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 12 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 608 | 609 | 601 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | -8 | +47 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Developer | 127 | 305 | 308 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.21% | 0.29% | 0.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | 0.31% | 0.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 96 | 269 | 234 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,875 | £23,250 | £26,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,000 | £26,250 | £27,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £30,000 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -14.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £43,938 | £38,750 | £45,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,875 | £47,750 | £57,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,750 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -7.69% | - |
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 | 53,806 | 98,156 | 78,673 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.55% | 94.80% | 91.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,744 | 68,646 | 53,875 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £29,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,574 | £38,750 | £44,109 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.00% |
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 12 July 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 12 July 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 | +5 | 119 | £32,500 | +1.56% | 83 |
| UK excluding London | +42 | 106 | £30,750 | +2.50% | 80 |
| Work from Home | +25 | 54 | £32,500 | - | 53 |
| South East | +78 | 48 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 16 |
| South West | +99 | 23 | £32,000 | +14.29% | 13 |
| London | +37 | 18 | £50,000 | +25.00% | 11 |
| Midlands | +41 | 15 | £28,375 | -1.30% | 11 |
| East Midlands | +31 | 11 | £27,500 | - | 8 |
| North of England | -2 | 11 | £31,625 | +5.42% | 25 |
| Yorkshire | +23 | 5 | £29,000 | -3.33% | 6 |
| North West | -13 | 5 | £36,250 | +20.83% | 16 |
| West Midlands | +44 | 4 | £32,750 | +0.77% | 3 |
| East of England | +13 | 4 | £33,750 | +18.42% | 6 |
| Scotland | +83 | 3 | £30,000 | - | 4 |
| Wales | +26 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| North East | +36 | 1 | £30,750 | +16.04% | 3 |
Junior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 July 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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