Junior
UK

The median Junior salary in the UK is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 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
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 213 274 295
Rank change year-on-year +61 +21 -75
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 1,447 1,236 2,407
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.33% 1.33% 1.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.41% 1.46% 1.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1,167 916 1,716
10th Percentile £22,500 £24,198 £23,000
25th Percentile £24,240 £27,938 £27,464
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £35,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - +7.69%
75th Percentile £37,500 £46,250 £43,750
90th Percentile £47,500 £56,250 £55,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £33,250 £32,500
% change year-on-year -9.77% +2.31% +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 102,753 84,908 164,946
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.75% 91.21% 95.96%
Number of salaries quoted 72,538 55,143 85,388
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,524 £45,000 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,296
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.37% +5.89%

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 9 June 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 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +60 1,312 £30,000 -14.29% 399
UK excluding London +64 1,177 £30,000 -9.77% 318
Work from Home +20 428 £35,000 -4.11% 173
South East +49 342 £31,000 -8.82% 72
North of England +67 254 £28,000 -11.11% 80
London -48 248 £37,500 -11.76% 98
Midlands +53 205 £27,000 -22.86% 69
North West +58 160 £27,500 -14.06% 42
South West +25 154 £30,000 -6.98% 48
West Midlands +40 133 £27,000 -28.00% 37
East of England -10 108 £28,000 -10.40% 27
Scotland +2 88 £30,000 -20.00% 23
Yorkshire +63 78 £31,250 -3.85% 31
East Midlands +13 72 £26,500 -24.29% 32
Wales +12 24 £32,500 +8.33% 4
North East -20 16 £25,250 -8.18% 8
Northern Ireland +19 3 £22,000 -42.48% 3

Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 June 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.

1 435 (30.06%) Degree
2 348 (24.05%) Social Skills
3 238 (16.45%) C#
4 233 (16.10%) Microsoft
5 219 (15.13%) Agile
6 209 (14.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 195 (13.48%) Computer Science
8 194 (13.41%) Problem-Solving
9 189 (13.06%) Software Engineering
10 181 (12.51%) SQL
11 169 (11.68%) Azure
12 161 (11.13%) JavaScript
13 156 (10.78%) Finance
14 148 (10.23%) .NET
15 143 (9.88%) Mentoring
16 139 (9.61%) Python
17 126 (8.71%) Windows
18 111 (7.67%) Firmware
19 107 (7.39%) Manufacturing
20 106 (7.33%) Computer Science Degree
21 104 (7.19%) Linux
21 104 (7.19%) Microsoft 365
22 103 (7.12%) Java
23 100 (6.91%) Customer Service
24 97 (6.70%) SQL Server
24 97 (6.70%) HTML
24 97 (6.70%) Electronics
25 96 (6.63%) CSS
25 96 (6.63%) Analytical Skills
26 92 (6.36%) DevOps

