Junior Programmer
UK
The median Junior Programmer salary in the UK is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 643 | 715 | 700 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +72 | -15 | +339 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Programmer | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.002% | 0.002% | 0.002% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £21,250 | £23,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £22,500 | £24,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +77.78% | -8.16% | -23.44% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £23,750 | £25,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £22,500 | £24,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +77.78% | -8.16% | -23.44% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 | 53,514 | 51,675 | 48,695 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.46% | 93.18% | 95.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 32,893 | 27,368 | 37,623 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £33,173 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £44,750 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £78,750 | £77,715 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | -4.76% |
Junior Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Junior Programmer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Junior Programmer
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Junior Programmer job vacancies in the UK.
Junior Programmer
Top 4 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Programmer within the UK over the 6 months to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +68 | 1 | £40,000 | +77.78% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +52 | 1 | £40,000 | +77.78% | 1 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £40,000 | - | 1 |