Junior Jobs in the North West

Junior
England > North West

The median Junior salary in the North West is £27,500 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 151 207 198
Rank change year-on-year +56 -9 -33
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior 158 87 146
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 1.48% 1.18% 1.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.56% 1.32% 1.58%
Number of salaries quoted 146 75 122
10th Percentile £21,500 £21,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £24,000 £26,100 £27,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £30,250 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -13.57% +25.00%
75th Percentile £31,836 £40,000 £43,750
90th Percentile £36,338 £47,500 £62,500
England median annual salary £30,000 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North West. 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 North West with a recognized job title 10,124 6,596 9,240
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.88% 89.24% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 7,670 3,972 5,398
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,138 £28,250
25th Percentile £36,500 £40,791 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,525 £81,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior in the North West

Junior
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior in the North West.

Salary trend for Junior in the North West

Junior
Salary Histogram in the North West

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

Salary histogram for Junior in the North West

Junior
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the North West 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
Manchester +40 81 £27,500 -6.78% 21
Lancashire -5 30 £28,000 -5.08% 5
Cheshire +5 25 £26,500 -17.19% 7
Merseyside +18 14 £26,500 -33.75% 2
Cumbria - 8 £24,000 - 1
Junior
England

Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

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 North West region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 38 (24.05%) Agile
1 38 (24.05%) Mentoring
2 31 (19.62%) Coaching
2 31 (19.62%) Problem-Solving
3 30 (18.99%) Social Skills
3 30 (18.99%) C#
4 28 (17.72%) Degree
5 27 (17.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 23 (14.56%) Public Sector
7 22 (13.92%) YouTube
7 22 (13.92%) Microsoft
8 19 (12.03%) JavaScript
9 17 (10.76%) Azure
9 17 (10.76%) Analytical Skills
10 16 (10.13%) DevOps
10 16 (10.13%) Java
10 16 (10.13%) .NET
11 15 (9.49%) Full Stack Development
12 13 (8.23%) Microsoft Office
13 12 (7.59%) Windows
13 12 (7.59%) Software Engineering
13 12 (7.59%) Customer Service
13 12 (7.59%) Vue
14 11 (6.96%) React
14 11 (6.96%) Finance
15 10 (6.33%) CSS
15 10 (6.33%) AngularJS
15 10 (6.33%) User Experience
15 10 (6.33%) Azure DevOps
16 9 (5.70%) CI/CD

