Junior Software Engineer Jobs in Kent

Junior Software Engineer
South East > Kent

The median Junior Software Engineer salary in Kent is £31,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 105 96 -
Rank change year-on-year -9 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Engineer 2 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 0.13% 0.19% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.23% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 0
10th Percentile £26,875 - -
25th Percentile £27,813 £28,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,250 £30,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - -
75th Percentile £35,313 £31,500 -
90th Percentile £36,625 - -
South East median annual salary £36,250 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +3.57% - +2.94%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 1,496 886 1,351
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.15% 85.11% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 1,097 504 723
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,625 £34,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £46,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.60% +3.33% +5.88%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,200 £60,000
90th Percentile £69,250 £70,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Junior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior Software Engineer in Kent

Junior Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Kent

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Software Engineer in Kent.

Salary trend for Junior Software Engineer in Kent

Junior Software Engineer
Job Locations in Kent

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 Kent region over the 6 months to 2 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
Rochester 0 1 £35,000 +16.67%
Sandwich - 1 £27,500 -
Junior Software Engineer
South East

Junior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, 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 Kent region featuring Junior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Physics
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Software Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) GDB
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Verification and Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Electronics
2 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Military
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) C++
2 1 (50.00%) Visual Studio
2 1 (50.00%) Ada
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management

Junior Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) GDB
1 1 (50.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics
1 1 (50.00%) Military
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Physics
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Software Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C
1 2 (100.00%) C#
2 1 (50.00%) Ada
2 1 (50.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft