Junior
UK

The median Junior salary in the UK is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 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
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 223 273 259
Rank change year-on-year +50 -14 -48
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 1,339 1,340 2,451
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.35% 1.33% 1.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.43% 1.45% 1.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1,106 985 1,746
10th Percentile £22,500 £24,163 £23,000
25th Percentile £25,000 £27,500 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - +7.69%
75th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £45,000
90th Percentile £47,500 £56,250 £56,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £33,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -10.45% +3.08% +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 93,878 92,381 151,160
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.45% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,248 58,258 84,340
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 £71,250 £81,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior in the UK

Junior
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Junior in the UK

Junior
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior in the UK

Junior
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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
England +61 1,226 £30,000 -14.29% 402
UK excluding London +59 1,078 £30,000 -10.45% 315
Work from Home +1 408 £35,000 -1.71% 190
South East +31 325 £30,000 -11.76% 73
North of England +93 244 £28,500 -5.00% 61
London -14 242 £37,500 -10.71% 112
Midlands +48 174 £25,500 -32.00% 69
North West +61 156 £27,500 -7.56% 32
South West -1 128 £30,000 -3.23% 56
West Midlands +43 118 £27,000 -32.50% 44
East of England +5 109 £27,750 -14.62% 34
Yorkshire +89 74 £32,500 - 20
Scotland -17 69 £30,000 -20.00% 27
East Midlands +9 56 £25,000 -28.57% 25
Wales +10 26 £32,500 +8.33% 5
North East -14 14 £27,750 +0.91% 9
Northern Ireland +23 4 £28,500 -24.00% 3

Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, Junior 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 in the job title.

1 428 (31.96%) Degree
2 336 (25.09%) Social Skills
3 224 (16.73%) Agile
4 217 (16.21%) Microsoft
5 204 (15.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 202 (15.09%) C#
7 198 (14.79%) Problem-Solving
8 181 (13.52%) Computer Science
9 177 (13.22%) SQL
10 160 (11.95%) Software Engineering
11 154 (11.50%) Azure
12 153 (11.43%) Finance
13 151 (11.28%) JavaScript
14 144 (10.75%) Python
15 140 (10.46%) .NET
16 120 (8.96%) Windows
17 113 (8.44%) Mentoring
18 108 (8.07%) Linux
19 105 (7.84%) Firmware
20 103 (7.69%) Manufacturing
21 99 (7.39%) Electronics
22 98 (7.32%) Java
22 98 (7.32%) Computer Science Degree
23 97 (7.24%) Microsoft 365
24 96 (7.17%) Analytical Skills
25 95 (7.09%) DevOps
26 92 (6.87%) HTML
27 89 (6.65%) SQL Server
28 88 (6.57%) CSS
29 87 (6.50%) Project Management

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:

