Junior Developer Job Trends in the South West

Junior Developer
England > South West

The median Junior Developer salary in the South West is £21,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 November 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 176 190 205
Rank change year-on-year +14 +15 +75
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Developer 4 14 17
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.088% 0.25% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.096% 0.26% 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1 12 16
10th Percentile - £24,000 £29,375
25th Percentile £20,000 £26,699 £32,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £21,000 £29,121 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.89% -27.20% +33.33%
75th Percentile £22,000 £30,000 £50,592
90th Percentile - £36,750 £52,370
England median annual salary £35,000 £30,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +16.67% -20.00% +7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 South West with a recognized job title 4,185 5,361 4,171
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.49% 94.05% 95.40%
Number of salaries quoted 2,848 3,206 3,258
10th Percentile £27,707 £30,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,260 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.11% -0.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £81,625
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

Junior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Junior Developer job vacancy trend in the South West

Junior Developer
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Junior Developer job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Junior Developer job vacancies in the South West

Junior Developer
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Developer within the South West region over the 6 months to 26 November 2025. 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
Dorset +10 3 - -
Somerset -9 1 £21,000 -40.00%
Junior Developer
England

Junior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 26 November 2025, Junior Developer 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 South West region featuring Junior Developer in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Agile
1 3 (75.00%) CI/CD
1 3 (75.00%) Collaborative Working
1 3 (75.00%) Java
1 3 (75.00%) Operational Stability
1 3 (75.00%) SDLC
1 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (25.00%) Adobe
2 1 (25.00%) Adobe XD
2 1 (25.00%) API Integration
2 1 (25.00%) Clean Code
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) CSS
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Elementor
2 1 (25.00%) Figma
2 1 (25.00%) Git
2 1 (25.00%) HTML
2 1 (25.00%) HTML5
2 1 (25.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (25.00%) jQuery
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) PHP
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) REST
2 1 (25.00%) Sass
2 1 (25.00%) SEO
2 1 (25.00%) Shopify

Junior Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Adobe XD
1 1 (25.00%) Elementor
Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Figma
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Git
General
1 1 (25.00%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) CSS
1 1 (25.00%) HTML
1 1 (25.00%) HTML5
1 1 (25.00%) jQuery
1 1 (25.00%) REST
1 1 (25.00%) Sass
1 1 (25.00%) Tailwind CSS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
1 3 (75.00%) CI/CD
1 3 (75.00%) Collaborative Working
1 3 (75.00%) Operational Stability
1 3 (75.00%) SDLC
1 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) API Integration
2 1 (25.00%) Clean Code
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) SEO
2 1 (25.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) Java
2 1 (25.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (25.00%) PHP
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Adobe
1 1 (25.00%) WooCommerce