Junior Jobs in England

Junior
UK > England

The median Junior salary in England is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 200 256 270
Rank change year-on-year +56 +14 -61
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 1,276 1,194 2,175
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.40% 1.42% 1.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.48% 1.55% 1.60%
Number of salaries quoted 1,050 876 1,565
10th Percentile £22,500 £25,000 £22,850
25th Percentile £24,240 £28,500 £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 £46,250 £43,750
90th Percentile £47,500 £57,500 £55,000
UK median annual salary £30,000 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 86,182 76,808 135,607
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 91.28% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 63,611 49,955 75,079
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,082 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior in England

Junior
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Junior in England

Junior
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior in England

Junior
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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
South East +40 333 £30,000 -11.76% 78
North of England +74 250 £28,000 -9.06% 61
London -21 244 £37,500 -11.76% 98
Midlands +68 199 £26,750 -25.17% 70
North West +56 158 £27,500 -9.09% 37
South West +17 143 £30,000 -7.69% 47
West Midlands +39 130 £27,000 -32.50% 38
East of England -5 106 £28,250 -16.30% 26
Yorkshire +59 76 £30,000 -7.69% 18
East Midlands +24 69 £26,500 -24.29% 32
North East -15 16 £25,250 -8.18% 7
Junior
UK

Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 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 across the England region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 377 (29.55%) Degree
2 286 (22.41%) Social Skills
3 205 (16.07%) Agile
4 199 (15.60%) C#
5 196 (15.36%) Microsoft
6 177 (13.87%) Problem-Solving
7 173 (13.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 160 (12.54%) SQL
9 154 (12.07%) Computer Science
10 150 (11.76%) Azure
11 146 (11.44%) JavaScript
12 144 (11.29%) Software Engineering
13 143 (11.21%) Finance
14 136 (10.66%) .NET
15 131 (10.27%) Python
16 120 (9.40%) Mentoring
17 113 (8.86%) Windows
18 105 (8.23%) Manufacturing
19 99 (7.76%) Microsoft 365
20 96 (7.52%) Electronics
21 94 (7.37%) Computer Science Degree
22 92 (7.21%) Java
23 90 (7.05%) SQL Server
23 90 (7.05%) HTML
23 90 (7.05%) Linux
24 88 (6.90%) CSS
25 87 (6.82%) Customer Service
26 86 (6.74%) Analytical Skills
27 85 (6.66%) Firmware
28 84 (6.58%) DevOps

