Junior Developer
UK
The median Junior Developer salary in the UK is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 587 | 587 | 597 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +10 | -30 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Developer | 105 | 327 | 427 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.20% | 0.33% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.22% | 0.35% | 0.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 92 | 299 | 294 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £24,000 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,500 | £26,250 | £27,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -7.14% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £45,625 | £39,500 | £43,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,750 | £50,250 | £58,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £31,000 | £30,000 | £34,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.33% | -11.76% | +4.62% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Junior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Junior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Junior Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Developer.
Junior Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Developer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Junior Developer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
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| England | -20 | 97 | £32,500 | - | 95 |
| UK excluding London | +48 | 80 | £31,000 | +3.33% | 82 |
| South East | +99 | 41 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 16 |
| Work from Home | +108 | 37 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 72 |
| London | +56 | 23 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 27 |
| Midlands | +45 | 13 | £31,250 | +13.64% | 12 |
| North of England | +26 | 13 | £29,000 | -3.33% | 28 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 9 | £32,500 | +18.18% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +60 | 8 | £29,000 | -3.33% | 6 |
| East of England | +26 | 5 | £35,000 | +16.67% | 10 |
| East Midlands | +36 | 4 | £28,375 | -1.30% | 6 |
| North West | -12 | 4 | £38,750 | +29.17% | 21 |
| Scotland | +127 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| South West | +90 | 3 | £34,000 | +17.24% | 10 |
| Wales | +42 | 2 | £36,250 | -14.71% | 3 |
| North East | - | 1 | £25,500 | - | 1 |
Junior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Junior Developer 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 featuring Junior Developer in the job title.
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Junior Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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