Junior
UK
The median Junior salary in the UK is £40,101 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 237 | 224 | 268 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | +44 | -16 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior | 666 | 1,327 | 1,401 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.28% | 1.35% | 1.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.42% | 1.43% | 1.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 536 | 1,113 | 1,008 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,000 | £22,500 | £24,175 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,500 | £25,000 | £27,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,101 | £30,000 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.67% | -14.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £42,627 | £37,500 | £45,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £52,500 | £47,500 | £56,625 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,101 | £30,000 | £33,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.67% | -9.09% | +1.54% |
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 | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +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 30 April 2025.
Junior
Top 16 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 30 April 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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| England | -33 | 558 | £36,000 | +20.00% | 434 |
| UK excluding London | -20 | 495 | £40,101 | +33.67% | 290 |
| Work from Home | -18 | 146 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 262 |
| South East | -21 | 136 | £35,000 | +16.67% | 74 |
| London | +8 | 130 | £40,000 | +6.67% | 171 |
| North of England | -31 | 111 | £40,101 | +38.28% | 101 |
| East of England | +25 | 70 | £30,750 | +11.82% | 21 |
| Scotland | +122 | 59 | £40,101 | +33.67% | 18 |
| North West | -60 | 57 | £46,250 | +65.18% | 63 |
| Midlands | -36 | 56 | £34,500 | +30.19% | 42 |
| South West | +46 | 51 | £40,101 | +33.67% | 29 |
| Yorkshire | +44 | 47 | £32,500 | - | 25 |
| East Midlands | +30 | 35 | £37,800 | +51.20% | 19 |
| West Midlands | -38 | 21 | £31,250 | +15.74% | 23 |
| Wales | +25 | 12 | £40,101 | +23.39% | 5 |
| North East | +45 | 7 | £28,500 | +2.70% | 14 |
Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, 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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