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 46 (3.18%) SharePoint
2 34 (2.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 26 (1.80%) WordPress
4 18 (1.24%) CMS
5 12 (0.83%) Confluence
6 11 (0.76%) IIS
7 5 (0.35%) nginx
8 3 (0.21%) Apache
8 3 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.21%) Umbraco
9 2 (0.14%) Resin
10 1 (0.069%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.069%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 1 (0.069%) Drupal
10 1 (0.069%) Exchange Server 2013
10 1 (0.069%) Hyperledger
10 1 (0.069%) JBoss
10 1 (0.069%) SAS
Applications
1 63 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 56 (3.87%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 22 (1.52%) Photoshop
4 19 (1.31%) Adobe Illustrator
5 17 (1.17%) InDesign
6 15 (1.04%) Microsoft Project
7 10 (0.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 10 (0.69%) Trello
8 7 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
9 5 (0.35%) AutoCAD
10 4 (0.28%) Adobe After Effects
11 3 (0.21%) Sketch
12 2 (0.14%) Adobe Premiere
13 1 (0.069%) Adobe XD
13 1 (0.069%) CorelDRAW
13 1 (0.069%) Fusion 360
13 1 (0.069%) OrCAD
13 1 (0.069%) PrintSoft PReS
13 1 (0.069%) Revit
Business Applications
1 11 (0.76%) Shopify
2 9 (0.62%) Magento
3 3 (0.21%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.21%) iTrent
4 1 (0.069%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.069%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.069%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.069%) Sage 200
4 1 (0.069%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 169 (11.68%) Azure
2 104 (7.19%) Microsoft 365
3 85 (5.87%) AWS
4 58 (4.01%) Power Platform
5 42 (2.90%) SaaS
6 31 (2.14%) Azure DevOps
7 29 (2.00%) Entra ID
8 19 (1.31%) Dynamics 365
8 19 (1.31%) GitHub
9 16 (1.11%) GCP
10 12 (0.83%) Cloud Computing
10 12 (0.83%) Figma
11 11 (0.76%) OneDrive
11 11 (0.76%) PowerApps
12 9 (0.62%) AWS Lambda
13 8 (0.55%) GitHub Actions
14 7 (0.48%) Google Workspace
14 7 (0.48%) Serverless
15 6 (0.41%) WhatsApp
16 5 (0.35%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 42 (2.90%) Wireless
2 39 (2.70%) Firewall
2 39 (2.70%) Wi-Fi
3 20 (1.38%) Internet
4 13 (0.90%) Unified Communications
5 11 (0.76%) Network Security
6 10 (0.69%) HTTP
6 10 (0.69%) TCP/IP
7 9 (0.62%) DNS
8 8 (0.55%) Ethernet
9 7 (0.48%) Structured Cabling
10 5 (0.35%) Intrusion Detection
11 4 (0.28%) Broadband
11 4 (0.28%) DHCP
11 4 (0.28%) FTP
11 4 (0.28%) RS-232
11 4 (0.28%) VPN
12 3 (0.21%) BGP
12 3 (0.21%) VoIP
13 2 (0.14%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 97 (6.70%) SQL Server
2 48 (3.32%) Power BI
3 36 (2.49%) MySQL
4 24 (1.66%) Relational Database
5 18 (1.24%) Data Lake
6 17 (1.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 16 (1.11%) MS Access
8 13 (0.90%) Big Data
8 13 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
9 12 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 11 (0.76%) Redis
10 11 (0.76%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 10 (0.69%) MongoDB
12 6 (0.41%) Data Mining
12 6 (0.41%) Elasticsearch
12 6 (0.41%) Metadata
12 6 (0.41%) NoSQL
13 5 (0.35%) GIS
14 4 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
15 3 (0.21%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 78 (5.39%) Git
2 33 (2.28%) JIRA
3 27 (1.87%) Jenkins
4 24 (1.66%) Visual Studio
5 9 (0.62%) Bitbucket
6 6 (0.41%) Oracle APEX
7 5 (0.35%) GitLab
7 5 (0.35%) Gradle
8 4 (0.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.21%) CircleCI
9 3 (0.21%) Selenium
9 3 (0.21%) Subversion
9 3 (0.21%) TeamCity
9 3 (0.21%) Visual Studio Code
10 2 (0.14%) git-flow
10 2 (0.14%) LabVIEW
10 2 (0.14%) Maven
10 2 (0.14%) webpack
11 1 (0.069%) Android Studio
11 1 (0.069%) Cucumber
General
1 348 (24.05%) Social Skills
2 209 (14.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 156 (10.78%) Finance
4 107 (7.39%) Manufacturing
5 97 (6.70%) Electronics
6 96 (6.63%) Analytical Skills
7 81 (5.60%) Public Sector
8 66 (4.56%) Marketing
9 46 (3.18%) Retail
10 45 (3.11%) Law
11 34 (2.35%) Legal
12 33 (2.28%) Telecoms
13 22 (1.52%) Organisational Skills
14 21 (1.45%) Games
15 17 (1.17%) Aerospace
15 17 (1.17%) Back Office
16 13 (0.90%) Advertising
17 11 (0.76%) Banking
18 10 (0.69%) Billing
19 9 (0.62%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 148 (10.23%) .NET
2 97 (6.70%) HTML
3 96 (6.63%) CSS
4 59 (4.08%) React
5 42 (2.90%) Laravel
6 37 (2.56%) .NET Framework
6 37 (2.56%) AngularJS
7 36 (2.49%) ASP.NET
8 29 (2.00%) Vue
9 28 (1.94%) JSON
10 27 (1.87%) Web Services
11 24 (1.66%) REST
12 20 (1.38%) .NET Core
12 20 (1.38%) ASP.NET Web API
13 17 (1.17%) Entity Framework
13 17 (1.17%) HTML5
13 17 (1.17%) Node.js
14 16 (1.11%) Spring
15 15 (1.04%) Kafka
15 15 (1.04%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 60 (4.15%) Driving Licence
1 60 (4.15%) Self-Motivation
