Junior Developer Job Trends in Leicestershire

Junior Developer
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median Junior Developer salary in Leicestershire is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 June 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 - 91
Rank change year-on-year - - -20
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Developer 2 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicestershire 0.17% - 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 - £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +15.38%
75th Percentile - - £41,250
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median annual salary £30,000 £27,938 £27,500
% change year-on-year +7.38% +1.59% -3.51%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title 1,119 321 950
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.63% 94.97% 94.53%
Number of salaries quoted 704 175 626
10th Percentile £30,250 £27,200 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,875 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% +8.89% -5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,000 £59,500
90th Percentile £77,125 £70,000 £72,250
East Midlands median annual salary £45,125 £42,500 £43,000
% change year-on-year +6.18% -1.16% -18.10%

Junior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Junior Developer job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Junior Developer
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

Salary distribution trend for Junior Developer job vacancies in Leicestershire.

Salary distribution trend for Junior Developer job vacancies in Leicestershire

Junior Developer
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Developer within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 3 June 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
Leicester - 2 £26,000 - 1
Junior Developer
East Midlands

Junior Developer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire

For the 6 months to 3 June 2026, Junior Developer 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 Leicestershire region featuring Junior Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Windows

Junior Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:

Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#