD
7 6 (12.77%) Clean Code
7 6 (12.77%) Mathematics
8 5 (10.64%) DevOps
8 5 (10.64%) Fintech
9 4 (8.51%) Artificial Intelligence
9 4 (8.51%) Chemistry
9 4 (8.51%) Continuous Integration
9 4 (8.51%) Mentoring
9 4 (8.51%) OOP
9 4 (8.51%) SDLC
10 3 (6.38%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 27 (57.45%) C#
2 24 (51.06%) JavaScript
3 17 (36.17%) Java
4 14 (29.79%) SQL
5 13 (27.66%) Python
6 6 (12.77%) C
6 6 (12.77%) C++
7 5 (10.64%) Go
7 5 (10.64%) PHP
8 4 (8.51%) Bash
8 4 (8.51%) Shell Script
9 2 (4.26%) Fortran
10 1 (2.13%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 20 (42.55%) Degree
2 7 (14.89%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (6.38%) Master's Degree
3 3 (6.38%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.38%) QA
2 2 (4.26%) GDPR
System Software
1 10 (21.28%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (8.51%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (8.51%) Oracle
2 3 (6.38%) SAP
2 3 (6.38%) YouTube
3 2 (4.26%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.13%) Cadence
4 1 (2.13%) Google