Junior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 38 (2.98%) SharePoint
2 30 (2.35%) Microsoft Exchange
3 26 (2.04%) WordPress
4 17 (1.33%) CMS
5 10 (0.78%) Confluence
5 10 (0.78%) IIS
6 5 (0.39%) nginx
7 3 (0.24%) Apache
7 3 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.24%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.16%) Resin
9 1 (0.078%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.078%) Drupal
9 1 (0.078%) Exchange Server 2013
9 1 (0.078%) Hyperledger
9 1 (0.078%) JBoss
9 1 (0.078%) Site Server
Applications
1 57 (4.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 53 (4.15%) Microsoft Office
3 22 (1.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 22 (1.72%) Photoshop
4 18 (1.41%) Adobe Illustrator
5 17 (1.33%) InDesign
6 14 (1.10%) Microsoft Project
7 10 (0.78%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 7 (0.55%) Spreadsheet
9 6 (0.47%) Trello
10 4 (0.31%) Adobe After Effects
10 4 (0.31%) AutoCAD
11 2 (0.16%) Adobe Premiere
11 2 (0.16%) Sketch
12 1 (0.078%) Adobe XD
12 1 (0.078%) CorelDRAW
12 1 (0.078%) OrCAD
12 1 (0.078%) PrintSoft PReS
Business Applications
1 10 (0.78%) Shopify
2 9 (0.71%) Magento
3 3 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (0.24%) iTrent
4 1 (0.078%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.078%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 150 (11.76%) Azure
2 99 (7.76%) Microsoft 365
3 79 (6.19%) AWS
4 43 (3.37%) Power Platform
5 37 (2.90%) SaaS
6 27 (2.12%) Entra ID
7 26 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
8 18 (1.41%) GitHub
9 16 (1.25%) GCP
10 12 (0.94%) Dynamics 365
11 11 (0.86%) Cloud Computing
12 10 (0.78%) Figma
13 9 (0.71%) OneDrive
14 8 (0.63%) AWS Lambda
15 7 (0.55%) GitHub Actions
15 7 (0.55%) Google Workspace
15 7 (0.55%) PowerApps
16 6 (0.47%) Serverless
16 6 (0.47%) WhatsApp
17 5 (0.39%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 35 (2.74%) Firewall
2 33 (2.59%) Wi-Fi
3 18 (1.41%) Internet
4 16 (1.25%) Wireless
5 13 (1.02%) Unified Communications
6 11 (0.86%) Network Security
7 10 (0.78%) HTTP
8 9 (0.71%) DNS
8 9 (0.71%) TCP/IP
9 8 (0.63%) Ethernet
10 7 (0.55%) Structured Cabling
11 5 (0.39%) Intrusion Detection
11 5 (0.39%) VPN
12 4 (0.31%) Broadband
12 4 (0.31%) DHCP
12 4 (0.31%) FTP
12 4 (0.31%) RS-232
12 4 (0.31%) WAN
13 2 (0.16%) iSCSI
13 2 (0.16%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 90 (7.05%) SQL Server
2 35 (2.74%) MySQL
3 33 (2.59%) Power BI
4 19 (1.49%) Relational Database
5 16 (1.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 13 (1.02%) Big Data
6 13 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
7 12 (0.94%) Data Lake
7 12 (0.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 11 (0.86%) MS Access
8 11 (0.86%) Redis
8 11 (0.86%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 9 (0.71%) MongoDB
10 6 (0.47%) Data Mining
10 6 (0.47%) Elasticsearch
10 6 (0.47%) Metadata
10 6 (0.47%) NoSQL
11 5 (0.39%) GIS
12 4 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
13 3 (0.24%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 72 (5.64%) Git
2 27 (2.12%) JIRA
3 24 (1.88%) Visual Studio
4 23 (1.80%) Jenkins
5 9 (0.71%) Bitbucket
6 6 (0.47%) Oracle APEX
7 4 (0.31%) Gradle
7 4 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.24%) Selenium
8 3 (0.24%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.24%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.16%) git-flow
9 2 (0.16%) GitLab
9 2 (0.16%) Subversion
9 2 (0.16%) webpack
10 1 (0.078%) Android Studio
10 1 (0.078%) Cucumber
10 1 (0.078%) GDB
10 1 (0.078%) Maven
10 1 (0.078%) Oracle Forms
General
1 286 (22.41%) Social Skills
2 173 (13.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 143 (11.21%) Finance
4 105 (8.23%) Manufacturing
5 96 (7.52%) Electronics
6 86 (6.74%) Analytical Skills
7 78 (6.11%) Public Sector
8 61 (4.78%) Marketing
9 41 (3.21%) Law
10 39 (3.06%) Retail
11 34 (2.66%) Legal
12 27 (2.12%) Telecoms
13 23 (1.80%) Organisational Skills
14 19 (1.49%) Games
15 17 (1.33%) Back Office
16 12 (0.94%) Advertising
17 11 (0.86%) Aerospace
17 11 (0.86%) Banking
18 9 (0.71%) Automotive
19 8 (0.63%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 136 (10.66%) .NET
2 90 (7.05%) HTML
3 88 (6.90%) CSS
4 56 (4.39%) React
5 40 (3.13%) Laravel
6 36 (2.82%) .NET Framework
7 35 (2.74%) AngularJS
8 34 (2.66%) ASP.NET
9 28 (2.19%) JSON
10 27 (2.12%) Web Services
11 26 (2.04%) Vue
12 23 (1.80%) REST
13 20 (1.57%) ASP.NET Web API
14 19 (1.49%) .NET Core
15 17 (1.33%) HTML5
15 17 (1.33%) Node.js
16 16 (1.25%) Entity Framework
17 15 (1.18%) Doctrine
17 15 (1.18%) Kafka
17 15 (1.18%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 55 (4.31%) Self-Motivation
2 49 (3.84%) Driving Licence
3 29 (2.27%) Greenfield Project
