The median Junior salary in Leicester is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
29 |
- |
52 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+1 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior |
36 |
0 |
4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester |
4.88% |
- |
0.83% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.11% |
- |
0.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3 |
0 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£28,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£26,000 |
- |
£35,000 |
| 75th Percentile |
£28,000 |
- |
£40,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£29,200 |
- |
£41,500 |
| Leicestershire median annual salary |
£42,500 |
£21,500 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+97.67% |
-52.22% |
+28.57% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title |
705 |
169 |
470 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.53% |
96.57% |
97.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
464 |
96 |
344 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£26,875 |
£26,975 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£41,438 |
£35,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
+16.67% |
-10.89% |
| 75th Percentile |
£67,500 |
£60,313 |
£60,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£79,625 |
£75,625 |
£75,000 |
| Leicestershire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£48,500 |
£44,881 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.09% |
+8.06% |
-10.24% |
