Junior Jobs in the UK excluding London

Junior
UK > UK excluding London

The median Junior salary in the UK excluding London is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 187 246 187
Rank change year-on-year +59 -59 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 1,064 875 1,501
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.51% 1.43% 2.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% 1.60% 2.21%
Number of salaries quoted 878 607 1,083
10th Percentile £22,175 £22,750 £22,500
25th Percentile £24,240 £26,250 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £33,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.45% +3.08% +8.33%
75th Percentile £35,588 £40,875 £40,000
90th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £45,000
UK median annual salary £30,000 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 66,715 54,769 68,069
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.79% 89.24% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 47,210 31,112 43,042
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior in the UK excluding London

Junior
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Junior in the UK excluding London

Junior
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior in the UK excluding London

Junior
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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
South East +20 324 £30,000 -11.76% 65
North of England +81 240 £28,750 -4.17% 59
Midlands +67 171 £26,500 -29.33% 70
North West +71 154 £27,500 -7.56% 29
South West -8 128 £30,000 - 47
West Midlands +51 116 £27,000 -32.50% 47
East of England +4 107 £27,500 -15.38% 36
Yorkshire +88 72 £32,500 +0.78% 17
Scotland -26 67 £30,000 -20.00% 13
East Midlands +8 55 £25,000 -28.57% 23
Wales +17 26 £32,500 +8.33% 6
North East -11 14 £27,750 +0.91% 13
Northern Ireland +24 2 £28,500 -24.00% 4
Junior
UK

Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, 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 UK excluding London region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 356 (33.46%) Degree
2 285 (26.79%) Social Skills
3 187 (17.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 164 (15.41%) Microsoft
5 162 (15.23%) Problem-Solving
6 154 (14.47%) C#
7 142 (13.35%) Computer Science
8 137 (12.88%) Agile
9 125 (11.75%) JavaScript
10 123 (11.56%) SQL
10 123 (11.56%) Software Engineering
11 105 (9.87%) Azure
11 105 (9.87%) Firmware
12 102 (9.59%) Manufacturing
13 100 (9.40%) Python
14 99 (9.30%) Electronics
15 98 (9.21%) .NET
16 97 (9.12%) Mentoring
17 95 (8.93%) Windows
18 92 (8.65%) Finance
19 81 (7.61%) Microsoft 365
20 79 (7.42%) Analytical Skills
20 79 (7.42%) Embedded Firmware
21 76 (7.14%) Java
22 75 (7.05%) HTML
22 75 (7.05%) Project Planning
23 74 (6.95%) CSS
24 73 (6.86%) Linux
24 73 (6.86%) Schematic Capture
25 72 (6.77%) EMC