Application Platforms
1 40 (2.99%) SharePoint
2 31 (2.32%) Microsoft Exchange
3 26 (1.94%) WordPress
4 16 (1.19%) CMS
5 10 (0.75%) Confluence
6 8 (0.60%) IIS
7 5 (0.37%) nginx
8 4 (0.30%) Apache
8 4 (0.30%) Umbraco
9 3 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.22%) Site Server
10 2 (0.15%) Resin
11 1 (0.075%) Apache Spark
11 1 (0.075%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 1 (0.075%) Drupal
11 1 (0.075%) Exchange Server 2013
11 1 (0.075%) Hyperledger
11 1 (0.075%) JBoss
11 1 (0.075%) SAS
Applications
1 58 (4.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 55 (4.11%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 22 (1.64%) Photoshop
4 17 (1.27%) Adobe Illustrator
4 17 (1.27%) InDesign
5 14 (1.05%) Microsoft Project
6 10 (0.75%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 9 (0.67%) Trello
8 8 (0.60%) Spreadsheet
9 4 (0.30%) Adobe After Effects
9 4 (0.30%) AutoCAD
10 3 (0.22%) Sketch
11 2 (0.15%) Adobe Premiere
12 1 (0.075%) Adobe XD
12 1 (0.075%) CorelDRAW
12 1 (0.075%) MS Visio
12 1 (0.075%) OrCAD
12 1 (0.075%) PrintSoft PReS
Business Applications
1 9 (0.67%) Magento
1 9 (0.67%) Shopify
2 3 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
2 3 (0.22%) iTrent
3 1 (0.075%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.075%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 154 (11.50%) Azure
2 97 (7.24%) Microsoft 365
3 87 (6.50%) AWS
4 55 (4.11%) Power Platform
5 45 (3.36%) SaaS
6 31 (2.32%) Azure DevOps
7 24 (1.79%) Entra ID
8 18 (1.34%) GCP
9 17 (1.27%) GitHub
10 14 (1.05%) Dynamics 365
11 12 (0.90%) Cloud Computing
11 12 (0.90%) PowerApps
12 10 (0.75%) Figma
13 9 (0.67%) AWS Lambda
14 8 (0.60%) GitHub Actions
14 8 (0.60%) Serverless
15 7 (0.52%) Google Workspace
15 7 (0.52%) OneDrive
15 7 (0.52%) WhatsApp
16 6 (0.45%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 44 (3.29%) Wireless
2 37 (2.76%) Wi-Fi
3 35 (2.61%) Firewall
4 18 (1.34%) Internet
5 13 (0.97%) Unified Communications
6 11 (0.82%) DNS
7 10 (0.75%) HTTP
8 9 (0.67%) Network Security
8 9 (0.67%) TCP/IP
9 8 (0.60%) Ethernet
10 7 (0.52%) Structured Cabling
11 5 (0.37%) Intrusion Detection
11 5 (0.37%) VPN
11 5 (0.37%) WAN
12 4 (0.30%) Broadband
12 4 (0.30%) DHCP
12 4 (0.30%) FTP
12 4 (0.30%) RS-232
13 3 (0.22%) iSCSI
13 3 (0.22%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (6.65%) SQL Server
2 44 (3.29%) Power BI
3 38 (2.84%) MySQL
4 24 (1.79%) Relational Database
5 19 (1.42%) Data Lake
6 17 (1.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 14 (1.05%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 13 (0.97%) MS Access
8 13 (0.97%) PostgreSQL
9 12 (0.90%) Big Data
9 12 (0.90%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 11 (0.82%) Redis
11 10 (0.75%) MongoDB
12 6 (0.45%) Data Mining
12 6 (0.45%) Elasticsearch
12 6 (0.45%) Metadata
12 6 (0.45%) NoSQL
13 5 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
13 5 (0.37%) GIS
14 4 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 72 (5.38%) Git
2 33 (2.46%) JIRA
3 27 (2.02%) Jenkins
4 25 (1.87%) Visual Studio
5 8 (0.60%) Bitbucket
6 6 (0.45%) GitLab
6 6 (0.45%) Oracle APEX
6 6 (0.45%) Selenium
7 5 (0.37%) Gradle
8 4 (0.30%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.22%) CircleCI
9 3 (0.22%) TeamCity
9 3 (0.22%) Visual Studio Code
10 2 (0.15%) git-flow
10 2 (0.15%) Maven
10 2 (0.15%) webpack
11 1 (0.075%) Ant
11 1 (0.075%) Eclipse
11 1 (0.075%) Oracle Forms
11 1 (0.075%) Subversion
General
1 336 (25.09%) Social Skills
2 204 (15.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 153 (11.43%) Finance
4 103 (7.69%) Manufacturing
5 99 (7.39%) Electronics
6 96 (7.17%) Analytical Skills
7 79 (5.90%) Public Sector
8 70 (5.23%) Marketing
9 46 (3.44%) Law
10 40 (2.99%) Retail
11 38 (2.84%) Legal
12 37 (2.76%) Telecoms
13 23 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
14 19 (1.42%) Games
15 18 (1.34%) Aerospace
16 16 (1.19%) Back Office
17 13 (0.97%) Advertising
18 12 (0.90%) Banking
19 9 (0.67%) Automotive
19 9 (0.67%) Billing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 140 (10.46%) .NET
2 92 (6.87%) HTML
3 88 (6.57%) CSS
4 64 (4.78%) React
5 44 (3.29%) Laravel
6 41 (3.06%) .NET Framework
7 35 (2.61%) AngularJS
8 32 (2.39%) ASP.NET
9 30 (2.24%) JSON
9 30 (2.24%) Vue
10 25 (1.87%) Web Services
11 24 (1.79%) REST
12 19 (1.42%) ASP.NET Web API
13 18 (1.34%) .NET Core
14 17 (1.27%) Entity Framework
15 16 (1.19%) HTML5
15 16 (1.19%) Node.js
15 16 (1.19%) Spring
16 15 (1.12%) Doctrine
16 15 (1.12%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 62 (4.63%) Driving Licence
2 58 (4.33%) Self-Motivation
3 32 (2.39%) Greenfield Project
4 25 (1.87%) Mobile App
5 24 (1.79%) Algorithms
6 23 (1.72%) Management Information System
6 23 (1.72%) Renewable Energy
