Junior Software Engineer
UK
The median Junior Software Engineer salary in the UK is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 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 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 820 | 857 | 957 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | +100 | -149 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Engineer | 69 | 121 | 258 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.071% | 0.11% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.075% | 0.13% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 59 | 101 | 89 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,950 | £27,000 | £27,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,500 | £30,000 | £28,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £40,649 | £48,258 | £42,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £42,500 | £66,250 | £50,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £32,500 | £35,000 | £32,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +7.69% | +8.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 92,477 | 96,786 | 147,852 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.57% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,588 | 60,676 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,075 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Junior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Junior Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Junior Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Software Engineer.
Junior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Software Engineer over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.
Junior Software Engineer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Software Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 23 April 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 |
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| England | +65 | 65 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 29 |
| UK excluding London | -17 | 63 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 27 |
| Work from Home | +58 | 28 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 12 |
| South East | +7 | 25 | £35,000 | - | 4 |
| North of England | +45 | 17 | £30,000 | -20.00% | 6 |
| Midlands | +24 | 10 | £27,500 | -8.33% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +89 | 9 | £35,000 | -12.50% | 1 |
| North West | +6 | 8 | £30,000 | +3.45% | 3 |
| South West | -18 | 8 | £32,500 | +7.18% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +34 | 7 | £27,500 | -12.00% | 6 |
| London | +100 | 5 | £37,500 | -31.82% | 3 |
| Wales | -1 | 3 | £24,000 | +6.67% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 3 | £20,000 | -25.93% | 1 |
Junior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Junior Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in the job title.
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Junior Software Engineer 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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