Junior Software Engineer
UK
The median Junior Software Engineer salary in the UK is £32,500 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 | 823 | 840 | 940 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | +100 | -82 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Engineer | 84 | 107 | 326 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.080% | 0.11% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.084% | 0.12% | 0.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 71 | 93 | 94 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £27,000 | £26,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,000 | £32,500 | £28,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £38,500 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.58% | +10.00% | -3.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £40,024 | £55,000 | £45,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £42,500 | £66,250 | £50,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £31,250 | £35,000 | £32,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.71% | +6.87% | +9.17% |
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 Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Junior Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Junior Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Software Engineer.
Junior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Software Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Junior Software Engineer
Top 14 Job Locations
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 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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| UK excluding London | -25 | 78 | £31,250 | -10.71% | 30 |
| England | +16 | 77 | £32,500 | -18.75% | 32 |
| South East | -10 | 29 | £36,250 | +3.57% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 26 | £33,750 | -15.63% | 24 |
| North of England | +43 | 19 | £30,000 | -25.00% | 3 |
| South West | -22 | 13 | £24,000 | -36.00% | 6 |
| Midlands | -7 | 11 | £27,500 | -8.33% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +67 | 10 | £32,500 | -18.75% | |
| North West | +2 | 9 | £30,000 | +3.45% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 7 | £27,500 | -8.33% | 8 |
| London | +86 | 5 | £37,500 | -37.50% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 4 | £20,000 | -35.48% | 3 |
| Wales | +6 | 3 | £24,000 | +6.67% | |
| Scotland | -63 | 3 | £24,000 | -37.66% | 4 |
Junior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 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 featuring Junior Software Engineer in the job title.
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Junior Software Engineer 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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