Junior Job Trends in Peterborough

Junior
Cambridgeshire > Peterborough

The median Junior salary in Peterborough is £29,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 July 2026.

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

 6 months to
17 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 - 29
Rank change year-on-year - - -9
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 7 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Peterborough 1.76% - 1.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.81% - 1.38%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £28,650 - -
25th Percentile £28,875 - £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,500 - £27,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.17%
75th Percentile £29,875 - £28,875
90th Percentile £29,950 - £28,950
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £35,000 £35,000 £24,240
% change year-on-year - +44.39% -30.74%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Peterborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Peterborough. 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 Peterborough with a recognized job title 387 132 218
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.48% 95.65% 87.20%
Number of salaries quoted 257 89 158
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £24,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £30,422
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £61,250 £56,120
90th Percentile £72,483 £68,750 £65,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in Peterborough

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

Junior job vacancy trend in Peterborough

Junior
Salary Trend in Peterborough

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Peterborough.

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Peterborough

Junior Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough

For the 6 months to 17 July 2026, 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 Peterborough region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Business Development
2 2 (28.57%) Software Testing
3 1 (14.29%) .NET
3 1 (14.29%) ASP.NET
3 1 (14.29%) C
3 1 (14.29%) C#
3 1 (14.29%) C++
3 1 (14.29%) Degree
3 1 (14.29%) HTML
3 1 (14.29%) JavaScript
3 1 (14.29%) Linux
3 1 (14.29%) Mathematics
3 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Python
3 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) SNMP
3 1 (14.29%) SQL
3 1 (14.29%) Unit Testing
3 1 (14.29%) Windows

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

Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) SNMP
General
1 1 (14.29%) Aviation
1 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
1 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) .NET
1 1 (14.29%) ASP.NET
1 1 (14.29%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Linux
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Business Development
2 2 (28.57%) Software Testing
3 1 (14.29%) Mathematics
3 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) C
1 1 (14.29%) C#
1 1 (14.29%) C++
1 1 (14.29%) JavaScript
1 1 (14.29%) Python
1 1 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
1 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Junior jobs