Junior Software Developer
UK
The median Junior Software Developer salary in the UK is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 835 | 860 | 1064 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +25 | +204 | -249 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Developer | 49 | 115 | 179 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.049% | 0.12% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.052% | 0.13% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 40 | 49 | 161 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £26,250 | £18,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,250 | £27,500 | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £34,324 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.31% | +5.61% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £38,125 | £46,250 | £37,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £50,750 | £56,250 | £40,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £31,250 | £32,036 | £32,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.45% | -1.43% | +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 | 94,627 | 91,047 | 156,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 91.54% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,562 | 57,571 | 85,106 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,750 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 20 May 2024.
Junior Software Developer
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 Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +26 | 48 | £32,500 | -5.31% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | -39 | 43 | £31,250 | -2.45% | 21 |
| Work from Home | +83 | 20 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 22 |
| South East | +1 | 14 | £35,000 | +7.69% | 1 |
| North of England | +40 | 12 | £27,500 | -15.38% | 6 |
| Midlands | -3 | 8 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 7 | £32,500 | -10.34% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +82 | 6 | £27,500 | -15.38% | 2 |
| London | +75 | 6 | £56,250 | +7.14% | 5 |
| North West | +3 | 6 | £27,500 | -21.43% | 4 |
| East of England | -16 | 4 | £27,000 | - | |
| South West | -21 | 4 | £32,500 | -23.53% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -19 | 1 | £35,000 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -65 | 1 | £29,000 | +8.41% | 3 |
Junior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 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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