Junior
UK
The median Junior daily rate in the UK is £325 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 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 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 352 | 392 | 488 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +40 | +96 | -17 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Junior | 238 | 313 | 399 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.55% | 0.56% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.59% | 0.59% | 0.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 168 | 215 | 248 |
| 10th Percentile | £129 | £132 | £148 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £157 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £263 | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.81% | -12.50% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £389 | £351 | £373 |
| 90th Percentile | £500 | £438 | £455 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £325 | £250 | £272 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.00% | -8.00% | +26.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 21 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £11.00 | £13.74 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £12.25 | £15.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £10.42 | £13.15 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.76% | -30.79% | -3.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £13.40 | £18.75 | £23.43 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.36 | £30.54 | £32.45 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £10.42 | £14.24 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.83% | -28.80% | -4.45% |
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 | 40,001 | 53,325 | 83,708 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,880 | 37,256 | 59,003 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +9.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,851 | 1,473 | 1,957 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +14.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.45 | £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 2 June 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 2 June 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 2 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 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 | +30 | 189 | £325 | +20.37% | 385 |
| UK excluding London | -12 | 102 | £325 | +30.00% | 312 |
| London | +69 | 95 | £310 | +14.81% | 105 |
| Work from Home | +95 | 74 | £315 | +2.44% | 163 |
| South East | +7 | 36 | £373 | +96.32% | 78 |
| North of England | +18 | 23 | £365 | +20.16% | 63 |
| Midlands | +19 | 13 | £208 | -30.83% | 71 |
| Scotland | +30 | 12 | £200 | +47.49% | 26 |
| North East | +20 | 10 | £321 | -14.33% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 10 | £200 | -20.00% | 39 |
| South West | +2 | 10 | £406 | +103.13% | 46 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 9 | £360 | +60.00% | 19 |
| East of England | -15 | 5 | £290 | +7.41% | 25 |
| North West | -3 | 4 | £375 | +16.73% | 38 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 3 | £283 | -19.29% | 32 |
| Wales | +17 | 2 | £160 | -20.00% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 1 | £288 | +16.99% | 3 |
Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 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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