Junior
UK
The median Junior daily rate in the UK is £325 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 357 | 389 | 478 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +32 | +89 | -37 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Junior | 235 | 316 | 417 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.55% | 0.55% | 0.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.60% | 0.59% | 0.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 168 | 219 | 260 |
| 10th Percentile | £129 | £135 | £143 |
| 25th Percentile | £207 | £163 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £270 | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.37% | -10.00% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £375 | £366 | £388 |
| 90th Percentile | £488 | £450 | £465 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £308 | £250 | £275 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.00% | -9.09% | +27.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 25 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £11.00 | £12.37 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £12.25 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £10.42 | £14.00 | £20.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.57% | -31.71% | +10.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £12.30 | £19.75 | £22.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £35.18 | £30.54 | £34.19 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £10.42 | £14.12 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.20% | -32.76% | +0.33% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,484 | 53,902 | 83,447 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.62% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,682 | 37,660 | 58,636 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,662 | 1,503 | 2,044 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.38 | £15.76 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.58 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.72% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.44 | £76.20 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Junior
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Junior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Junior
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Junior.
Junior
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Junior over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
Junior
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Junior.
Junior
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Junior over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
Junior
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the UK over the 6 months to 16 May 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +31 | 183 | £325 | +20.37% | 429 |
| UK excluding London | -15 | 98 | £308 | +23.00% | 342 |
| London | +69 | 90 | £305 | +10.91% | 116 |
| Work from Home | +106 | 78 | £315 | +0.80% | 195 |
| South East | +7 | 32 | £371 | +95.26% | 73 |
| North of England | +14 | 23 | £365 | +21.67% | 66 |
| Midlands | +16 | 13 | £208 | -36.15% | 81 |
| South West | +5 | 13 | £388 | +93.75% | 62 |
| Scotland | +27 | 10 | £148 | +8.60% | 27 |
| North East | +20 | 10 | £321 | -14.33% | 11 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 9 | £208 | -30.83% | 47 |
| Yorkshire | +12 | 7 | £370 | +64.44% | 19 |
| North West | -1 | 6 | £363 | +19.34% | 36 |
| East of England | -15 | 5 | £290 | +7.41% | 32 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 4 | £241 | -31.07% | 34 |
| Wales | +14 | 2 | £160 | -28.89% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 1 | £288 | +16.99% | 5 |
Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 2024, Junior contract 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 contract job ads featuring Junior in the job title.
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Junior 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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