Junior Job Trends in England

Junior
UK > England

The median Junior salary in England is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 120 238 225
Rank change year-on-year +118 -13 +30
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 1,006 623 637
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.93% 1.25% 1.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.13% 1.35% 1.48%
Number of salaries quoted 427 343 543
10th Percentile £24,150 £23,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £27,250 £26,250 £26,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £32,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.14% -
75th Percentile £38,750 £42,627 £46,250
90th Percentile £45,000 £54,800 £57,500
UK median annual salary £32,500 £32,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year - -7.14% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 47,143 46,289 42,955
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.66% 92.98% 95.08%
Number of salaries quoted 29,526 24,707 33,707
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,200 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £79,000 £79,875
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Junior job vacancy trend in England

Junior
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in England

Junior
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior in England over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Junior in England

Junior
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 within the England region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
South East +108 250 £30,000 - 149
North of England +89 227 £32,500 - 129
Midlands +86 201 £35,000 +16.67% 85
London +1 136 £32,500 -13.33% 128
South West +87 130 £32,500 +11.60% 68
West Midlands +71 120 £35,000 - 47
Yorkshire +63 120 £35,000 +7.69% 46
North West +61 81 £30,000 -18.92% 72
East Midlands +33 81 £35,000 +45.83% 33
East of England +6 59 £32,500 +44.44% 85
North East +15 26 £29,125 +9.91% 12
Junior
UK

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

For the 6 months to 31 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 England region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 565 (56.16%) Microsoft
2 521 (51.79%) Azure
3 471 (46.82%) Azure Certification
4 293 (29.13%) SQL
5 287 (28.53%) Mentoring
6 281 (27.93%) Microsoft Excel
7 266 (26.44%) Cybersecurity
8 264 (26.24%) Python
9 263 (26.14%) Business Intelligence
10 261 (25.94%) AI
11 256 (25.45%) Power BI
11 256 (25.45%) Power Platform
12 236 (23.46%) Tableau
13 235 (23.36%) Azure AI
13 235 (23.36%) CompTIA CySA+
13 235 (23.36%) CompTIA Security+
13 235 (23.36%) ForeScout
14 94 (9.34%) Problem-Solving
15 82 (8.15%) Degree
16 49 (4.87%) Windows
17 45 (4.47%) Active Directory
18 41 (4.08%) AWS
18 41 (4.08%) Microsoft Office
19 36 (3.58%) Customer Service
19 36 (3.58%) Microsoft 365
20 33 (3.28%) Agile
20 33 (3.28%) C#
20 33 (3.28%) Continuous Improvement
21 29 (2.88%) Analytics
21 29 (2.88%) SQL Server