Junior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 6 (3.80%) CMS
2 1 (0.63%) Umbraco
2 1 (0.63%) WordPress
Applications
1 13 (8.23%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (5.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (5.06%) Photoshop
3 2 (1.27%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.63%) Adobe After Effects
4 1 (0.63%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.63%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (0.63%) CorelDRAW
4 1 (0.63%) InDesign
4 1 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.90%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.63%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 17 (10.76%) Azure
2 10 (6.33%) Azure DevOps
3 7 (4.43%) AWS
4 6 (3.80%) Cloud Computing
5 5 (3.16%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (1.90%) Power Platform
6 3 (1.90%) PowerApps
7 2 (1.27%) GitHub
7 2 (1.27%) SaaS
8 1 (0.63%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.63%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.27%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.63%) Bluetooth
2 1 (0.63%) Firewall
2 1 (0.63%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (0.63%) Network Security
2 1 (0.63%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.63%) WAN
2 1 (0.63%) Wireless
2 1 (0.63%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.43%) SQL Server
2 5 (3.16%) Big Data
3 4 (2.53%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (2.53%) MongoDB
3 4 (2.53%) MySQL
4 3 (1.90%) Data Mining
4 3 (1.90%) Power BI
5 2 (1.27%) Data Lake
5 2 (1.27%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 9 (5.70%) Git
2 6 (3.80%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.63%) TeamCity
General
1 30 (18.99%) Social Skills
2 27 (17.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 23 (14.56%) Public Sector
4 17 (10.76%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (6.96%) Finance
6 7 (4.43%) Automotive
7 5 (3.16%) Retail
8 4 (2.53%) Games
8 4 (2.53%) Legal
8 4 (2.53%) Manufacturing
8 4 (2.53%) Marketing
9 3 (1.90%) Law
10 2 (1.27%) Aerospace
10 2 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.63%) Billing
11 1 (0.63%) Electronics
11 1 (0.63%) French Language
11 1 (0.63%) Publishing
11 1 (0.63%) Spanish Language
11 1 (0.63%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (10.13%) .NET
2 12 (7.59%) Vue
3 11 (6.96%) React
4 10 (6.33%) AngularJS
4 10 (6.33%) CSS
5 8 (5.06%) HTML
6 6 (3.80%) Ajax
6 6 (3.80%) LESS
6 6 (3.80%) Sass
7 5 (3.16%) .NET Core
7 5 (3.16%) .NET Framework
8 4 (2.53%) ASP.NET
8 4 (2.53%) ASP.NET MVC
8 4 (2.53%) ASP.NET Web API
8 4 (2.53%) Entity Framework
8 4 (2.53%) Laravel
8 4 (2.53%) Node.js
9 2 (1.27%) EJB
9 2 (1.27%) JavaBeans
9 2 (1.27%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 9 (5.70%) Self-Motivation
2 8 (5.06%) Management Information System
3 7 (4.43%) Driving Licence
4 4 (2.53%) EPoS
4 4 (2.53%) Social Media
5 3 (1.90%) IoT
6 2 (1.27%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.27%) e-Health
6 2 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.27%) Greenfield Project
6 2 (1.27%) Legacy Applications
7 1 (0.63%) Blog
7 1 (0.63%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (0.63%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.63%) Motion Graphics
7 1 (0.63%) N-Tier
7 1 (0.63%) Photography
7 1 (0.63%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.63%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 12 (7.59%) Windows
2 9 (5.70%) Linux
3 4 (2.53%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.27%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.63%) Unix
5 1 (0.63%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.63%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.63%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (24.05%) Agile
1 38 (24.05%) Mentoring
2 31 (19.62%) Coaching
2 31 (19.62%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (10.13%) DevOps
4 15 (9.49%) Full Stack Development
5 12 (7.59%) Customer Service
5 12 (7.59%) Software Engineering
6 10 (6.33%) User Experience
7 9 (5.70%) CI/CD
7 9 (5.70%) Data Management
7 9 (5.70%) Web Development
8 8 (5.06%) Business Transformation
8 8 (5.06%) Change Management
8 8 (5.06%) Computer Science
8 8 (5.06%) Data Visualisation
8 8 (5.06%) Project Management
8 8 (5.06%) SEO
8 8 (5.06%) UX Design
8 8 (5.06%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 30 (18.99%) C#
2 19 (12.03%) JavaScript
3 16 (10.13%) Java
4 9 (5.70%) SQL
5 8 (5.06%) Python
6 5 (3.16%) PHP
7 4 (2.53%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.90%) C++
9 1 (0.63%) C
9 1 (0.63%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 28 (17.72%) Degree
2 6 (3.80%) HND
3 3 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (0.63%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.63%) PMP
4 1 (0.63%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.90%) QA
2 1 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (0.63%) NIST
2 1 (0.63%) PCI DSS
2 1 (0.63%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (4.43%) Docker
2 4 (2.53%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.63%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.63%) KVM
Systems Management
1 1 (0.63%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 22 (13.92%) Microsoft
1 22 (13.92%) YouTube
2 8 (5.06%) ServiceNow
3 7 (4.43%) Adobe
4 5 (3.16%) Google
5 2 (1.27%) Oracle
6 1 (0.63%) Alteryx
6 1 (0.63%) Autodesk
6 1 (0.63%) BMC
6 1 (0.63%) Dell
6 1 (0.63%) Dynatrace
6 1 (0.63%) Facebook
6 1 (0.63%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.63%) HubSpot
6 1 (0.63%) Instagram
6 1 (0.63%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.63%) TikTok
6 1 (0.63%) Twitter
6 1 (0.63%) Workday