Junior Software Developer Jobs

Junior Software Developer
UK

The median Junior Software Developer salary in the UK is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 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
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 862 836 1061
Rank change year-on-year -26 +225 -255
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Developer 48 143 177
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.049% 0.14% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.051% 0.15% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 39 56 157
10th Percentile - £26,250 £18,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £33,412 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% +2.81% -
75th Percentile £38,750 £43,438 £37,500
90th Percentile £51,500 £56,250 £38,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £32,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -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 93,479 94,643 151,222
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.52% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,031 59,595 85,375
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,611
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Junior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Junior Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Junior Software Developer in the UK

Junior Software Developer
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Software Developer.

Salary trend for Junior Software Developer in the UK

Junior Software Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Software Developer over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior Software Developer in the UK

Junior Software Developer
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Software Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 May 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
England +15 46 £32,500 -5.31% 8
UK excluding London -68 42 £30,000 -7.69% 5
Work from Home +72 19 £32,500 -7.14% 6
South East -2 14 £35,000 +7.69%
North of England +59 12 £27,500 -26.67% 3
Yorkshire +97 6 £27,500 -21.43%
London +90 6 £56,250 +12.50% 3
North West +21 6 £27,500 -31.25% 1
Midlands +11 6 £30,000 -14.29%
West Midlands +26 5 £27,500 -24.14%
East of England -14 4 £27,000 -
South West -32 4 £32,500 -2.99% 2
East Midlands -17 1 £35,000 -
Scotland -65 1 £29,000 +5.45%
Northern Ireland - 1 £35,000 -

Junior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, Junior Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.

1 28 (58.33%) C#
2 25 (52.08%) JavaScript
3 20 (41.67%) Degree
4 17 (35.42%) Java
5 16 (33.33%) SQL
5 16 (33.33%) Agile
6 15 (31.25%) CSS
7 14 (29.17%) HTML
8 13 (27.08%) .NET
9 12 (25.00%) Python
9 12 (25.00%) Software Engineering
10 11 (22.92%) Computer Science
10 11 (22.92%) Finance
11 10 (20.83%) SQL Server
11 10 (20.83%) Problem-Solving
11 10 (20.83%) Public Sector
12 9 (18.75%) Social Skills
12 9 (18.75%) Docker
13 8 (16.67%) Full Stack Development
13 8 (16.67%) Design Patterns
13 8 (16.67%) OO
13 8 (16.67%) TDD
14 7 (14.58%) Scrum
14 7 (14.58%) Linux
15 6 (12.50%) C
15 6 (12.50%) C++
15 6 (12.50%) Telecoms
15 6 (12.50%) Mathematics
15 6 (12.50%) Git
15 6 (12.50%) SaaS

Junior Software 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (4.17%) Confluence
2 1 (2.08%) CMS
2 1 (2.08%) Umbraco
Cloud Services
1 6 (12.50%) SaaS
2 4 (8.33%) Azure
2 4 (8.33%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (4.17%) AWS
3 2 (4.17%) AWS Lambda
3 2 (4.17%) GitHub
3 2 (4.17%) GitHub Actions
3 2 (4.17%) npm
3 2 (4.17%) Serverless
3 2 (4.17%) Yarn
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (20.83%) SQL Server
2 5 (10.42%) MySQL
3 4 (8.33%) MongoDB
4 3 (6.25%) NoSQL
4 3 (6.25%) Redis
5 2 (4.17%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (12.50%) Git
2 4 (8.33%) Gradle
2 4 (8.33%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 4 (8.33%) Visual Studio
3 3 (6.25%) Visual Studio Code
4 2 (4.17%) JIRA
5 1 (2.08%) Android Studio
5 1 (2.08%) Bitbucket
5 1 (2.08%) Maven
5 1 (2.08%) TeamCity
General
1 11 (22.92%) Finance
2 10 (20.83%) Public Sector
3 9 (18.75%) Social Skills
4 6 (12.50%) Telecoms
5 4 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (8.33%) Electronics
5 4 (8.33%) Games
5 4 (8.33%) Manufacturing
6 3 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (6.25%) Marketing
7 1 (2.08%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (31.25%) CSS
2 14 (29.17%) HTML
3 13 (27.08%) .NET
4 6 (12.50%) HTML5
4 6 (12.50%) REST
5 5 (10.42%) .NET Framework
6 4 (8.33%) Flask
6 4 (8.33%) Pandas
6 4 (8.33%) React
6 4 (8.33%) Tkinter
6 4 (8.33%) Vue
6 4 (8.33%) XML
7 3 (6.25%) ASP.NET
7 3 (6.25%) ASP.NET Core
7 3 (6.25%) Laravel
7 3 (6.25%) RabbitMQ
7 3 (6.25%) Svelte
7 3 (6.25%) XSLT
8 2 (4.17%) Node.js
8 2 (4.17%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.33%) Hackathon
2 3 (6.25%) Algorithms
2 3 (6.25%) Data Structures
2 3 (6.25%) Embedded Systems
2 3 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (4.17%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (4.17%) e-Health
3 2 (4.17%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (4.17%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (4.17%) Life Science
4 1 (2.08%) Blockchain
4 1 (2.08%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (2.08%) Mobile App
4 1 (2.08%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 7 (14.58%) Linux
2 1 (2.08%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (33.33%) Agile
2 12 (25.00%) Software Engineering
3 11 (22.92%) Computer Science
4 10 (20.83%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (16.67%) Design Patterns
5 8 (16.67%) Full Stack Development
5 8 (16.67%) OO
5 8 (16.67%) TDD
6 7 (14.58%) Scrum
7 6 (12.50%) Mathematics
8 5 (10.42%) Clean Code
8 5 (10.42%) DevOps
8 5 (10.42%) SDLC
9 4 (8.33%) Artificial Intelligence
9 4 (8.33%) Chemistry
9 4 (8.33%) Continuous Integration
9 4 (8.33%) Fintech
9 4 (8.33%) OOP
10 3 (6.25%) Business Continuity
10 3 (6.25%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 28 (58.33%) C#
2 25 (52.08%) JavaScript
3 17 (35.42%) Java
4 16 (33.33%) SQL
5 12 (25.00%) Python
6 6 (12.50%) C
6 6 (12.50%) C++
7 5 (10.42%) Go
7 5 (10.42%) PHP
8 4 (8.33%) Bash
8 4 (8.33%) Shell Script
9 2 (4.17%) Fortran
10 1 (2.08%) Ruby
10 1 (2.08%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (41.67%) Degree
2 6 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (6.25%) Master's Degree
3 3 (6.25%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.17%) GDPR
1 2 (4.17%) QA
System Software
1 9 (18.75%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (6.25%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (8.33%) Oracle
2 3 (6.25%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.25%) SAP
2 3 (6.25%) YouTube
3 1 (2.08%) Cadence