Junior Job Trends in Gloucestershire

Junior
South West > Gloucestershire

The median Junior salary in Gloucestershire is £35,000 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 38 67 93
Rank change year-on-year +29 +26 +2
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 23 9 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucestershire 3.55% 1.37% 1.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.80% 1.42% 1.29%
Number of salaries quoted 13 4 9
10th Percentile £23,050 - £25,725
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £35,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year - +16.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile - £38,125 £32,500
90th Percentile - £39,250 £36,550
South West median annual salary £32,500 £29,121 £33,750
% change year-on-year +11.60% -13.71% +12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Gloucestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title 606 635 853
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.66% 96.36% 94.67%
Number of salaries quoted 442 294 559
10th Percentile £31,138 £32,500 £29,790
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,600 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.94% +5.20% -4.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,125 £78,750
South West median annual salary £50,000 £51,997 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.84% -0.96% +5.00%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Junior job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

Junior
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Gloucestershire.

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Gloucestershire

Junior
Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire

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

Salary histogram for Junior in Gloucestershire

Junior
Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the Gloucestershire 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
Cheltenham - 11 £32,500 - 6
Gloucester +12 6 £35,000 - 6
Junior
South West

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

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 Gloucestershire region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 13 (56.52%) Azure
2 12 (52.17%) Microsoft
3 10 (43.48%) Azure Certification
4 8 (34.78%) Security Cleared
5 6 (26.09%) SC Cleared
6 5 (21.74%) AI
6 5 (21.74%) Azure AI
6 5 (21.74%) Business Intelligence
6 5 (21.74%) CompTIA CySA+
6 5 (21.74%) CompTIA Security+
6 5 (21.74%) Cybersecurity
6 5 (21.74%) ForeScout
6 5 (21.74%) Mentoring
6 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Excel
6 5 (21.74%) Power BI
6 5 (21.74%) Power Platform
6 5 (21.74%) Python
6 5 (21.74%) SQL
6 5 (21.74%) Tableau
7 3 (13.04%) Agile
7 3 (13.04%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (13.04%) DevOps
7 3 (13.04%) Waterfall
8 2 (8.70%) Active Directory
8 2 (8.70%) BC Cleared
8 2 (8.70%) Compliance Audit
8 2 (8.70%) Computer Science
8 2 (8.70%) Continuous Improvement
8 2 (8.70%) DHCP
8 2 (8.70%) DNS

Junior Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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:

Applications
1 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 13 (56.52%) Azure
2 5 (21.74%) Azure AI
2 5 (21.74%) Power Platform
3 3 (13.04%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.70%) DHCP
1 2 (8.70%) DNS
1 2 (8.70%) LAN
1 2 (8.70%) VLAN
1 2 (8.70%) VPN
1 2 (8.70%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (21.74%) Power BI
1 5 (21.74%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (8.70%) JIRA
1 2 (8.70%) LabVIEW
General
1 15 (65.22%) Social Skills
2 3 (13.04%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.70%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (21.74%) AI
1 5 (21.74%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (21.74%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (21.74%) Mentoring
2 3 (13.04%) Agile
2 3 (13.04%) DevOps
2 3 (13.04%) Waterfall
3 2 (8.70%) Compliance Audit
3 2 (8.70%) Computer Science
3 2 (8.70%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (8.70%) Functional Testing
3 2 (8.70%) ITIL
3 2 (8.70%) Mathematics
3 2 (8.70%) Project Delivery
3 2 (8.70%) Project Management
3 2 (8.70%) Regression Testing
3 2 (8.70%) SDLC
3 2 (8.70%) Software Engineering
3 2 (8.70%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 5 (21.74%) Python
1 5 (21.74%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (43.48%) Azure Certification
2 8 (34.78%) Security Cleared
3 6 (26.09%) SC Cleared
4 5 (21.74%) CompTIA CySA+
4 5 (21.74%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (8.70%) BC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 2 (8.70%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 12 (52.17%) Microsoft
2 5 (21.74%) ForeScout