Junior Job Trends in Surrey

Junior
South East > Surrey

The median Junior salary in Surrey is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 92 71
Rank change year-on-year +32 -21 +70
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 41 15 21
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 2.51% 1.24% 1.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.83% 1.40% 2.06%
Number of salaries quoted 9 4 12
10th Percentile - £26,350 £26,375
25th Percentile £26,500 £30,625 £28,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £36,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +10.77% -
75th Percentile £30,000 £43,000 £37,500
90th Percentile £34,000 £50,200 £42,000
South East median annual salary £30,000 £31,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -3.23% -4.62% -7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Surrey

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title 1,449 1,073 1,021
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.68% 89.05% 92.73%
Number of salaries quoted 908 545 719
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,105 £29,033
25th Percentile £34,250 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -8.70%
75th Percentile £62,500 £73,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £73,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £56,509 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.52% +7.64% -4.55%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Junior job vacancy trend in Surrey

Junior
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Surrey.

Salary distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Surrey

Junior
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior in Surrey over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Junior in Surrey

Junior
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 12 January 2026. 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
Guildford +10 13 £27,000 +12.50% 1
Tadworth +13 12 - -
Dorking - 2 £28,000 -
Chertsey - 1 £40,000 -
Reigate - 1 £30,000 -
Staines - 1 £30,000 -
Weybridge - 1 £27,500 -
Junior
South East

Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 12 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 Surrey region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 23 (56.10%) Microsoft
2 22 (53.66%) Degree
3 15 (36.59%) Microsoft Excel
4 10 (24.39%) Azure
4 10 (24.39%) Azure Certification
4 10 (24.39%) Clinical Data Management
4 10 (24.39%) Data Acquisition
4 10 (24.39%) Data Cleansing
4 10 (24.39%) Data Collection
4 10 (24.39%) Data Management
4 10 (24.39%) Data Visualisation
4 10 (24.39%) Digital Transformation Strategy
4 10 (24.39%) Good Clinical Practice
4 10 (24.39%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (24.39%) Spotfire
4 10 (24.39%) Validation
4 10 (24.39%) Visualisation
5 7 (17.07%) Mentoring
6 5 (12.20%) AI
6 5 (12.20%) Azure AI
6 5 (12.20%) Business Intelligence
6 5 (12.20%) CompTIA CySA+
6 5 (12.20%) CompTIA Security+
6 5 (12.20%) Cybersecurity
6 5 (12.20%) ForeScout
6 5 (12.20%) Power BI
6 5 (12.20%) Power Platform
6 5 (12.20%) Python
6 5 (12.20%) SQL
6 5 (12.20%) Tableau

Junior Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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 3 (7.32%) SharePoint
Applications
1 15 (36.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (24.39%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 10 (24.39%) Azure
2 5 (12.20%) Azure AI
2 5 (12.20%) Power Platform
3 3 (7.32%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (7.32%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (24.39%) Spotfire
2 5 (12.20%) Power BI
2 5 (12.20%) Tableau
General
1 22 (53.66%) Social Skills
2 10 (24.39%) Pharmaceutical
3 4 (9.76%) Public Sector
4 3 (7.32%) Legal
5 2 (4.88%) Marketing
6 1 (2.44%) Electronics
6 1 (2.44%) Finance
6 1 (2.44%) Games
6 1 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 10 (24.39%) Management Information System
2 3 (7.32%) Driving Licence
3 1 (2.44%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (24.39%) Clinical Data Management
1 10 (24.39%) Data Acquisition
1 10 (24.39%) Data Cleansing
1 10 (24.39%) Data Collection
1 10 (24.39%) Data Management
1 10 (24.39%) Data Visualisation
1 10 (24.39%) Digital Transformation Strategy
1 10 (24.39%) Validation
1 10 (24.39%) Visualisation
2 7 (17.07%) Mentoring
3 5 (12.20%) AI
3 5 (12.20%) Business Intelligence
3 5 (12.20%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (7.32%) Asset Management
4 3 (7.32%) Customer Experience
5 2 (4.88%) Digital Marketing
6 1 (2.44%) Coaching
6 1 (2.44%) Kanban
6 1 (2.44%) Schematic Capture
6 1 (2.44%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (12.20%) Python
1 5 (12.20%) SQL
2 1 (2.44%) C
Qualifications
1 22 (53.66%) Degree
2 10 (24.39%) Azure Certification
3 5 (12.20%) CompTIA CySA+
3 5 (12.20%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (24.39%) Good Clinical Practice
2 1 (2.44%) GDPR
System Software
1 3 (7.32%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.44%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (2.44%) Firmware
Vendors
1 23 (56.10%) Microsoft
2 5 (12.20%) ForeScout