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 20 August 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 181 160 187
Rank change year-on-year -21 +27 -12
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Developer 7 4 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.10% 0.16% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.18% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 6 3 8
10th Percentile - £31,000 -
25th Percentile - £32,500 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £37,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +25.00% -20.00%
75th Percentile - £41,875 £33,750
90th Percentile £38,750 £43,750 £34,125
North West median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year - +16.67% -25.00%

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 6,575 2,265 4,204
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.58% 91.33% 94.90%
Number of salaries quoted 5,151 1,359 2,834
10th Percentile £31,250 £29,700 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £71,541 £69,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £87,550 £82,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -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 Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 20 August 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 3 (42.86%) JavaScript
1 3 (42.86%) Salesforce
2 2 (28.57%) AngularJS
2 2 (28.57%) Apex Code
2 2 (28.57%) Full-Stack Development
2 2 (28.57%) Java
2 2 (28.57%) Lightning Web Components
2 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (28.57%) Software Delivery
3 1 (14.29%) .NET
3 1 (14.29%) .NET Core
3 1 (14.29%) .NET Framework
3 1 (14.29%) Agile
3 1 (14.29%) ASP.NET
3 1 (14.29%) ASP.NET Core
3 1 (14.29%) ASP.NET Web API
3 1 (14.29%) Azure
3 1 (14.29%) C#
3 1 (14.29%) C++
3 1 (14.29%) Clean Code
3 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (14.29%) CRM
3 1 (14.29%) CSS
3 1 (14.29%) Data Modelling
3 1 (14.29%) Degree
3 1 (14.29%) Entity Framework
3 1 (14.29%) GitHub
3 1 (14.29%) HTML
3 1 (14.29%) LINQ

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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
1 1 (14.29%) GitHub
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Games
2 1 (14.29%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) AngularJS
1 2 (28.57%) Lightning Web Components
2 1 (14.29%) .NET
2 1 (14.29%) .NET Core
2 1 (14.29%) .NET Framework
2 1 (14.29%) ASP.NET
2 1 (14.29%) ASP.NET Core
2 1 (14.29%) ASP.NET Web API
2 1 (14.29%) CSS
2 1 (14.29%) Entity Framework
2 1 (14.29%) HTML
2 1 (14.29%) LINQ
2 1 (14.29%) Node.js
2 1 (14.29%) React
2 1 (14.29%) RESTful
2 1 (14.29%) STL
2 1 (14.29%) Unreal Engine
2 1 (14.29%) Vue
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Full-Stack Development
1 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (28.57%) Software Delivery
2 1 (14.29%) Agile
2 1 (14.29%) Clean Code
2 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (14.29%) CRM
2 1 (14.29%) Data Modelling
2 1 (14.29%) Memory Management
2 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
2 1 (14.29%) Multithreading
2 1 (14.29%) OOP
2 1 (14.29%) Telesales
2 1 (14.29%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 3 (42.86%) JavaScript
2 2 (28.57%) Apex Code
2 2 (28.57%) Java
3 1 (14.29%) C#
3 1 (14.29%) C++
3 1 (14.29%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Salesforce
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft