Junior Jobs in the North of England

Junior
England > North of England

The median Junior salary in the North of England is £29,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 174 256 205
Rank change year-on-year +82 -51 -16
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 245 188 289
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 1.42% 1.08% 1.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.49% 1.21% 1.67%
Number of salaries quoted 223 130 254
10th Percentile £22,500 £22,825 £22,500
25th Percentile £24,375 £26,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £30,289 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.26% -6.80% +18.18%
75th Percentile £36,250 £39,938 £37,500
90th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £61,375
England median annual salary £30,000 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 16,403 15,591 17,334
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.02% 89.42% 96.12%
Number of salaries quoted 12,681 8,240 11,134
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,000 £65,720
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% +0.95% +9.09%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured Junior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Junior in the North of England

Junior
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior in the North of England.

Salary trend for Junior in the North of England

Junior
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior in the North of England over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior in the North of England

Junior
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the North of England region over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. 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
North West +70 157 £28,000 -6.67% 48
Yorkshire +92 74 £32,500 - 24
North East -12 14 £27,750 +0.91% 14
Junior
England

Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, Junior job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North of England region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 58 (23.67%) Social Skills
2 54 (22.04%) Agile
3 53 (21.63%) Degree
4 50 (20.41%) C#
4 50 (20.41%) Problem-Solving
4 50 (20.41%) Mentoring
5 44 (17.96%) Coaching
6 35 (14.29%) JavaScript
7 30 (12.24%) .NET
7 30 (12.24%) Microsoft
8 27 (11.02%) Azure
8 27 (11.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 26 (10.61%) SQL
9 26 (10.61%) Windows
10 25 (10.20%) Finance
10 25 (10.20%) Public Sector
11 23 (9.39%) Computer Science
11 23 (9.39%) Software Engineering
12 22 (8.98%) YouTube
12 22 (8.98%) React
13 21 (8.57%) Analytical Skills
13 21 (8.57%) Full Stack Development
14 20 (8.16%) Customer Experience
15 19 (7.76%) Python
16 18 (7.35%) Java
16 18 (7.35%) ServiceNow
17 17 (6.94%) Active Directory
18 16 (6.53%) Service Delivery
18 16 (6.53%) Change Management
18 16 (6.53%) PHP

Junior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 11 (4.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (2.45%) CMS
3 2 (0.82%) Resin
3 2 (0.82%) WordPress
4 1 (0.41%) Apache
4 1 (0.41%) Drupal
4 1 (0.41%) Exchange Server 2010
4 1 (0.41%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.41%) Umbraco
Applications
1 13 (5.31%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (3.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (3.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (3.27%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.82%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.41%) Adobe After Effects
5 1 (0.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.41%) Adobe Premiere
5 1 (0.41%) CorelDRAW
5 1 (0.41%) InDesign
5 1 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.22%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 27 (11.02%) Azure
2 13 (5.31%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (4.49%) AWS
4 10 (4.08%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (3.67%) Entra ID
6 7 (2.86%) Power Platform
7 6 (2.45%) Cloud Computing
8 5 (2.04%) SaaS
9 4 (1.63%) PowerApps
10 3 (1.22%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (0.82%) Amazon ECS
11 2 (0.82%) GitHub
12 1 (0.41%) IaaS
12 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Purview
12 1 (0.41%) Mimecast
12 1 (0.41%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.63%) RS-232
2 3 (1.22%) VPN
3 2 (0.82%) Firewall
3 2 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.41%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.41%) DHCP
4 1 (0.41%) DNS
4 1 (0.41%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.41%) Network Security
4 1 (0.41%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.41%) SSL
4 1 (0.41%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.41%) VLAN
4 1 (0.41%) WAN
4 1 (0.41%) Wireless
4 1 (0.41%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (4.08%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.86%) MySQL
3 6 (2.45%) Power BI
4 5 (2.04%) Big Data
5 4 (1.63%) Elasticsearch
5 4 (1.63%) MongoDB
6 3 (1.22%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.82%) Looker
7 2 (0.82%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.41%) ArangoDB
8 1 (0.41%) Data Hub
8 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 12 (4.90%) Git
2 10 (4.08%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.82%) Bitbucket
3 2 (0.82%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.41%) GitLab
4 1 (0.41%) JIRA
4 1 (0.41%) Selenium
4 1 (0.41%) WebDriver
General
1 58 (23.67%) Social Skills
2 27 (11.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 25 (10.20%) Finance
3 25 (10.20%) Public Sector
4 21 (8.57%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (4.49%) Legal
6 7 (2.86%) Automotive
6 7 (2.86%) Games
6 7 (2.86%) Marketing
7 6 (2.45%) Electronics
7 6 (2.45%) Law
7 6 (2.45%) Manufacturing
8 5 (2.04%) Retail
9 4 (1.63%) Banking
9 4 (1.63%) Tech for Good
9 4 (1.63%) Telecoms
10 3 (1.22%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.41%) Billing
11 1 (0.41%) Music Industry
11 1 (0.41%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (12.24%) .NET
2 22 (8.98%) React
3 16 (6.53%) CSS
4 15 (6.12%) HTML
5 14 (5.71%) Vue
6 11 (4.49%) Laravel
7 10 (4.08%) AngularJS
8 6 (2.45%) Ajax
8 6 (2.45%) LESS
8 6 (2.45%) Sass
9 5 (2.04%) .NET Core
9 5 (2.04%) .NET Framework
10 4 (1.63%) ASP.NET
10 4 (1.63%) ASP.NET MVC
10 4 (1.63%) ASP.NET Web API
10 4 (1.63%) Entity Framework
10 4 (1.63%) Node.js
11 3 (1.22%) REST
12 2 (0.82%) Handlebars
12 2 (0.82%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 11 (4.49%) Driving Licence
2 10 (4.08%) Renewable Energy
3 9 (3.67%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (3.27%) Mobile App
5 7 (2.86%) Greenfield Project
6 6 (2.45%) Robotics
6 6 (2.45%) Virtual Team
7 4 (1.63%) CAN bus
7 4 (1.63%) Embedded Systems
7 4 (1.63%) EPoS
8 3 (1.22%) IoT
8 3 (1.22%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.22%) Social Media
9 2 (0.82%) Data Centre
9 2 (0.82%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.82%) e-Health
9 2 (0.82%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (0.82%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.82%) Life Science
10 1 (0.41%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 26 (10.61%) Windows
2 15 (6.12%) Linux
3 12 (4.90%) Windows 10
4 8 (3.27%) Windows Server
5 3 (1.22%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.22%) Windows 7
5 3 (1.22%) Windows 8
6 2 (0.82%) Unix
6 2 (0.82%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.41%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.41%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.41%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (22.04%) Agile
2 50 (20.41%) Mentoring
2 50 (20.41%) Problem-Solving
3 44 (17.96%) Coaching
4 23 (9.39%) Computer Science
4 23 (9.39%) Software Engineering
5 21 (8.57%) Full Stack Development
6 20 (8.16%) Customer Experience
7 16 (6.53%) Change Management
7 16 (6.53%) DevOps
7 16 (6.53%) Service Delivery
8 15 (6.12%) Customer Service
9 12 (4.90%) Web Development
10 11 (4.49%) Project Management
10 11 (4.49%) User Experience
11 10 (4.08%) CAD
11 10 (4.08%) Front End Development
11 10 (4.08%) Logistics
11 10 (4.08%) Requirements Gathering
11 10 (4.08%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 50 (20.41%) C#
2 35 (14.29%) JavaScript
3 26 (10.61%) SQL
4 19 (7.76%) Python
5 18 (7.35%) Java
6 16 (6.53%) PHP
7 7 (2.86%) C++
7 7 (2.86%) TypeScript
8 5 (2.04%) C
8 5 (2.04%) Embedded C
9 2 (0.82%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.82%) VB.NET
10 1 (0.41%) RPG
10 1 (0.41%) Swift
Qualifications
1 53 (21.63%) Degree
2 11 (4.49%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (2.45%) HND
4 4 (1.63%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.41%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.41%) Master's Degree
5 1 (0.41%) OSCP
5 1 (0.41%) PMP
5 1 (0.41%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.63%) SLA
2 3 (1.22%) QA
3 2 (0.82%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.41%) GDPR
4 1 (0.41%) NIST
4 1 (0.41%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 17 (6.94%) Active Directory
2 13 (5.31%) Docker
3 2 (0.82%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.82%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.82%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.41%) KVM
4 1 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 8 (3.27%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.22%) SCCM
2 3 (1.22%) SCOM
3 2 (0.82%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.41%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 30 (12.24%) Microsoft
2 22 (8.98%) YouTube
3 18 (7.35%) ServiceNow
4 10 (4.08%) Progress
5 7 (2.86%) Adobe
5 7 (2.86%) Cisco
6 6 (2.45%) F5
7 4 (1.63%) Google
7 4 (1.63%) Oracle
8 3 (1.22%) Kaseya
8 3 (1.22%) SolarWinds
9 2 (0.82%) BMC
9 2 (0.82%) Dynatrace
10 1 (0.41%) Alteryx
10 1 (0.41%) Autodesk
10 1 (0.41%) Datto
10 1 (0.41%) Meraki
10 1 (0.41%) Sophos
10 1 (0.41%) Twitter
10 1 (0.41%) Workday