Junior Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 12 (1.19%) SharePoint
2 9 (0.89%) Confluence
3 8 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.60%) CMS
5 3 (0.30%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.30%) IIS
6 1 (0.099%) Anypoint
Applications
1 281 (27.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 41 (4.08%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (0.80%) Spreadsheet
4 6 (0.60%) Photoshop
5 5 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.30%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.20%) Adobe XD
7 2 (0.20%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.099%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.099%) InDesign
8 1 (0.099%) Revit
8 1 (0.099%) Sketch
8 1 (0.099%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (1.19%) Magento
2 4 (0.40%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (0.40%) Shopify
3 3 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.099%) ION Anvil
4 1 (0.099%) Maximo
4 1 (0.099%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 521 (51.79%) Azure
2 256 (25.45%) Power Platform
3 235 (23.36%) Azure AI
4 41 (4.08%) AWS
5 36 (3.58%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (1.99%) SaaS
7 13 (1.29%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (1.19%) Entra ID
9 10 (0.99%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (0.89%) GitHub
11 8 (0.80%) GCP
12 6 (0.60%) Mimecast
13 5 (0.50%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 5 (0.50%) Amazon EC2
13 5 (0.50%) Datadog
14 4 (0.40%) Azure Data Factory
14 4 (0.40%) Firebase
14 4 (0.40%) Google Analytics
14 4 (0.40%) OneDrive
14 4 (0.40%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 23 (2.29%) DNS
2 20 (1.99%) VPN
3 16 (1.59%) DHCP
4 15 (1.49%) Firewall
5 9 (0.89%) LAN
5 9 (0.89%) Wi-Fi
6 8 (0.80%) Unified Communications
7 7 (0.70%) WAN
8 5 (0.50%) HTTP
8 5 (0.50%) Remote Desktop
8 5 (0.50%) VoIP
8 5 (0.50%) Wireless
9 4 (0.40%) SSL
9 4 (0.40%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.30%) VLAN
11 1 (0.099%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.099%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 256 (25.45%) Power BI
2 236 (23.46%) Tableau
3 29 (2.88%) SQL Server
4 16 (1.59%) Relational Database
5 11 (1.09%) PostgreSQL
6 10 (0.99%) Spotfire
7 8 (0.80%) MySQL
7 8 (0.80%) Oracle Reports
8 6 (0.60%) Big Data
8 6 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (0.50%) Redis
10 4 (0.40%) Oracle Database
11 2 (0.20%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.20%) MongoDB
12 1 (0.099%) Amazon RDS
12 1 (0.099%) Data Lake
12 1 (0.099%) Data Mining
12 1 (0.099%) DataStage
12 1 (0.099%) Looker
12 1 (0.099%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 26 (2.58%) JIRA
2 14 (1.39%) Git
3 3 (0.30%) GitLab
3 3 (0.30%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.20%) LabVIEW
4 2 (0.20%) Octopus Deploy
4 2 (0.20%) Selenium
4 2 (0.20%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.099%) Gradle
5 1 (0.099%) Maven
5 1 (0.099%) Postman
5 1 (0.099%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.099%) Snyk
5 1 (0.099%) Sourcetree
5 1 (0.099%) Subversion
5 1 (0.099%) TestRail
General
1 645 (64.12%) Social Skills
2 69 (6.86%) Finance
3 64 (6.36%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (4.37%) Organisational Skills
5 26 (2.58%) Law
5 26 (2.58%) Legal
6 25 (2.49%) Public Sector
7 21 (2.09%) Marketing
8 19 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 18 (1.79%) Retail
10 16 (1.59%) Manufacturing
11 15 (1.49%) Pharmaceutical
12 12 (1.19%) Automotive
13 10 (0.99%) Financial Institution
14 8 (0.80%) Advertising
14 8 (0.80%) Publishing
15 6 (0.60%) Front Office
16 5 (0.50%) Billing
16 5 (0.50%) General Ledger
16 5 (0.50%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (2.68%) .NET
1 27 (2.68%) React
2 22 (2.19%) HTML
3 15 (1.49%) CSS
4 9 (0.89%) Vue
5 7 (0.70%) AngularJS
5 7 (0.70%) ASP.NET
5 7 (0.70%) Node.js
6 6 (0.60%) .NET Core
6 6 (0.60%) ASP.NET MVC
7 5 (0.50%) Pandas
8 4 (0.40%) JSON
8 4 (0.40%) Laravel
8 4 (0.40%) Micronaut
8 4 (0.40%) Next.js
8 4 (0.40%) Polars
8 4 (0.40%) PySpark
8 4 (0.40%) React Native
8 4 (0.40%) RESTful
8 4 (0.40%) SignalR
Miscellaneous
1 20 (1.99%) Management Information System
2 17 (1.69%) Onboarding
