Junior Jobs in Wales

Junior
UK > Wales

The median Junior salary in Wales is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 92 111 93
Rank change year-on-year +19 -18 -4
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 15 25 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 0.78% 1.46% 2.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.84% 1.69% 2.41%
Number of salaries quoted 12 24 32
10th Percentile £24,575 £21,250 £23,600
25th Percentile £29,750 £22,188 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £30,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% - +17.65%
75th Percentile £43,750 £39,063 £33,750
90th Percentile - £48,750 £37,794
UK median annual salary £30,000 £35,250 £35,000
% change year-on-year -14.89% +0.71% +7.69%

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 1,789 1,481 1,827
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.74% 86.61% 93.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1,271 806 1,206
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,391 £31,475
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £37,960
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% +16.85%
75th Percentile £57,500 £61,250 £61,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior in Wales

Junior
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Junior in Wales

Junior
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior in Wales over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior in Wales

Junior
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 within the Wales region over the 6 months to 26 July 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
South Wales +25 15 £32,500 +7.44% 5
Junior
UK

Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 26 July 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 across the Wales region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 7 (46.67%) Social Skills
2 6 (40.00%) Microsoft
3 5 (33.33%) C
3 5 (33.33%) SharePoint
4 4 (26.67%) Relational Database
4 4 (26.67%) Data Modelling
4 4 (26.67%) Business Intelligence
4 4 (26.67%) SQL
4 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (26.67%) C#
4 4 (26.67%) C++
4 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (26.67%) Power Platform
4 4 (26.67%) PowerApps
4 4 (26.67%) Requirements Workshops
4 4 (26.67%) SDLC
4 4 (26.67%) Power BI
5 3 (20.00%) WPF
5 3 (20.00%) WinForms
6 2 (13.33%) Linux
6 2 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (13.33%) Time Management
6 2 (13.33%) Quality Management
6 2 (13.33%) Degree
6 2 (13.33%) Software Engineering
7 1 (6.67%) Requirements Analysis
7 1 (6.67%) Web Development
7 1 (6.67%) JIRA
7 1 (6.67%) Change Management
7 1 (6.67%) Aerospace

Junior 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (33.33%) SharePoint
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 4 (26.67%) Power Platform
1 4 (26.67%) PowerApps
2 1 (6.67%) Azure
2 1 (6.67%) Entra ID
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (6.67%) OneDrive
2 1 (6.67%) SaaS
2 1 (6.67%) WhatsApp
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (26.67%) Power BI
1 4 (26.67%) Relational Database
2 1 (6.67%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 1 (6.67%) JIRA
General
1 7 (46.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (6.67%) Aerospace
2 1 (6.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (6.67%) Public Speaking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (20.00%) WinForms
1 3 (20.00%) WPF
2 1 (6.67%) CSS
2 1 (6.67%) HTML
2 1 (6.67%) Laravel
2 1 (6.67%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.67%) Cloud Native
1 1 (6.67%) Driving Licence
1 1 (6.67%) Legacy Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 2 (13.33%) Linux
2 1 (6.67%) Mac OS
2 1 (6.67%) Windows
2 1 (6.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (26.67%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (26.67%) Data Modelling
1 4 (26.67%) Requirements Workshops
1 4 (26.67%) SDLC
2 2 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (13.33%) Quality Management
2 2 (13.33%) Software Engineering
2 2 (13.33%) Time Management
3 1 (6.67%) Agile
3 1 (6.67%) Change Management
3 1 (6.67%) Document Management
3 1 (6.67%) Information Security
3 1 (6.67%) Logistics
3 1 (6.67%) Mobile Device Management
3 1 (6.67%) PRINCE
3 1 (6.67%) Project Management
3 1 (6.67%) Requirements Analysis
3 1 (6.67%) Technical Analysis
3 1 (6.67%) Test Planning
3 1 (6.67%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 5 (33.33%) C
2 4 (26.67%) C#
2 4 (26.67%) C++
2 4 (26.67%) SQL
3 1 (6.67%) Embedded C
3 1 (6.67%) JavaScript
3 1 (6.67%) PHP
Qualifications
1 2 (13.33%) Degree
2 1 (6.67%) DBS Check
2 1 (6.67%) PRINCE2 Certification
System Software
1 1 (6.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 6 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.67%) Kronos
2 1 (6.67%) Sage
2 1 (6.67%) SAP