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 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 231 192
Rank change year-on-year +118 -39 +59
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 1,028 616 807
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.95% 1.28% 1.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.14% 1.38% 1.72%
Number of salaries quoted 447 331 637
10th Percentile £24,500 £22,000 £23,650
25th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £25,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.14%
75th Percentile £38,125 £43,750 £43,750
90th Percentile £45,000 £57,500 £55,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £33,200 £32,500
% change year-on-year -2.11% +2.15% -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 48,032 44,628 46,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.71% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,380 23,318 36,700
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

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 14 January 2026.

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 14 January 2026. 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 +120 262 £30,000 -3.23% 106
North of England +87 239 £32,500 -7.14% 59
Midlands +83 201 £35,000 +16.67% 34
South West +92 135 £32,500 -1.17% 40
London -6 130 £32,500 -13.33% 80
Yorkshire +60 126 £35,000 +7.69% 19
West Midlands +67 120 £35,000 - 15
North West +50 86 £32,250 -19.58% 23
East Midlands +30 81 £35,000 +45.83% 19
East of England +6 58 £30,000 +33.33% 52
North East +20 27 £27,500 +1.85% 18
Junior
UK

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

For the 6 months to 14 January 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 England region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 565 (54.96%) Microsoft
2 517 (50.29%) Azure
3 471 (45.82%) Azure Certification
4 291 (28.31%) SQL
5 281 (27.33%) Mentoring
6 279 (27.14%) Microsoft Excel
7 262 (25.49%) Business Intelligence
7 262 (25.49%) Python
8 260 (25.29%) AI
9 259 (25.19%) Cybersecurity
10 256 (24.90%) Power Platform
11 255 (24.81%) Power BI
12 236 (22.96%) Tableau
13 235 (22.86%) Azure AI
13 235 (22.86%) CompTIA CySA+
13 235 (22.86%) CompTIA Security+
13 235 (22.86%) ForeScout
14 91 (8.85%) Problem-Solving
15 80 (7.78%) Degree
16 48 (4.67%) Windows
17 42 (4.09%) Active Directory
18 41 (3.99%) Microsoft Office
19 39 (3.79%) AWS
20 34 (3.31%) Microsoft 365
21 33 (3.21%) Customer Service
22 32 (3.11%) Agile
22 32 (3.11%) Software Engineering
23 31 (3.02%) ITIL
24 30 (2.92%) Continuous Improvement
25 29 (2.82%) Validation

