Junior Jobs in England

Junior
UK > England

The median Junior salary in England is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 June 2024.

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

6 months to
10 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 200 259 276
Rank change year-on-year +59 +17 -59
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 1,319 1,162 2,173
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.39% 1.41% 1.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.47% 1.55% 1.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,070 850 1,542
10th Percentile £22,500 £24,500 £22,750
25th Percentile £24,240 £28,500 £27,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - +7.69%
75th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £43,750
90th Percentile £47,500 £57,500 £55,000
UK median annual salary £30,000 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 89,619 75,210 137,772
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.60% 91.22% 95.91%
Number of salaries quoted 65,535 49,495 75,192
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £43,023
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,300 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.94% +0.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior in England

Junior
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Junior in England

Junior
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior in England over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior in England

Junior
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the England region over the 6 months to 10 June 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 East +46 345 £30,500 -10.29% 67
North of England +64 254 £28,000 -11.11% 80
London -38 249 £37,500 -11.76% 96
Midlands +60 205 £27,000 -22.86% 68
North West +45 160 £27,500 -14.06% 44
South West +29 157 £30,000 -6.98% 46
West Midlands +43 133 £27,000 -28.00% 35
East of England -6 108 £28,000 -10.40% 24
Yorkshire +69 78 £31,250 -3.85% 29
East Midlands +11 72 £26,500 -24.29% 33
North East -20 16 £25,250 -8.18% 8
Junior
UK

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

For the 6 months to 10 June 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 England region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 388 (29.42%) Degree
2 295 (22.37%) Social Skills
3 217 (16.45%) C#
4 209 (15.85%) Microsoft
5 204 (15.47%) Agile
6 179 (13.57%) Problem-Solving
7 175 (13.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 166 (12.59%) SQL
9 163 (12.36%) Computer Science
10 160 (12.13%) Azure
11 156 (11.83%) Software Engineering
12 154 (11.68%) JavaScript
13 146 (11.07%) Finance
14 142 (10.77%) .NET
15 133 (10.08%) Python
16 128 (9.70%) Mentoring
17 119 (9.02%) Windows
18 106 (8.04%) Manufacturing
19 102 (7.73%) Computer Science Degree
20 100 (7.58%) Microsoft 365
21 96 (7.28%) Electronics
21 96 (7.28%) SQL Server
22 95 (7.20%) HTML
23 94 (7.13%) Java
23 94 (7.13%) CSS
23 94 (7.13%) Customer Service
24 91 (6.90%) Linux
25 90 (6.82%) Firmware
26 86 (6.52%) DevOps
27 85 (6.44%) Analytical Skills

