Junior Job Trends in Lancaster

Junior
Lancashire > Lancaster

The median Junior salary in Lancaster is £28,543 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
15 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 17 -
Rank change year-on-year +7 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 3 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancaster 6.52% 2.60% -
As % of the Job Titles category 8.11% 3.51% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 0
10th Percentile £27,080 £44,625 -
25th Percentile £27,284 £45,938 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,543 £51,250 -
Median % change year-on-year -44.31% - -
75th Percentile £31,605 £55,938 -
90th Percentile £32,892 £56,875 -
Lancashire median annual salary £28,000 £47,500 £28,000
% change year-on-year -41.05% +69.64% -14.41%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Lancaster

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lancaster. 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 Lancaster with a recognized job title 37 57 36
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 80.43% 74.03% 94.74%
Number of salaries quoted 16 47 29
10th Percentile £27,284 £30,043 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,169 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,727 £49,990 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -28.53% +17.62% +11.84%
75th Percentile £45,000 £63,110 £52,000
90th Percentile £51,090 £66,067 £57,500
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £50,055 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.10% +11.23% -

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancaster

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

Junior job vacancy trend in Lancaster

Junior
Salary Trend in Lancaster

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Lancaster.

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Lancaster

Junior Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancaster

For the 6 months to 15 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 Lancaster region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) .NET
2 1 (33.33%) C#
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Integration Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Mobile Application Development
2 1 (33.33%) Unit Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Web Development
2 1 (33.33%) Windows

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

General
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Client/Server
1 1 (33.33%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Integration Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Mobile Application Development
2 1 (33.33%) Unit Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) C#
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
Junior jobs