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 10 (0.97%) SharePoint
2 9 (0.88%) Confluence
3 8 (0.78%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.58%) CMS
5 3 (0.29%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.19%) IIS
7 1 (0.097%) Anypoint
Applications
1 279 (27.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 41 (3.99%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.39%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.19%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.19%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.097%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.097%) InDesign
7 1 (0.097%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.097%) Revit
7 1 (0.097%) Sketch
7 1 (0.097%) Trello
Business Applications
1 14 (1.36%) Magento
2 6 (0.58%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.19%) Shopify
4 1 (0.097%) ION Anvil
4 1 (0.097%) Maximo
4 1 (0.097%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 517 (50.29%) Azure
2 256 (24.90%) Power Platform
3 235 (22.86%) Azure AI
4 39 (3.79%) AWS
5 34 (3.31%) Microsoft 365
6 24 (2.33%) SaaS
7 14 (1.36%) Dynamics 365
8 11 (1.07%) Entra ID
9 10 (0.97%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (0.88%) GitHub
11 8 (0.78%) GCP
12 5 (0.49%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 5 (0.49%) Amazon EC2
12 5 (0.49%) Datadog
12 5 (0.49%) Mimecast
13 4 (0.39%) Firebase
13 4 (0.39%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 3 (0.29%) Azure Data Factory
14 3 (0.29%) Power Automate
14 3 (0.29%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 23 (2.24%) DNS
2 18 (1.75%) VPN
3 16 (1.56%) Firewall
4 14 (1.36%) DHCP
5 9 (0.88%) LAN
5 9 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (0.68%) Unified Communications
6 7 (0.68%) WAN
7 6 (0.58%) HTTP
7 6 (0.58%) SSL
8 5 (0.49%) VoIP
8 5 (0.49%) Wireless
9 4 (0.39%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.29%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.29%) VLAN
11 1 (0.097%) 4G
11 1 (0.097%) Cisco IOS
11 1 (0.097%) Ethernet VPN
11 1 (0.097%) IOS XR
11 1 (0.097%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 255 (24.81%) Power BI
2 236 (22.96%) Tableau
3 25 (2.43%) SQL Server
4 15 (1.46%) Relational Database
5 12 (1.17%) PostgreSQL
6 10 (0.97%) Oracle Reports
6 10 (0.97%) Spotfire
7 8 (0.78%) MySQL
8 5 (0.49%) Redis
8 5 (0.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (0.39%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.29%) Big Data
11 2 (0.19%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.19%) MongoDB
12 1 (0.097%) Amazon RDS
12 1 (0.097%) Data Lake
12 1 (0.097%) Data Mining
12 1 (0.097%) DataStage
12 1 (0.097%) Looker
12 1 (0.097%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 25 (2.43%) JIRA
2 14 (1.36%) Git
3 3 (0.29%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.19%) LabVIEW
4 2 (0.19%) Selenium
5 1 (0.097%) GitLab
5 1 (0.097%) Gradle
5 1 (0.097%) Maven
5 1 (0.097%) Postman
5 1 (0.097%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.097%) Snyk
5 1 (0.097%) Sourcetree
5 1 (0.097%) Subversion
5 1 (0.097%) TestRail
General
1 643 (62.55%) Social Skills
2 65 (6.32%) Analytical Skills
3 60 (5.84%) Finance
4 40 (3.89%) Organisational Skills
5 26 (2.53%) Legal
6 25 (2.43%) Public Sector
7 24 (2.33%) Law
8 20 (1.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 20 (1.95%) Marketing
9 16 (1.56%) Manufacturing
10 13 (1.26%) Automotive
10 13 (1.26%) Pharmaceutical
10 13 (1.26%) Retail
11 10 (0.97%) Advertising
12 8 (0.78%) Publishing
13 7 (0.68%) Financial Institution
14 6 (0.58%) Front Office
15 5 (0.49%) General Ledger
15 5 (0.49%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (0.49%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (2.43%) React
2 23 (2.24%) .NET
3 17 (1.65%) HTML
4 12 (1.17%) CSS
5 9 (0.88%) Vue
6 7 (0.68%) Node.js
7 6 (0.58%) AngularJS
7 6 (0.58%) ASP.NET
8 5 (0.49%) ASP.NET MVC
8 5 (0.49%) React Native
9 4 (0.39%) Laravel
9 4 (0.39%) Micronaut
9 4 (0.39%) Next.js
9 4 (0.39%) Pandas
9 4 (0.39%) RESTful
9 4 (0.39%) SignalR
10 3 (0.29%) Middleware
10 3 (0.29%) Spring
10 3 (0.29%) Web Services
10 3 (0.29%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (1.95%) Management Information System