Junior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 40 (3.03%) SharePoint
2 34 (2.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 26 (1.97%) WordPress
4 18 (1.36%) CMS
5 11 (0.83%) IIS
6 10 (0.76%) Confluence
7 5 (0.38%) nginx
8 3 (0.23%) Apache
8 3 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.23%) Umbraco
9 2 (0.15%) Resin
10 1 (0.076%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.076%) Drupal
10 1 (0.076%) Exchange Server 2013
10 1 (0.076%) Hyperledger
10 1 (0.076%) JBoss
Applications
1 59 (4.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 53 (4.02%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (1.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (1.67%) Photoshop
5 19 (1.44%) Adobe Illustrator
6 17 (1.29%) InDesign
7 14 (1.06%) Microsoft Project
8 10 (0.76%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 7 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
10 6 (0.45%) Trello
11 5 (0.38%) AutoCAD
12 4 (0.30%) Adobe After Effects
13 2 (0.15%) Adobe Premiere
13 2 (0.15%) Sketch
14 1 (0.076%) Adobe XD
14 1 (0.076%) Autodesk Inventor
14 1 (0.076%) CorelDRAW
14 1 (0.076%) Fusion 360
14 1 (0.076%) OrCAD
14 1 (0.076%) PrintSoft PReS
Business Applications
1 11 (0.83%) Shopify
2 9 (0.68%) Magento
3 3 (0.23%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.23%) iTrent
4 1 (0.076%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.076%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.076%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.076%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 160 (12.13%) Azure
2 100 (7.58%) Microsoft 365
3 80 (6.07%) AWS
4 44 (3.34%) Power Platform
5 38 (2.88%) SaaS
6 28 (2.12%) Azure DevOps
6 28 (2.12%) Entra ID
7 18 (1.36%) GitHub
8 16 (1.21%) Dynamics 365
8 16 (1.21%) GCP
9 12 (0.91%) Cloud Computing
10 10 (0.76%) Figma
10 10 (0.76%) OneDrive
11 8 (0.61%) AWS Lambda
12 7 (0.53%) GitHub Actions
12 7 (0.53%) Google Workspace
12 7 (0.53%) PowerApps
13 6 (0.45%) Serverless
13 6 (0.45%) WhatsApp
14 5 (0.38%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 38 (2.88%) Firewall
2 34 (2.58%) Wi-Fi
3 19 (1.44%) Internet
4 16 (1.21%) Wireless
5 13 (0.99%) Unified Communications
6 11 (0.83%) Network Security
7 10 (0.76%) HTTP
7 10 (0.76%) TCP/IP
8 9 (0.68%) DNS
9 8 (0.61%) Ethernet
10 7 (0.53%) Structured Cabling
11 5 (0.38%) Intrusion Detection
12 4 (0.30%) BGP
12 4 (0.30%) Broadband
12 4 (0.30%) DHCP
12 4 (0.30%) FTP
12 4 (0.30%) RS-232
12 4 (0.30%) VPN
13 3 (0.23%) iSCSI
13 3 (0.23%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 96 (7.28%) SQL Server
2 37 (2.81%) MySQL
3 34 (2.58%) Power BI
4 20 (1.52%) Relational Database
5 17 (1.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 13 (0.99%) Big Data
6 13 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
7 12 (0.91%) Data Lake
7 12 (0.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 11 (0.83%) MS Access
8 11 (0.83%) Redis
8 11 (0.83%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 9 (0.68%) MongoDB
10 6 (0.45%) Data Mining
10 6 (0.45%) Elasticsearch
10 6 (0.45%) Metadata
10 6 (0.45%) NoSQL
11 5 (0.38%) GIS
12 4 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
13 3 (0.23%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 76 (5.76%) Git
2 26 (1.97%) JIRA
3 24 (1.82%) Visual Studio
4 23 (1.74%) Jenkins
5 9 (0.68%) Bitbucket
6 6 (0.45%) Oracle APEX
7 4 (0.30%) Gradle
7 4 (0.30%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.23%) Selenium
8 3 (0.23%) Subversion
8 3 (0.23%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.23%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.15%) git-flow
9 2 (0.15%) GitLab
9 2 (0.15%) LabVIEW
9 2 (0.15%) webpack
10 1 (0.076%) Android Studio
10 1 (0.076%) Cucumber
10 1 (0.076%) GDB
10 1 (0.076%) Oracle Forms
General
1 295 (22.37%) Social Skills
2 175 (13.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 146 (11.07%) Finance
4 106 (8.04%) Manufacturing
5 96 (7.28%) Electronics
6 85 (6.44%) Analytical Skills
7 80 (6.07%) Public Sector
8 63 (4.78%) Marketing
9 44 (3.34%) Retail
10 42 (3.18%) Law
11 33 (2.50%) Legal
12 26 (1.97%) Telecoms
13 23 (1.74%) Organisational Skills
14 19 (1.44%) Games
15 17 (1.29%) Back Office
16 12 (0.91%) Advertising
17 11 (0.83%) Aerospace
18 10 (0.76%) Banking
19 9 (0.68%) Automotive
20 8 (0.61%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 142 (10.77%) .NET
2 95 (7.20%) HTML
3 94 (7.13%) CSS
4 56 (4.25%) React
5 41 (3.11%) Laravel
6 36 (2.73%) ASP.NET
7 35 (2.65%) .NET Framework
7 35 (2.65%) AngularJS
8 27 (2.05%) JSON
8 27 (2.05%) Vue
8 27 (2.05%) Web Services
9 23 (1.74%) REST
10 21 (1.59%) .NET Core
11 20 (1.52%) ASP.NET Web API
12 17 (1.29%) HTML5
13 16 (1.21%) Entity Framework
13 16 (1.21%) Node.js
14 15 (1.14%) Doctrine
14 15 (1.14%) Kafka
14 15 (1.14%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 57 (4.32%) Self-Motivation
