Junior Job Trends in Merton

Junior
South London > Merton

The median Junior salary in Merton is £25,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 November 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 12 -
Rank change year-on-year -7 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Merton 1.41% 2.38% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.56% 2.44% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25,250 £26,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,500 £28,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% - -
75th Percentile £25,750 £30,250 -
90th Percentile - - -
South London median annual salary £25,500 £32,250 -
% change year-on-year -20.93% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Merton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merton. 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 Merton with a recognized job title 64 41 47
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.14% 97.62% 95.92%
Number of salaries quoted 41 18 45
10th Percentile £35,000 £40,125 £35,600
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -20.83% +20.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £64,875 £82,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £67,500 £92,500
South London median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% - -

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

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

Junior job vacancy trend in Merton

Junior
Salary Trend in Merton

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Merton.

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Merton

Junior Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton

For the 6 months to 16 November 2025, Junior 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 Merton region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Adobe
1 1 (100.00%) Canva
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) Copywriting
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Facebook
1 1 (100.00%) Hootsuite
1 1 (100.00%) Market Research
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) SEO
1 1 (100.00%) Storytelling
1 1 (100.00%) TikTok

Junior Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Canva
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Content Management
1 1 (100.00%) Copywriting
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Market Research
1 1 (100.00%) SEO
1 1 (100.00%) Storytelling
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe
1 1 (100.00%) Facebook
1 1 (100.00%) Hootsuite
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) TikTok