Junior
UK
The median Junior salary in the UK is £35,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 262 | 263 | 233 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | -30 | -35 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior | 696 | 1,762 | 2,060 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.30% | 1.42% | 1.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.37% | 1.49% | 1.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 579 | 1,299 | 1,641 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,950 | £22,750 | £22,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,500 | £27,000 | £26,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £46,250 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £57,500 | £57,500 | £56,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £32,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +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 | 50,985 | 118,425 | 121,174 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.43% | 95.37% | 95.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,346 | 74,222 | 83,417 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 5 December 2023.
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 5 December 2023. 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 | +9 | 638 | £35,000 | - | 419 |
| UK excluding London | +4 | 465 | £32,500 | - | 348 |
| Work from Home | -21 | 224 | £35,000 | - | 145 |
| London | +11 | 216 | £41,850 | +4.63% | 104 |
| South East | +48 | 150 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 119 |
| North of England | +51 | 102 | £32,500 | -1.70% | 78 |
| Midlands | +62 | 88 | £31,750 | -9.29% | 58 |
| West Midlands | +73 | 66 | £30,250 | -12.32% | 33 |
| South West | +6 | 57 | £35,000 | +16.67% | 40 |
| Yorkshire | +74 | 50 | £27,500 | -8.33% | 18 |
| North West | +49 | 49 | £37,500 | +7.14% | 53 |
| Scotland | +17 | 28 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 18 |
| East Midlands | +22 | 22 | £35,000 | -9.39% | 25 |
| East of England | +43 | 20 | £26,750 | -2.73% | 34 |
| Wales | +8 | 19 | £37,500 | +50.00% | 11 |
| North East | +33 | 3 | £32,500 | - | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | +31 | 2 | £35,000 | +6.06% | 3 |
Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 December 2023, 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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