The median Junior salary in Watford is £27,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
35 |
- |
27 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior |
5 |
0 |
3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Watford |
1.28% |
- |
1.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.40% |
- |
1.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£30,125 |
| 25th Percentile |
£26,000 |
- |
£30,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£27,000 |
- |
£31,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+5.04% |
| 75th Percentile |
£28,000 |
- |
£32,813 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£33,375 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£27,750 |
£32,500 |
£28,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-14.62% |
+14.04% |
-18.57% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title |
356 |
140 |
219 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.05% |
91.50% |
95.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
260 |
110 |
162 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£32,500 |
£25,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£38,750 |
£30,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£63,750 |
£43,000 |
£48,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+48.26% |
-11.34% |
-19.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£56,938 |
£68,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£83,750 |
£80,000 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£57,500 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+15.00% |
- |
-9.09% |
