Junior Software Engineer Jobs in Leeds

Junior Software Engineer
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Junior Software Engineer salary in Leeds is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 129 171
Rank change year-on-year +54 +42 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Engineer 5 5 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds 0.65% 0.22% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.69% 0.23% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 5 5 6
10th Percentile - £36,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £42,500 £31,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% -
75th Percentile £47,500 £47,500 £42,500
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 726 2,161 2,879
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.80% 96.00% 95.17%
Number of salaries quoted 504 1,562 1,728
10th Percentile £28,788 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,038 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £69,979 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £84,056 £86,250
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Junior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior Software Engineer in Leeds

Junior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Leeds

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Software Engineer in Leeds.

Salary trend for Junior Software Engineer in Leeds

Junior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Leeds

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Software Engineer in Leeds over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Junior Software Engineer in Leeds

Junior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 5 May 2025, Junior Software Engineer 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 Leeds region featuring Junior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 5 (100.00%) AWS
1 5 (100.00%) Node.js
1 5 (100.00%) TypeScript
2 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) Terraform
2 3 (60.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Clean Code
3 2 (40.00%) CI/CD
3 2 (40.00%) Big Data
3 2 (40.00%) Natural Language Processing
3 2 (40.00%) Docker
3 2 (40.00%) React
3 2 (40.00%) Software Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) Git
3 2 (40.00%) RESTful
3 2 (40.00%) Agile

Junior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Git
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (100.00%) Node.js
2 2 (40.00%) React
2 2 (40.00%) RESTful
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) Infrastructure as Code
3 2 (40.00%) Agile
3 2 (40.00%) CI/CD
3 2 (40.00%) Clean Code
3 2 (40.00%) Natural Language Processing
3 2 (40.00%) Software Delivery
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 5 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (60.00%) Terraform