Junior Software Developer
UK
The median Junior Software Developer salary in the UK is £31,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 852 | 839 | 1080 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | +241 | -283 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Developer | 55 | 108 | 182 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.052% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.055% | 0.13% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 46 | 44 | 164 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £26,250 | £18,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,250 | £27,500 | £25,938 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,250 | £34,324 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.96% | +5.61% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £37,500 | £43,438 | £37,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £45,000 | £56,250 | £40,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | +8.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Junior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Junior Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Junior Software Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Software Developer.
Junior Software Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Software Developer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Junior Software Developer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Software Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| England | -9 | 54 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 23 |
| UK excluding London | -54 | 48 | £30,000 | -7.69% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +49 | 25 | £32,500 | -11.54% | 21 |
| South East | -13 | 14 | £35,000 | +1.97% | 2 |
| North of England | +37 | 13 | £27,500 | -21.43% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 10 | £32,500 | +8.33% | 3 |
| Midlands | -5 | 10 | £32,500 | - | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +64 | 8 | £27,500 | -21.43% | |
| London | +84 | 7 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 4 |
| South West | -24 | 6 | £30,000 | -25.90% | 8 |
| North West | -1 | 5 | £27,500 | -21.43% | 3 |
| East of England | -22 | 4 | £27,000 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -67 | 1 | £29,000 | +11.54% | 3 |
Junior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Junior Software Developer 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 featuring Junior Software Developer in the job title.
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Junior Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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