Junior Jobs in Southampton

Junior
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Junior salary in Southampton is £29,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 59 64
Rank change year-on-year +27 +5 +21
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 6 20 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 1.95% 2.12% 1.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.97% 2.17% 1.57%
Number of salaries quoted 6 20 11
10th Percentile £21,900 £28,475 £26,250
25th Percentile £27,000 £29,500 £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £35,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.14% +7.69% -3.70%
75th Percentile £32,813 £37,500 £35,625
90th Percentile £33,750 £38,750 £37,500
Hampshire median annual salary £40,000 £35,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year +14.29% +2.94% +4.62%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 305 920 701
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.35% 97.56% 92.72%
Number of salaries quoted 224 773 551
10th Percentile £27,150 £29,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £38,438 £32,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -11.76% +0.99%
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £70,875 £72,500 £80,000
Hampshire median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -6.54% +1.90%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior in Southampton

Junior
Salary Trend in Southampton

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

Salary trend for Junior in Southampton

Junior
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior in Southampton over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Junior in Southampton

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

For the 6 months to 31 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 Southampton region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) JavaScript
1 4 (66.67%) AWS
1 4 (66.67%) Node.js
2 3 (50.00%) SQL
2 3 (50.00%) B2B
3 2 (33.33%) MySQL
3 2 (33.33%) Python
3 2 (33.33%) REST
3 2 (33.33%) Next.js
3 2 (33.33%) Data Analytics
3 2 (33.33%) Express.js
3 2 (33.33%) Analytics
3 2 (33.33%) TypeScript
3 2 (33.33%) DevOps
3 2 (33.33%) React
3 2 (33.33%) Full-Stack Development
3 2 (33.33%) CI/CD
4 1 (16.67%) Front End Development
4 1 (16.67%) Exploratory Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (16.67%) Functional Testing
4 1 (16.67%) SaaS
4 1 (16.67%) MongoDB
4 1 (16.67%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (16.67%) Software Testing
4 1 (16.67%) ISTQB
4 1 (16.67%) Web Development
4 1 (16.67%) QA

Junior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (66.67%) AWS
2 1 (16.67%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) MySQL
2 1 (16.67%) MongoDB
2 1 (16.67%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Git
General
1 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (66.67%) Node.js
2 2 (33.33%) Express.js
2 2 (33.33%) Next.js
2 2 (33.33%) React
2 2 (33.33%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) B2B
2 2 (33.33%) Analytics
2 2 (33.33%) CI/CD
2 2 (33.33%) Data Analytics
2 2 (33.33%) DevOps
2 2 (33.33%) Full-Stack Development
3 1 (16.67%) Exploratory Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Front End Development
3 1 (16.67%) Functional Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (16.67%) Software Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 4 (66.67%) JavaScript
2 3 (50.00%) SQL
3 2 (33.33%) Python
3 2 (33.33%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) QA