Junior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 35 (3.29%) SharePoint
2 22 (2.07%) WordPress
3 17 (1.60%) Microsoft Exchange
4 14 (1.32%) CMS
5 4 (0.38%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.28%) Apache
7 2 (0.19%) nginx
7 2 (0.19%) Resin
8 1 (0.094%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.094%) Drupal
8 1 (0.094%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.094%) IIS
Applications
1 45 (4.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (3.67%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (2.07%) Photoshop
4 17 (1.60%) Adobe Illustrator
5 15 (1.41%) InDesign
6 12 (1.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 12 (1.13%) Microsoft Project
7 9 (0.85%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 9 (0.85%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.38%) Adobe After Effects
8 4 (0.38%) AutoCAD
8 4 (0.38%) Trello
9 3 (0.28%) Sketch
10 2 (0.19%) Adobe Premiere
10 2 (0.19%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.094%) CorelDRAW
11 1 (0.094%) OrCAD
11 1 (0.094%) PrintSoft PReS
Business Applications
1 9 (0.85%) Magento
1 9 (0.85%) Shopify
2 3 (0.28%) Dynamics AX
2 3 (0.28%) iTrent
3 1 (0.094%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 105 (9.87%) Azure
2 81 (7.61%) Microsoft 365
3 52 (4.89%) AWS
4 47 (4.42%) Power Platform
5 40 (3.76%) SaaS
6 24 (2.26%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (1.88%) Entra ID
8 12 (1.13%) Dynamics 365
9 11 (1.03%) GCP
10 10 (0.94%) Cloud Computing
11 9 (0.85%) GitHub
11 9 (0.85%) PowerApps
12 7 (0.66%) Google Workspace
13 6 (0.56%) WhatsApp
14 5 (0.47%) Figma
14 5 (0.47%) Google Docs
14 5 (0.47%) Google Sheets
15 4 (0.38%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 4 (0.38%) OneDrive
15 4 (0.38%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 43 (4.04%) Wireless
2 30 (2.82%) Wi-Fi
3 29 (2.73%) Firewall
4 13 (1.22%) Unified Communications
5 8 (0.75%) Ethernet
5 8 (0.75%) Network Security
6 7 (0.66%) Structured Cabling
7 5 (0.47%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.38%) Broadband
8 4 (0.38%) DNS
8 4 (0.38%) FTP
8 4 (0.38%) HTTP
8 4 (0.38%) Intrusion Detection
8 4 (0.38%) RS-232
9 3 (0.28%) VPN
10 2 (0.19%) 3G
10 2 (0.19%) DHCP
10 2 (0.19%) GPRS
10 2 (0.19%) Modbus
11 1 (0.094%) 4G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (5.92%) SQL Server
2 40 (3.76%) Power BI
3 34 (3.20%) MySQL
4 19 (1.79%) Relational Database
5 14 (1.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 13 (1.22%) MS Access
6 13 (1.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 12 (1.13%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 11 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
9 10 (0.94%) Big Data
10 9 (0.85%) MongoDB
11 6 (0.56%) Metadata
11 6 (0.56%) NoSQL
12 5 (0.47%) Data Mining
12 5 (0.47%) Redis
13 4 (0.38%) Elasticsearch
14 3 (0.28%) EDRMS
14 3 (0.28%) GIS
15 2 (0.19%) Data Warehouse
15 2 (0.19%) FileMaker
Development Applications
1 38 (3.57%) Git
2 21 (1.97%) Jenkins
3 18 (1.69%) Visual Studio
4 15 (1.41%) JIRA
5 6 (0.56%) Bitbucket
5 6 (0.56%) Oracle APEX
6 5 (0.47%) Gradle
6 5 (0.47%) Selenium
7 4 (0.38%) GitLab
7 4 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.28%) CircleCI
8 3 (0.28%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.19%) git-flow
9 2 (0.19%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.19%) webpack
10 1 (0.094%) Android Studio
10 1 (0.094%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.094%) Maven
10 1 (0.094%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.094%) Subversion
General
1 285 (26.79%) Social Skills
2 187 (17.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 102 (9.59%) Manufacturing
4 99 (9.30%) Electronics
5 92 (8.65%) Finance
6 79 (7.42%) Analytical Skills
7 68 (6.39%) Public Sector
8 64 (6.02%) Marketing
9 43 (4.04%) Law
10 38 (3.57%) Telecoms
11 29 (2.73%) Retail
12 25 (2.35%) Legal
13 20 (1.88%) Organisational Skills
14 12 (1.13%) Banking
15 11 (1.03%) Back Office
15 11 (1.03%) Games
16 9 (0.85%) Advertising
16 9 (0.85%) Automotive
17 7 (0.66%) Military
18 5 (0.47%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 98 (9.21%) .NET
2 75 (7.05%) HTML
3 74 (6.95%) CSS
4 58 (5.45%) React
5 29 (2.73%) .NET Framework
6 25 (2.35%) Laravel
7 24 (2.26%) Vue
8 19 (1.79%) ASP.NET
9 18 (1.69%) AngularJS
9 18 (1.69%) JSON
10 15 (1.41%) .NET Core
10 15 (1.41%) ASP.NET Web API
10 15 (1.41%) Spring
11 13 (1.22%) Web Services
12 12 (1.13%) XML
13 11 (1.03%) Node.js
13 11 (1.03%) React Native
13 11 (1.03%) REST
13 11 (1.03%) Sass
14 10 (0.94%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 61 (5.73%) Driving Licence
2 52 (4.89%) Self-Motivation
