Junior Developer Job Trends in Manchester

Junior Developer
North West > Manchester

The median Junior Developer salary in Manchester is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
21 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 173 161 195
Rank change year-on-year -12 +34 +20
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Developer 8 3 25
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.13% 0.13% 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.14% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 7 2 24
10th Percentile £24,000 £31,625 -
25th Percentile £28,875 £32,188 £24,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £36,250 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +20.83% +9.09%
75th Percentile £38,125 £42,188 £33,750
90th Percentile £41,750 £43,875 £42,500
North West median annual salary £35,000 £36,250 £29,000
% change year-on-year -3.45% +25.00% -22.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 5,794 2,079 5,643
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.15% 91.26% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 4,572 1,214 4,303
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,000 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,468 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.41% +6.42% -6.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £67,968
90th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £80,000
North West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

Junior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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 Manchester.

Junior Developer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Junior Developer
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Junior Developer job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Junior Developer job vacancies in Manchester

Junior Developer
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Developer in Manchester over the 6 months to 21 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Junior Developer in Manchester

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

For the 6 months to 21 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 Manchester region featuring Junior Developer in the job title.

1 4 (50.00%) Java
1 4 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 3 (37.50%) Full-Stack Development
2 3 (37.50%) Mentoring
2 3 (37.50%) Salesforce
3 2 (25.00%) AngularJS
3 2 (25.00%) Apex Code
3 2 (25.00%) Lightning Web Components
3 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (25.00%) React
3 2 (25.00%) Software Delivery
3 2 (25.00%) Vue
4 1 (12.50%) .NET
4 1 (12.50%) .NET Core
4 1 (12.50%) .NET Framework
4 1 (12.50%) Agile
4 1 (12.50%) API Development
4 1 (12.50%) ASP.NET
4 1 (12.50%) ASP.NET Core
4 1 (12.50%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (12.50%) AWS
4 1 (12.50%) Azure
4 1 (12.50%) C#
4 1 (12.50%) C++
4 1 (12.50%) Clean Code
4 1 (12.50%) CMS
4 1 (12.50%) Code Quality
4 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (12.50%) CMS
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) AWS
1 1 (12.50%) Azure
1 1 (12.50%) GitHub
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Games
2 1 (12.50%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (25.00%) AngularJS
1 2 (25.00%) Lightning Web Components
1 2 (25.00%) React
1 2 (25.00%) Vue
2 1 (12.50%) .NET
2 1 (12.50%) .NET Core
2 1 (12.50%) .NET Framework
2 1 (12.50%) ASP.NET
2 1 (12.50%) ASP.NET Core
2 1 (12.50%) ASP.NET Web API
2 1 (12.50%) CSS
2 1 (12.50%) Entity Framework
2 1 (12.50%) HTML
2 1 (12.50%) Laravel
2 1 (12.50%) LINQ
2 1 (12.50%) Node.js
2 1 (12.50%) RESTful
2 1 (12.50%) STL
2 1 (12.50%) Unreal Engine
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Full-Stack Development
1 3 (37.50%) Mentoring
2 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (25.00%) Software Delivery
3 1 (12.50%) Agile
3 1 (12.50%) API Development
3 1 (12.50%) Clean Code
3 1 (12.50%) Code Quality
3 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (12.50%) CRM
3 1 (12.50%) Data Modelling
3 1 (12.50%) Memory Management
3 1 (12.50%) Multithreading
3 1 (12.50%) OOP
3 1 (12.50%) Telesales
3 1 (12.50%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 4 (50.00%) Java
1 4 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 2 (25.00%) Apex Code
3 1 (12.50%) C#
3 1 (12.50%) C++
3 1 (12.50%) PHP
3 1 (12.50%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Salesforce
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
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