Junior
UK
The median Junior salary in the UK is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 December 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Dec 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 256 | 260 | 259 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | -1 | -29 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior | 786 | 694 | 1,747 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.13% | 1.31% | 1.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.21% | 1.37% | 1.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 437 | 579 | 1,295 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,125 | £25,000 | £22,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,250 | £27,500 | £27,428 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £42,627 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £53,100 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -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 | 64,932 | 50,573 | 117,209 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.61% | 95.45% | 95.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 32,232 | 36,954 | 73,757 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £31,250 | £32,798 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,650 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,560 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.07% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £80,000 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £97,500 | £98,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.00% |
Junior
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Junior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Junior
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior.
Junior
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior over the 6 months to 8 December 2024.
Junior
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the UK over the 6 months to 8 December 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 | -14 | 694 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 212 |
| UK excluding London | -13 | 563 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 155 |
| London | -19 | 212 | £37,500 | -10.71% | 61 |
| Work from Home | -22 | 196 | £35,000 | - | 143 |
| South East | -51 | 132 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 39 |
| North of England | -10 | 128 | £32,500 | - | 43 |
| Midlands | -41 | 95 | £32,500 | +2.36% | 21 |
| East of England | -13 | 69 | £25,000 | -6.54% | 26 |
| North West | -26 | 64 | £37,000 | -1.99% | 25 |
| Scotland | +25 | 63 | £33,269 | +10.90% | 5 |
| South West | +6 | 60 | £28,243 | -19.31% | 27 |
| West Midlands | -48 | 56 | £35,000 | +15.70% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +10 | 44 | £32,500 | +18.18% | 16 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 38 | £30,000 | -14.29% | 9 |
| North East | -16 | 20 | £26,500 | -18.46% | 2 |
| Wales | +24 | 18 | £35,000 | -9.68% | |
| Northern Ireland | +20 | 2 | £52,500 | +50.00% | 1 |
Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 December 2024, Junior 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 in the job title.
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Junior 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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