Junior Software Engineer
UK > Wales
The median Junior Software Engineer salary in Wales is £36,300 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 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 8 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 76 | 115 | 124 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +39 | +9 | +18 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Engineer | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 0.19% | 0.15% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.22% | 0.16% | 0.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,882 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £32,831 | £23,000 | £21,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £36,300 | £24,000 | £22,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.25% | +6.67% | -25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £40,408 | £25,000 | £23,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £41,740 | - | £27,200 |
| UK median annual salary | £40,101 | £32,500 | £36,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.39% | -10.34% | +3.57% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title | 896 | 1,889 | 1,434 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 86.99% | 92.60% | 85.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 514 | 1,278 | 819 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,504 | £26,250 | £26,391 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,250 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £49,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.89% | - | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £58,750 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,501 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
Junior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings that featured Junior Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Junior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Wales
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Software Engineer in Wales.
Junior Software Engineer
Job Locations in Wales
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 Wales region over the 6 months to 8 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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| North Wales | - | 2 | £36,300 | - | |
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Junior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 8 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 across the Wales region featuring Junior Software Engineer in the job title.
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Junior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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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