3 23 (2.16%) Management Information System
4 22 (2.07%) Mobile App
5 20 (1.88%) Renewable Energy
6 18 (1.69%) Algorithms
6 18 (1.69%) Graphic Design
7 17 (1.60%) Onboarding
8 15 (1.41%) Embedded Systems
9 14 (1.32%) FPGA
9 14 (1.32%) Product Ownership
9 14 (1.32%) Social Media
10 13 (1.22%) Data Structures
11 12 (1.13%) Greenfield Project
12 10 (0.94%) Data Centre
13 9 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
13 9 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
14 6 (0.56%) Analogue Electronics
14 6 (0.56%) IoT
14 6 (0.56%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 95 (8.93%) Windows
2 73 (6.86%) Linux
3 23 (2.16%) Windows 10
4 18 (1.69%) Windows Server
5 16 (1.50%) Unix
6 7 (0.66%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.38%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.28%) Android
8 3 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.28%) Windows 7
8 3 (0.28%) Windows 8
8 3 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.19%) OS/2
9 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.094%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.094%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 162 (15.23%) Problem-Solving
2 142 (13.35%) Computer Science
3 137 (12.88%) Agile
4 123 (11.56%) Software Engineering
5 97 (9.12%) Mentoring
6 75 (7.05%) Project Planning
7 73 (6.86%) Schematic Capture
8 71 (6.67%) Project Management
9 66 (6.20%) Coaching
9 66 (6.20%) DevOps
10 65 (6.11%) Customer Service
11 57 (5.36%) Business Intelligence
12 52 (4.89%) Mathematics
13 46 (4.32%) Web Development
14 45 (4.23%) Full Stack Development
15 44 (4.14%) Physics
16 41 (3.85%) Decision-Making
17 35 (3.29%) Continuous Improvement
18 34 (3.20%) B2B
19 30 (2.82%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 154 (14.47%) C#
2 125 (11.75%) JavaScript
3 123 (11.56%) SQL
4 100 (9.40%) Python
5 76 (7.14%) Java
6 71 (6.67%) C
7 59 (5.55%) PHP
8 50 (4.70%) C++
9 32 (3.01%) Embedded C
10 22 (2.07%) TypeScript
11 15 (1.41%) Fortran
12 12 (1.13%) Bash
12 12 (1.13%) Go
13 8 (0.75%) Kotlin
13 8 (0.75%) Shell Script
14 7 (0.66%) T-SQL
15 6 (0.56%) PowerShell
15 6 (0.56%) VB
16 5 (0.47%) Groovy
17 4 (0.38%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 356 (33.46%) Degree
2 71 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
3 52 (4.89%) Security Cleared
4 25 (2.35%) BPSS Clearance
5 22 (2.07%) Master's Degree
6 21 (1.97%) SC Cleared
7 18 (1.69%) CCNA
7 18 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (1.22%) Network+ Certification
9 12 (1.13%) PhD
10 8 (0.75%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (0.75%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 7 (0.66%) HND
12 6 (0.56%) PMI Certification
13 5 (0.47%) DBS Check
14 4 (0.38%) DV Cleared
14 4 (0.38%) JNCIA
14 4 (0.38%) OSCP
14 4 (0.38%) PMP
15 3 (0.28%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (2.35%) SLA
2 18 (1.69%) PCI DSS
2 18 (1.69%) QA
3 17 (1.60%) GDPR
4 8 (0.75%) Accessibility
5 7 (0.66%) PMO
6 5 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
6 5 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.38%) Data Quality
7 4 (0.38%) NCSC
8 3 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.19%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.19%) NIST
10 1 (0.094%) IEC 61131
10 1 (0.094%) ISO 26262
10 1 (0.094%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.094%) JTAG
10 1 (0.094%) MISRA
System Software
1 105 (9.87%) Firmware
2 79 (7.42%) Embedded Firmware
3 48 (4.51%) Docker
4 42 (3.95%) Active Directory
5 18 (1.69%) KVM
6 2 (0.19%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.094%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.094%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 15 (1.41%) Kubernetes
2 13 (1.22%) Cisco CUCM
2 13 (1.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.22%) ServiceCenter
3 10 (0.94%) Terraform
4 4 (0.38%) SCCM
5 3 (0.28%) Ansible
5 3 (0.28%) SCOM
6 1 (0.094%) Cisco Prime
6 1 (0.094%) Grafana
6 1 (0.094%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.094%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.094%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.094%) SolarWinds Orion
6 1 (0.094%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 164 (15.41%) Microsoft
2 72 (6.77%) EMC
3 38 (3.57%) YouTube
4 29 (2.73%) Adobe
5 27 (2.54%) Google
6 24 (2.26%) ServiceNow
7 22 (2.07%) Cisco
8 18 (1.69%) Dell
9 15 (1.41%) Fortinet
10 14 (1.32%) Palo Alto
11 13 (1.22%) Aruba
11 13 (1.22%) HP
11 13 (1.22%) Meraki
12 12 (1.13%) Oracle
13 11 (1.03%) Progress
13 11 (1.03%) SAP
14 10 (0.94%) F5
15 7 (0.66%) Sage
15 7 (0.66%) VMware
16 5 (0.47%) ConnectWise