Junior Job Trends in Plymouth

Junior
Devon > Plymouth

The median Junior salary in Plymouth is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 January 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 12 -
Rank change year-on-year +2 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 13 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Plymouth 7.07% 3.03% -
As % of the Job Titles category 7.18% 3.08% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - -
Devon median annual salary £30,000 £22,500 £27,500
% change year-on-year +33.33% -18.18% -2.65%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Plymouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Plymouth. 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 Plymouth with a recognized job title 181 65 132
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.37% 98.48% 97.06%
Number of salaries quoted 107 29 127
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,000 £30,950
25th Percentile £35,000 £28,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £42,512 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +41.14% -13.24% +16.35%
75th Percentile £70,000 £61,500 £54,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £65,272 £57,500
Devon median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -5.56% +5.88% +8.97%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in Plymouth

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

Junior job vacancy trend in Plymouth

Junior
Salary Trend in Plymouth

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Plymouth.

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Plymouth

Junior Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Plymouth

For the 6 months to 20 January 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 Plymouth region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 12 (92.31%) Azure
1 12 (92.31%) Azure Certification
1 12 (92.31%) Microsoft
2 7 (53.85%) Mentoring
3 6 (46.15%) AI
3 6 (46.15%) Azure AI
3 6 (46.15%) Business Intelligence
3 6 (46.15%) CompTIA CySA+
3 6 (46.15%) CompTIA Security+
3 6 (46.15%) Cybersecurity
3 6 (46.15%) ForeScout
3 6 (46.15%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (46.15%) Power BI
3 6 (46.15%) Power Platform
3 6 (46.15%) Python
3 6 (46.15%) SQL
3 6 (46.15%) Tableau
4 1 (7.69%) DevOps

Junior Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Plymouth 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 6 (46.15%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 12 (92.31%) Azure
2 6 (46.15%) Azure AI
2 6 (46.15%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (46.15%) Power BI
1 6 (46.15%) Tableau
General
1 12 (92.31%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Mentoring
2 6 (46.15%) AI
2 6 (46.15%) Business Intelligence
2 6 (46.15%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (7.69%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 6 (46.15%) Python
1 6 (46.15%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (92.31%) Azure Certification
2 6 (46.15%) CompTIA CySA+
2 6 (46.15%) CompTIA Security+
Vendors
1 12 (92.31%) Microsoft
2 6 (46.15%) ForeScout