3 16 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
4 15 (1.49%) Driving Licence
5 10 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (0.99%) Social Media
6 5 (0.50%) Mobile App
7 4 (0.40%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (0.40%) Blog
7 4 (0.40%) IoT
7 4 (0.40%) Product Ownership
7 4 (0.40%) Smart Home
8 3 (0.30%) Algorithms
8 3 (0.30%) Derivative
8 3 (0.30%) PMI
8 3 (0.30%) Robotics
8 3 (0.30%) Video Conferencing
9 2 (0.20%) CMDB
9 2 (0.20%) Graphic Design
9 2 (0.20%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 49 (4.87%) Windows
2 16 (1.59%) Linux
3 15 (1.49%) Mac OS
4 9 (0.89%) Android
5 8 (0.80%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.50%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.30%) AIX
7 3 (0.30%) Unix
8 2 (0.20%) Windows Server
9 1 (0.099%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 287 (28.53%) Mentoring
2 266 (26.44%) Cybersecurity
3 263 (26.14%) Business Intelligence
4 261 (25.94%) AI
5 94 (9.34%) Problem-Solving
6 36 (3.58%) Customer Service
7 33 (3.28%) Agile
7 33 (3.28%) Continuous Improvement
8 29 (2.88%) Analytics
9 28 (2.78%) ITIL
9 28 (2.78%) Software Engineering
9 28 (2.78%) Validation
10 27 (2.68%) Business Development
10 27 (2.68%) ITSM
11 25 (2.49%) Logistics
12 24 (2.39%) Collaborative Working
12 24 (2.39%) Data Cleansing
13 23 (2.29%) Full-Stack Development
14 22 (2.19%) Data Collection
14 22 (2.19%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 293 (29.13%) SQL
2 264 (26.24%) Python
3 33 (3.28%) C#
4 27 (2.68%) JavaScript
5 18 (1.79%) Java
6 10 (0.99%) PHP
7 8 (0.80%) PowerShell
7 8 (0.80%) TypeScript
8 7 (0.70%) Bash
9 5 (0.50%) C++
10 3 (0.30%) C
11 2 (0.20%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.20%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.20%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.20%) Rust
11 2 (0.20%) Scala
12 1 (0.099%) DataWeave
12 1 (0.099%) R
12 1 (0.099%) Swift
12 1 (0.099%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 471 (46.82%) Azure Certification
2 235 (23.36%) CompTIA CySA+
2 235 (23.36%) CompTIA Security+
3 82 (8.15%) Degree
4 24 (2.39%) Security Cleared
5 19 (1.89%) SC Cleared
6 11 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (0.99%) AAT
8 5 (0.50%) NVQ Level 3
8 5 (0.50%) PMI Certification
9 4 (0.40%) ACCA
9 4 (0.40%) CISMP
9 4 (0.40%) City & Guilds
9 4 (0.40%) DBS Check
9 4 (0.40%) GSEC
9 4 (0.40%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.30%) CCNA
10 3 (0.30%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.30%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.20%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (1.49%) QA
2 10 (0.99%) Good Clinical Practice
3 8 (0.80%) GDPR
3 8 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (0.70%) Accessibility
5 5 (0.50%) ARP4761
5 5 (0.50%) PMO
5 5 (0.50%) SLA
6 3 (0.30%) GRC
7 2 (0.20%) NIST
7 2 (0.20%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.099%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.099%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.099%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.099%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 45 (4.47%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.80%) Docker
2 8 (0.80%) Firmware
3 6 (0.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.30%) Embedded Firmware
4 3 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.099%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 8 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.60%) Terraform
3 5 (0.50%) Grafana
4 4 (0.40%) Progress Chef
4 4 (0.40%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.30%) Netcool
6 2 (0.20%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.099%) Ansible
7 1 (0.099%) CloudHub
7 1 (0.099%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.099%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 565 (56.16%) Microsoft
2 235 (23.36%) ForeScout
3 15 (1.49%) Oracle
4 12 (1.19%) Google
4 12 (1.19%) ServiceNow
5 10 (0.99%) Salesforce
6 9 (0.89%) Adobe
7 8 (0.80%) Apple
7 8 (0.80%) Dell
7 8 (0.80%) HP
8 7 (0.70%) SolarWinds
9 6 (0.60%) Databricks
9 6 (0.60%) Siemens
9 6 (0.60%) VMware
10 5 (0.50%) Barracuda Networks
10 5 (0.50%) Juniper
10 5 (0.50%) Sophos
10 5 (0.50%) Ubiquiti
11 4 (0.40%) Fortinet
11 4 (0.40%) Splunk