Junior
UK
The median Junior daily rate in the UK is £315 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 364 | 397 | 492 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +33 | +95 | -21 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Junior | 245 | 312 | 406 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.57% | 0.56% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.61% | 0.59% | 0.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 171 | 213 | 254 |
| 10th Percentile | £130 | £131 | £150 |
| 25th Percentile | £210 | £158 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £315 | £263 | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -12.50% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £381 | £360 | £372 |
| 90th Percentile | £488 | £439 | £461 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £311 | £231 | £272 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.59% | -14.90% | +20.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 23 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £11.23 | £13.05 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £12.28 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £10.42 | £14.24 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.83% | -25.05% | +2.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £13.40 | £20.09 | £22.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.36 | £29.03 | £31.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £10.42 | £14.62 | £19.73 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.73% | -25.90% | -5.74% |
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 | 40,232 | 52,519 | 83,570 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.87% | 94.52% | 95.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,887 | 36,654 | 58,907 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +6.60% |
| 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% | +8.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,899 | 1,488 | 1,954 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.39 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.88 | £65.75 | £49.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.33 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +7.17% |
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 9 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 9 June 2024.
Junior
Top 16 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 9 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 | +34 | 197 | £315 | +16.67% | 396 |
| UK excluding London | -9 | 109 | £311 | +34.59% | 315 |
| London | +51 | 94 | £300 | +10.09% | 99 |
| Work from Home | +103 | 75 | £315 | -2.33% | 173 |
| South East | +15 | 38 | £371 | +95.26% | 71 |
| North of England | +17 | 26 | £350 | +15.23% | 79 |
| Midlands | +16 | 15 | £208 | -24.55% | 69 |
| Scotland | +28 | 12 | £200 | +47.49% | 23 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 12 | £325 | +44.44% | 30 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 12 | £200 | -11.11% | 37 |
| South West | +6 | 11 | £406 | +103.13% | 49 |
| North East | +21 | 10 | £321 | -14.33% | 8 |
| East of England | -21 | 5 | £290 | +7.41% | 25 |
| North West | -6 | 4 | £375 | +16.73% | 42 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 3 | £283 | -19.29% | 32 |
| Wales | +20 | 2 | £160 | -20.00% | 4 |
Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 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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