7 21 (1.57%) Product Ownership
8 19 (1.42%) Graphic Design
8 19 (1.42%) Onboarding
9 17 (1.27%) Legacy Applications
9 17 (1.27%) Social Media
10 16 (1.19%) Cloud Native
10 16 (1.19%) Embedded Systems
11 15 (1.12%) FPGA
12 14 (1.05%) Data Centre
12 14 (1.05%) Data Structures
13 11 (0.82%) Video Conferencing
14 10 (0.75%) Analytical Mindset
15 9 (0.67%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 120 (8.96%) Windows
2 108 (8.07%) Linux
3 33 (2.46%) Windows 10
4 18 (1.34%) Windows Server
5 16 (1.19%) Unix
6 9 (0.67%) Apple iOS
7 7 (0.52%) Mac OS
7 7 (0.52%) Ubuntu
7 7 (0.52%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (0.37%) Debian
9 4 (0.30%) Android
9 4 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.22%) CentOS
10 3 (0.22%) Windows 7
10 3 (0.22%) Windows 8
11 2 (0.15%) OS/2
11 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.075%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.075%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 224 (16.73%) Agile
2 198 (14.79%) Problem-Solving
3 181 (13.52%) Computer Science
4 160 (11.95%) Software Engineering
5 113 (8.44%) Mentoring
6 95 (7.09%) DevOps
7 87 (6.50%) Customer Service
7 87 (6.50%) Project Management
8 77 (5.75%) Project Planning
9 76 (5.68%) Coaching
10 73 (5.45%) Schematic Capture
11 66 (4.93%) Mathematics
12 65 (4.85%) Business Intelligence
13 60 (4.48%) Full Stack Development
14 57 (4.26%) TDD
15 50 (3.73%) Web Development
16 48 (3.58%) Physics
17 47 (3.51%) Roadmaps
18 46 (3.44%) Collaborative Working
18 46 (3.44%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 202 (15.09%) C#
2 177 (13.22%) SQL
3 151 (11.28%) JavaScript
4 144 (10.75%) Python
5 98 (7.32%) Java
6 77 (5.75%) PHP
7 70 (5.23%) C
8 58 (4.33%) C++
9 31 (2.32%) Embedded C
10 24 (1.79%) TypeScript
11 19 (1.42%) Bash
12 17 (1.27%) Go
13 15 (1.12%) Fortran
14 9 (0.67%) Kotlin
14 9 (0.67%) PowerShell
15 8 (0.60%) R
15 8 (0.60%) Shell Script
16 7 (0.52%) T-SQL
17 6 (0.45%) VB
18 5 (0.37%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 428 (31.96%) Degree
2 98 (7.32%) Computer Science Degree
3 55 (4.11%) Security Cleared
4 32 (2.39%) Master's Degree
5 27 (2.02%) BPSS Clearance
6 22 (1.64%) SC Cleared
7 18 (1.34%) CCNA
7 18 (1.34%) Cisco Certification
7 18 (1.34%) PhD
8 15 (1.12%) Network+ Certification
9 11 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (0.60%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 7 (0.52%) DBS Check
11 7 (0.52%) HND
12 6 (0.45%) PMI Certification
13 5 (0.37%) DV Cleared
13 5 (0.37%) OSCP
14 4 (0.30%) AWS Certification
14 4 (0.30%) CompTIA Security+
14 4 (0.30%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (2.46%) QA
2 27 (2.02%) SLA
3 19 (1.42%) PCI DSS
4 18 (1.34%) GDPR
5 10 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
6 9 (0.67%) PMO
7 7 (0.52%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.45%) GMP
9 5 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 4 (0.30%) Data Quality
10 4 (0.30%) ISO 20022
10 4 (0.30%) NCSC
10 4 (0.30%) PSD2
11 3 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.15%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.15%) NIST
13 1 (0.075%) IEC 61131
13 1 (0.075%) ISO 26262
13 1 (0.075%) MISRA
13 1 (0.075%) Solvency II
System Software
1 105 (7.84%) Firmware
2 84 (6.27%) Docker
3 80 (5.97%) Embedded Firmware
4 64 (4.78%) Active Directory
5 19 (1.42%) KVM
6 9 (0.67%) VMware Infrastructure
7 5 (0.37%) Hyper-V
8 3 (0.22%) NFS
9 2 (0.15%) Varnish
9 2 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.15%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.15%) vSphere
10 1 (0.075%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.075%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 28 (2.09%) Kubernetes
2 19 (1.42%) Microsoft Intune
3 18 (1.34%) Terraform
4 13 (0.97%) Cisco CUCM
4 13 (0.97%) ServiceCenter
5 9 (0.67%) Ansible
6 6 (0.45%) Puppet
7 4 (0.30%) PaperCut
7 4 (0.30%) SCCM
8 3 (0.22%) SCOM
8 3 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.15%) Packer
9 2 (0.15%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.075%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.075%) Cisco Prime
10 1 (0.075%) Grafana
10 1 (0.075%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.075%) Nagios
10 1 (0.075%) SolarWinds Orion
10 1 (0.075%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 217 (16.21%) Microsoft
2 72 (5.38%) EMC
3 49 (3.66%) YouTube
4 32 (2.39%) Adobe
5 29 (2.17%) Google
6 28 (2.09%) Cisco
7 26 (1.94%) ServiceNow
8 19 (1.42%) Dell
9 16 (1.19%) Palo Alto
10 15 (1.12%) Fortinet
10 15 (1.12%) VMware
11 13 (0.97%) Aruba
11 13 (0.97%) HP
11 13 (0.97%) Meraki
11 13 (0.97%) Oracle
12 12 (0.90%) Progress
13 10 (0.75%) F5
13 10 (0.75%) SAP
14 7 (0.52%) Red Hat
14 7 (0.52%) Sage