4 26 (2.04%) Mobile App
5 25 (1.96%) Management Information System
6 24 (1.88%) Algorithms
7 23 (1.80%) Renewable Energy
8 19 (1.49%) Graphic Design
8 19 (1.49%) Onboarding
9 17 (1.33%) Social Media
10 15 (1.18%) Embedded Systems
10 15 (1.18%) FPGA
11 14 (1.10%) Data Centre
11 14 (1.10%) Product Ownership
12 12 (0.94%) Data Structures
13 11 (0.86%) Legacy Applications
13 11 (0.86%) Video Conferencing
14 10 (0.78%) Cloud Native
14 10 (0.78%) Legacy Systems
15 7 (0.55%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 113 (8.86%) Windows
2 90 (7.05%) Linux
3 36 (2.82%) Windows 10
4 19 (1.49%) Windows Server
5 12 (0.94%) Unix
6 9 (0.71%) Apple iOS
7 8 (0.63%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (0.39%) Android
8 5 (0.39%) Mac OS
8 5 (0.39%) Ubuntu
9 4 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.24%) Debian
10 3 (0.24%) Windows 7
10 3 (0.24%) Windows 8
11 2 (0.16%) CentOS
11 2 (0.16%) OS/2
11 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.078%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.078%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 205 (16.07%) Agile
2 177 (13.87%) Problem-Solving
3 154 (12.07%) Computer Science
4 144 (11.29%) Software Engineering
5 120 (9.40%) Mentoring
6 87 (6.82%) Customer Service
7 84 (6.58%) DevOps
8 77 (6.03%) Project Planning
9 73 (5.72%) Coaching
9 73 (5.72%) Schematic Capture
10 72 (5.64%) Project Management
11 60 (4.70%) Full Stack Development
12 55 (4.31%) TDD
13 51 (4.00%) Business Intelligence
14 48 (3.76%) Web Development
15 41 (3.21%) Cybersecurity
15 41 (3.21%) Decision-Making
16 39 (3.06%) Collaborative Working
16 39 (3.06%) Roadmaps
17 35 (2.74%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 199 (15.60%) C#
2 160 (12.54%) SQL
3 146 (11.44%) JavaScript
4 131 (10.27%) Python
5 92 (7.21%) Java
6 70 (5.49%) PHP
7 58 (4.55%) C++
8 46 (3.61%) C
9 23 (1.80%) TypeScript
10 16 (1.25%) Bash
11 15 (1.18%) Fortran
11 15 (1.18%) Go
12 7 (0.55%) Embedded C
12 7 (0.55%) Kotlin
12 7 (0.55%) T-SQL
13 6 (0.47%) PowerShell
13 6 (0.47%) R
13 6 (0.47%) VB
14 4 (0.31%) ActionScript
14 4 (0.31%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 377 (29.55%) Degree
2 94 (7.37%) Computer Science Degree
3 48 (3.76%) Security Cleared
4 28 (2.19%) Master's Degree
5 20 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
6 19 (1.49%) SC Cleared
7 18 (1.41%) CCNA
7 18 (1.41%) Cisco Certification
8 14 (1.10%) PhD
9 13 (1.02%) Network+ Certification
10 8 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
11 7 (0.55%) HND
11 7 (0.55%) PMI Certification
12 6 (0.47%) DV Cleared
13 5 (0.39%) DBS Check
13 5 (0.39%) OSCP
13 5 (0.39%) PMP
14 4 (0.31%) CEH
14 4 (0.31%) CISM
14 4 (0.31%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (2.12%) SLA
2 23 (1.80%) QA
3 18 (1.41%) GDPR
4 14 (1.10%) PCI DSS
5 11 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
6 10 (0.78%) PMO
7 7 (0.55%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.47%) GMP
9 5 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 4 (0.31%) Data Quality
10 4 (0.31%) ISO 20022
10 4 (0.31%) NCSC
10 4 (0.31%) PSD2
11 3 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.16%) NIST
13 1 (0.078%) IEC 61131
13 1 (0.078%) ISO 26262
13 1 (0.078%) MISRA
13 1 (0.078%) Solvency II
System Software
1 85 (6.66%) Firmware
2 80 (6.27%) Docker
2 80 (6.27%) Embedded Firmware
3 62 (4.86%) Active Directory
4 14 (1.10%) KVM
5 10 (0.78%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.24%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.24%) NFS
6 3 (0.24%) vSphere
7 2 (0.16%) Varnish
7 2 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.078%) pfSense
8 1 (0.078%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 25 (1.96%) Kubernetes
2 22 (1.72%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (1.25%) Terraform
4 13 (1.02%) Cisco CUCM
4 13 (1.02%) ServiceCenter
5 7 (0.55%) Ansible
6 6 (0.47%) Puppet
7 5 (0.39%) PaperCut
7 5 (0.39%) SCCM
8 3 (0.24%) SCOM
8 3 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.16%) Packer
10 1 (0.078%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.078%) Cisco Prime
10 1 (0.078%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.078%) Nagios
10 1 (0.078%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.078%) SolarWinds Orion
10 1 (0.078%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 196 (15.36%) Microsoft
2 72 (5.64%) EMC
3 48 (3.76%) YouTube
4 33 (2.59%) Adobe
5 29 (2.27%) Cisco
6 27 (2.12%) Google
7 25 (1.96%) ServiceNow
8 15 (1.18%) Palo Alto
8 15 (1.18%) VMware
9 14 (1.10%) Aruba
9 14 (1.10%) Dell
9 14 (1.10%) Fortinet
10 13 (1.02%) HP
10 13 (1.02%) Meraki
10 13 (1.02%) Oracle
11 12 (0.94%) Progress
12 11 (0.86%) SAP
13 10 (0.78%) F5
14 6 (0.47%) Red Hat
14 6 (0.47%) Sage