2 29 (2.00%) Greenfield Project
3 28 (1.94%) Management Information System
4 26 (1.80%) Mobile App
5 24 (1.66%) Algorithms
6 23 (1.59%) Renewable Energy
7 21 (1.45%) Graphic Design
7 21 (1.45%) Onboarding
8 20 (1.38%) Product Ownership
9 19 (1.31%) Social Media
10 17 (1.17%) Legacy Applications
11 16 (1.11%) Cloud Native
11 16 (1.11%) Embedded Systems
11 16 (1.11%) FPGA
12 14 (0.97%) Data Centre
13 13 (0.90%) Data Structures
14 11 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
14 11 (0.76%) Video Conferencing
15 8 (0.55%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 126 (8.71%) Windows
2 104 (7.19%) Linux
3 40 (2.76%) Windows 10
4 20 (1.38%) Windows Server
5 16 (1.11%) Unix
6 9 (0.62%) Apple iOS
6 9 (0.62%) Ubuntu
6 9 (0.62%) Windows Server 2019
7 7 (0.48%) Debian
8 6 (0.41%) Mac OS
9 5 (0.35%) Android
10 4 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 3 (0.21%) Windows 7
11 3 (0.21%) Windows 8
12 2 (0.14%) OS/2
12 2 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.069%) CentOS
13 1 (0.069%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.069%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 219 (15.13%) Agile
2 195 (13.48%) Computer Science
3 194 (13.41%) Problem-Solving
4 189 (13.06%) Software Engineering
5 143 (9.88%) Mentoring
6 100 (6.91%) Customer Service
7 92 (6.36%) DevOps
8 89 (6.15%) Project Management
9 77 (5.32%) Project Planning
10 75 (5.18%) Coaching
11 73 (5.04%) Schematic Capture
12 62 (4.28%) Business Intelligence
12 62 (4.28%) Full Stack Development
13 59 (4.08%) TDD
14 57 (3.94%) Mathematics
15 53 (3.66%) Web Development
16 50 (3.46%) Collaborative Working
17 47 (3.25%) Cybersecurity
18 45 (3.11%) Roadmaps
19 42 (2.90%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 238 (16.45%) C#
2 181 (12.51%) SQL
3 161 (11.13%) JavaScript
4 139 (9.61%) Python
5 103 (7.12%) Java
6 81 (5.60%) C
7 73 (5.04%) PHP
8 66 (4.56%) C++
9 30 (2.07%) Embedded C
10 24 (1.66%) TypeScript
11 16 (1.11%) Bash
11 16 (1.11%) Go
12 14 (0.97%) Fortran
13 8 (0.55%) Shell Script
13 8 (0.55%) T-SQL
14 7 (0.48%) PowerShell
14 7 (0.48%) R
15 6 (0.41%) Kotlin
15 6 (0.41%) VB
16 5 (0.35%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 435 (30.06%) Degree
2 106 (7.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 54 (3.73%) Security Cleared
4 27 (1.87%) BPSS Clearance
4 27 (1.87%) Master's Degree
5 20 (1.38%) SC Cleared
6 18 (1.24%) CCNA
6 18 (1.24%) Cisco Certification
7 15 (1.04%) Network+ Certification
8 13 (0.90%) PhD
9 10 (0.69%) DBS Check
10 9 (0.62%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (0.55%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 7 (0.48%) HND
12 7 (0.48%) PMI Certification
13 6 (0.41%) DV Cleared
14 5 (0.35%) AWS Certification
14 5 (0.35%) OSCP
14 5 (0.35%) PMP
15 4 (0.28%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (2.35%) SLA
2 30 (2.07%) QA
3 20 (1.38%) PCI DSS
4 18 (1.24%) GDPR
5 12 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (0.76%) PMO
7 7 (0.48%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.41%) GMP
9 5 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 4 (0.28%) Data Quality
10 4 (0.28%) ISO 20022
10 4 (0.28%) NCSC
10 4 (0.28%) PSD2
11 3 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.14%) NIST
13 1 (0.069%) IEC 61131
13 1 (0.069%) ISO 26262
13 1 (0.069%) JTAG
13 1 (0.069%) MISRA
13 1 (0.069%) Solvency II
System Software
1 111 (7.67%) Firmware
2 83 (5.74%) Docker
3 81 (5.60%) Embedded Firmware
4 66 (4.56%) Active Directory
5 19 (1.31%) KVM
6 11 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
7 4 (0.28%) vSphere
8 3 (0.21%) NFS
8 3 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.14%) Hyper-V
9 2 (0.14%) pfSense
9 2 (0.14%) Varnish
9 2 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.14%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.069%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 27 (1.87%) Kubernetes
2 24 (1.66%) Microsoft Intune
3 19 (1.31%) Terraform
4 13 (0.90%) Cisco CUCM
4 13 (0.90%) ServiceCenter
5 7 (0.48%) Ansible
6 6 (0.41%) PaperCut
6 6 (0.41%) Puppet
6 6 (0.41%) SCCM
7 3 (0.21%) SCOM
7 3 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.14%) Packer
8 2 (0.14%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.069%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.069%) Cisco Prime
9 1 (0.069%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.069%) Nagios
9 1 (0.069%) SolarWinds Orion
9 1 (0.069%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 233 (16.10%) Microsoft
2 72 (4.98%) EMC
3 49 (3.39%) YouTube
4 35 (2.42%) Adobe
5 32 (2.21%) Cisco
6 30 (2.07%) Google
7 26 (1.80%) ServiceNow
8 19 (1.31%) Dell
9 17 (1.17%) VMware
10 15 (1.04%) Aruba
10 15 (1.04%) F5
10 15 (1.04%) Fortinet
10 15 (1.04%) Palo Alto
11 14 (0.97%) Oracle
12 13 (0.90%) HP
12 13 (0.90%) Meraki
13 12 (0.83%) Progress
13 12 (0.83%) SAP
14 7 (0.48%) Sage
15 6 (0.41%) BT