Junior Jobs in Reading

Junior
Berkshire > Reading

The median Junior salary in Reading is £33,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 60 109 113
Rank change year-on-year +49 +4 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 11 19 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 2.16% 1.04% 1.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.60% 1.10% 1.31%
Number of salaries quoted 11 13 15
10th Percentile - £22,750 £29,500
25th Percentile £31,750 £25,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £30,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.67% -14.29% +27.27%
75th Percentile £43,125 £47,500 £41,934
90th Percentile £50,000 £50,500 £46,500
Berkshire median annual salary £33,500 £30,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +11.67% -14.29% +14.75%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 423 1,729 1,446
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.10% 94.79% 93.90%
Number of salaries quoted 228 1,075 750
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,000 £39,125 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,550 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.18% -12.42% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £65,000 £76,250
90th Percentile £90,750 £80,000 £92,500
Berkshire median annual salary £56,673 £52,500 £58,500
% change year-on-year +7.95% -10.26% +1.74%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior in Reading

Junior
Salary Trend in Reading

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior in Reading.

Salary trend for Junior in Reading

Junior
Salary Histogram in Reading

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior in Reading over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Junior in Reading

Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, 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 Reading region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 8 (72.73%) Java
2 6 (54.55%) Degree
2 6 (54.55%) Computer Science
3 5 (45.45%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (45.45%) Node.js
3 5 (45.45%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (45.45%) Mathematics
3 5 (45.45%) Physics
3 5 (45.45%) Software Engineering
3 5 (45.45%) SQL
3 5 (45.45%) C#
3 5 (45.45%) C++
3 5 (45.45%) Python
4 3 (27.27%) Artificial Intelligence
5 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
5 2 (18.18%) AWS
5 2 (18.18%) Software Testing
5 2 (18.18%) Content Management
5 2 (18.18%) Spring
6 1 (9.09%) Linux
6 1 (9.09%) HTML
6 1 (9.09%) .NET
6 1 (9.09%) JUnit
6 1 (9.09%) CSS
6 1 (9.09%) ISTQB
6 1 (9.09%) Git
6 1 (9.09%) Test Automation
6 1 (9.09%) JIRA
6 1 (9.09%) Confluence
6 1 (9.09%) Usability Testing

Junior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 1 (9.09%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Git
1 1 (9.09%) JIRA
1 1 (9.09%) JUnit
General
1 5 (45.45%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (45.45%) Node.js
2 2 (18.18%) Spring
3 1 (9.09%) .NET
3 1 (9.09%) AngularJS
3 1 (9.09%) Bootstrap
3 1 (9.09%) CSS
3 1 (9.09%) HTML
3 1 (9.09%) Kafka
3 1 (9.09%) React
3 1 (9.09%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Computer Science
2 5 (45.45%) Mathematics
2 5 (45.45%) Physics
2 5 (45.45%) Software Engineering
3 3 (27.27%) Artificial Intelligence
4 2 (18.18%) Content Management
4 2 (18.18%) Software Testing
5 1 (9.09%) End-to-End Testing
5 1 (9.09%) Fintech
5 1 (9.09%) Front End Development
5 1 (9.09%) High Availability
5 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (9.09%) Test Automation
5 1 (9.09%) Usability Testing
Programming Languages
1 8 (72.73%) Java
2 5 (45.45%) C#
2 5 (45.45%) C++
2 5 (45.45%) Python
2 5 (45.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (54.55%) Degree
2 5 (45.45%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (9.09%) ISTQB
3 1 (9.09%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Docker