2 17 (1.65%) Onboarding
3 15 (1.46%) Driving Licence
4 13 (1.26%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (1.17%) Social Media
6 7 (0.68%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (0.49%) Mobile App
8 4 (0.39%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (0.39%) Blog
8 4 (0.39%) IoT
8 4 (0.39%) Product Ownership
8 4 (0.39%) Smart Home
9 3 (0.29%) Algorithms
9 3 (0.29%) Derivative
9 3 (0.29%) PMI
9 3 (0.29%) Robotics
9 3 (0.29%) Video Conferencing
10 2 (0.19%) Security Posture
11 1 (0.097%) PropTech
11 1 (0.097%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 48 (4.67%) Windows
2 18 (1.75%) Linux
3 15 (1.46%) Mac OS
4 9 (0.88%) Android
5 8 (0.78%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.49%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.29%) AIX
7 3 (0.29%) Unix
8 1 (0.097%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.097%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 281 (27.33%) Mentoring
2 262 (25.49%) Business Intelligence
3 260 (25.29%) AI
4 259 (25.19%) Cybersecurity
5 91 (8.85%) Problem-Solving
6 33 (3.21%) Customer Service
7 32 (3.11%) Agile
7 32 (3.11%) Software Engineering
8 31 (3.02%) ITIL
9 30 (2.92%) Continuous Improvement
10 29 (2.82%) Validation
11 26 (2.53%) Business Development
11 26 (2.53%) ITSM
11 26 (2.53%) Logistics
12 25 (2.43%) Collaborative Working
13 24 (2.33%) Data Cleansing
13 24 (2.33%) DevOps
14 23 (2.24%) Analytics
15 22 (2.14%) Data Collection
16 21 (2.04%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 291 (28.31%) SQL
2 262 (25.49%) Python
3 26 (2.53%) C#
4 25 (2.43%) JavaScript
5 18 (1.75%) Java
6 12 (1.17%) PHP
7 7 (0.68%) PowerShell
7 7 (0.68%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.58%) Bash
9 5 (0.49%) C++
10 3 (0.29%) C
10 3 (0.29%) Rust
11 2 (0.19%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.19%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.19%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.19%) Scala
12 1 (0.097%) DataWeave
12 1 (0.097%) R
12 1 (0.097%) Swift
12 1 (0.097%) VBA
Qualifications
1 471 (45.82%) Azure Certification
2 235 (22.86%) CompTIA CySA+
2 235 (22.86%) CompTIA Security+
3 80 (7.78%) Degree
4 22 (2.14%) Security Cleared
5 17 (1.65%) SC Cleared
6 11 (1.07%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (0.58%) AAT
8 5 (0.49%) NVQ Level 3
8 5 (0.49%) PMI Certification
9 4 (0.39%) CISMP
9 4 (0.39%) City & Guilds
9 4 (0.39%) DBS Check
9 4 (0.39%) GSEC
9 4 (0.39%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.29%) ACCA
10 3 (0.29%) CCNA
10 3 (0.29%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.29%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.19%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (1.56%) QA
2 10 (0.97%) Good Clinical Practice
3 7 (0.68%) Accessibility
3 7 (0.68%) GDPR
3 7 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (0.49%) ARP4761
4 5 (0.49%) PMO
4 5 (0.49%) SLA
5 2 (0.19%) GRC
5 2 (0.19%) SOC 2
6 1 (0.097%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.097%) Government Security Classifications
6 1 (0.097%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (0.097%) ISO 19650
6 1 (0.097%) NIST
System Software
1 42 (4.09%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.78%) Firmware
3 7 (0.68%) Docker
4 6 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.29%) Embedded Firmware
5 3 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (0.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (0.68%) Grafana
3 6 (0.58%) Prometheus
3 6 (0.58%) Terraform
4 4 (0.39%) Progress Chef
5 3 (0.29%) Netcool
6 2 (0.19%) Kubernetes
7 1 (0.097%) Ansible
7 1 (0.097%) CloudHub
7 1 (0.097%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.097%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 565 (54.96%) Microsoft
2 235 (22.86%) ForeScout
3 17 (1.65%) Oracle
4 14 (1.36%) ServiceNow
5 10 (0.97%) Google
5 10 (0.97%) Salesforce
6 9 (0.88%) Apple
6 9 (0.88%) SolarWinds
7 8 (0.78%) Adobe
7 8 (0.78%) Dell
7 8 (0.78%) HP
8 6 (0.58%) BMC
8 6 (0.58%) Remedy
8 6 (0.58%) Siemens
8 6 (0.58%) Splunk
8 6 (0.58%) VMware
9 5 (0.49%) Barracuda Networks
9 5 (0.49%) Juniper
9 5 (0.49%) Sophos
9 5 (0.49%) Ubiquiti