2 49 (3.71%) Driving Licence
3 29 (2.20%) Greenfield Project
4 27 (2.05%) Management Information System
5 26 (1.97%) Mobile App
6 24 (1.82%) Algorithms
7 23 (1.74%) Renewable Energy
8 20 (1.52%) Graphic Design
8 20 (1.52%) Onboarding
9 19 (1.44%) Social Media
10 16 (1.21%) FPGA
11 15 (1.14%) Embedded Systems
12 14 (1.06%) Data Centre
12 14 (1.06%) Product Ownership
13 11 (0.83%) Data Structures
13 11 (0.83%) Legacy Applications
13 11 (0.83%) Legacy Systems
13 11 (0.83%) Video Conferencing
14 10 (0.76%) Cloud Native
15 7 (0.53%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 119 (9.02%) Windows
2 91 (6.90%) Linux
3 39 (2.96%) Windows 10
4 21 (1.59%) Windows Server
5 12 (0.91%) Unix
6 9 (0.68%) Apple iOS
6 9 (0.68%) Windows Server 2019
7 7 (0.53%) Ubuntu
8 5 (0.38%) Android
8 5 (0.38%) Debian
8 5 (0.38%) Mac OS
9 4 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.23%) Windows 7
10 3 (0.23%) Windows 8
11 2 (0.15%) OS/2
11 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.076%) CentOS
12 1 (0.076%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.076%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (15.47%) Agile
2 179 (13.57%) Problem-Solving
3 163 (12.36%) Computer Science
4 156 (11.83%) Software Engineering
5 128 (9.70%) Mentoring
6 94 (7.13%) Customer Service
7 86 (6.52%) DevOps
8 77 (5.84%) Project Planning
9 74 (5.61%) Coaching
10 73 (5.53%) Project Management
10 73 (5.53%) Schematic Capture
11 62 (4.70%) Full Stack Development
12 56 (4.25%) TDD
13 52 (3.94%) Business Intelligence
14 51 (3.87%) Web Development
15 42 (3.18%) Cybersecurity
16 41 (3.11%) Collaborative Working
17 39 (2.96%) Decision-Making
17 39 (2.96%) Roadmaps
18 36 (2.73%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 217 (16.45%) C#
2 166 (12.59%) SQL
3 154 (11.68%) JavaScript
4 133 (10.08%) Python
5 94 (7.13%) Java
6 70 (5.31%) PHP
7 62 (4.70%) C++
8 51 (3.87%) C
9 23 (1.74%) TypeScript
10 15 (1.14%) Bash
10 15 (1.14%) Go
11 14 (1.06%) Fortran
12 7 (0.53%) Embedded C
12 7 (0.53%) T-SQL
13 6 (0.45%) Kotlin
13 6 (0.45%) PowerShell
13 6 (0.45%) R
13 6 (0.45%) VB
14 4 (0.30%) ActionScript 2.0
14 4 (0.30%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 388 (29.42%) Degree
2 102 (7.73%) Computer Science Degree
3 49 (3.71%) Security Cleared
4 27 (2.05%) Master's Degree
5 20 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
5 20 (1.52%) SC Cleared
6 18 (1.36%) CCNA
6 18 (1.36%) Cisco Certification
7 13 (0.99%) Network+ Certification
7 13 (0.99%) PhD
8 9 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
9 7 (0.53%) HND
9 7 (0.53%) PMI Certification
10 6 (0.45%) DBS Check
10 6 (0.45%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.38%) AWS Certification
11 5 (0.38%) OSCP
11 5 (0.38%) PMP
12 4 (0.30%) CISM
12 4 (0.30%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (2.20%) SLA
2 23 (1.74%) QA
3 18 (1.36%) GDPR
4 15 (1.14%) PCI DSS
5 12 (0.91%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (0.76%) PMO
7 7 (0.53%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.45%) GMP
9 5 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 4 (0.30%) Data Quality
10 4 (0.30%) ISO 20022
10 4 (0.30%) NCSC
10 4 (0.30%) PSD2
11 3 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.15%) NIST
13 1 (0.076%) IEC 61131
13 1 (0.076%) ISO 26262
13 1 (0.076%) JTAG
13 1 (0.076%) MISRA
13 1 (0.076%) Solvency II
System Software
1 90 (6.82%) Firmware
2 82 (6.22%) Docker
3 81 (6.14%) Embedded Firmware
4 65 (4.93%) Active Directory
5 14 (1.06%) KVM
6 12 (0.91%) VMware Infrastructure
7 5 (0.38%) vSphere
8 4 (0.30%) NFS
8 4 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.23%) pfSense
10 2 (0.15%) Hyper-V
10 2 (0.15%) Varnish
10 2 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.076%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 27 (2.05%) Kubernetes
2 23 (1.74%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (1.29%) Terraform
4 13 (0.99%) Cisco CUCM
4 13 (0.99%) ServiceCenter
5 7 (0.53%) SCCM
6 6 (0.45%) Ansible
6 6 (0.45%) PaperCut
6 6 (0.45%) Puppet
7 3 (0.23%) SCOM
7 3 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.15%) Packer
9 1 (0.076%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.076%) Cisco Prime
9 1 (0.076%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.076%) Nagios
9 1 (0.076%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.076%) SolarWinds Orion
9 1 (0.076%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 209 (15.85%) Microsoft
2 72 (5.46%) EMC
3 49 (3.71%) YouTube
4 34 (2.58%) Adobe
5 32 (2.43%) Cisco
6 28 (2.12%) Google
7 25 (1.90%) ServiceNow
8 17 (1.29%) VMware
9 16 (1.21%) Aruba
10 15 (1.14%) F5
10 15 (1.14%) Palo Alto
11 14 (1.06%) Dell
11 14 (1.06%) Fortinet
11 14 (1.06%) Oracle
12 13 (0.99%) HP
12 13 (0.99%) Meraki
13 12 (0.91%) Progress
13 12 (0.91%) SAP
14 6 (0.45%) BT
14 6 (0.45%) Sage