Junior Software Engineer
UK
The median Junior Software Engineer salary in the UK is £32,500 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 | |
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| Rank | 826 | 841 | 964 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | +123 | -81 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Engineer | 96 | 104 | 325 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.089% | 0.11% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.093% | 0.12% | 0.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 81 | 91 | 89 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £27,500 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,750 | £32,500 | £28,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £39,500 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.72% | +12.86% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £40,000 | £55,000 | £45,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £42,500 | £66,250 | £50,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £35,000 | £34,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +1.45% | +15.00% |
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 Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Junior Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Junior Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Software Engineer.
Junior Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Software Engineer over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
Junior Software Engineer
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Software Engineer 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -39 | 90 | £30,000 | -14.29% | 25 |
| England | +19 | 86 | £32,500 | -18.75% | 28 |
| South East | -3 | 34 | £38,685 | +10.53% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +33 | 27 | £32,500 | -18.75% | 21 |
| North of England | +36 | 19 | £30,000 | -25.00% | 6 |
| South West | -21 | 16 | £24,000 | -36.00% | 5 |
| Midlands | -24 | 12 | £27,500 | -8.33% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +68 | 10 | £32,500 | -18.75% | 1 |
| North West | -1 | 9 | £30,000 | -13.04% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 8 | £27,500 | -8.33% | 6 |
| Scotland | -59 | 6 | £24,000 | -32.87% | 3 |
| London | +37 | 5 | £37,500 | -34.78% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -31 | 4 | £20,000 | -35.48% | |
| Wales | +11 | 3 | £24,000 | +6.67% |
Junior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, Junior Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in the job title.
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Junior Software Engineer 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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