Junior Software Engineer
UK
The median Junior Software Engineer salary in the UK is £40,101 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 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 5 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 628 | 844 | 845 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +216 | +1 | +71 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Engineer | 59 | 70 | 120 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.071% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.075% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 48 | 59 | 102 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £23,950 | £27,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,875 | £27,500 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,101 | £32,500 | £36,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.39% | -10.34% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £43,845 | £40,649 | £48,258 |
| 90th Percentile | £51,250 | £42,500 | £66,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,101 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.39% | -7.14% | +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 | 47,606 | 93,229 | 94,684 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.38% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,326 | 66,845 | 59,589 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
| 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 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 5 May 2025.
Junior Software Engineer
Top 14 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 5 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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| UK excluding London | +201 | 51 | £40,101 | +23.39% | 39 |
| England | +158 | 38 | £40,101 | +23.39% | 46 |
| Scotland | - | 15 | £47,500 | - | 5 |
| North of England | +69 | 13 | £40,000 | +33.33% | 1 |
| South East | +88 | 11 | £33,500 | -4.29% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +76 | 9 | £40,050 | +14.43% | |
| South West | +113 | 6 | £40,101 | +23.39% | 11 |
| Work from Home | +142 | 5 | £40,000 | +14.29% | 28 |
| North West | +18 | 4 | £40,000 | +33.33% | |
| London | +103 | 3 | £40,000 | +6.67% | 22 |
| Midlands | +53 | 2 | £40,101 | +45.82% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +43 | 2 | £40,101 | +100.50% | 1 |
| Wales | +35 | 2 | £36,300 | +51.25% | 2 |
| East of England | - | 2 | £40,101 | - | 5 |
Junior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2025, 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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