Junior Developer
UK
The median Junior Developer salary in the UK 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 | |
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| Rank | 596 | 615 | 625 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | +10 | -238 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Developer | 337 | 355 | 812 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.32% | 0.38% | 0.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | 0.41% | 0.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 305 | 253 | 640 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £26,000 | £22,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,250 | £27,500 | £27,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | - | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £38,750 | £45,000 | £44,813 |
| 90th Percentile | £49,500 | £58,000 | £58,875 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £34,000 | £32,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +4.62% | +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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| 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 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
Junior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Junior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Junior Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Developer.
Junior Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Developer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Junior Developer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Developer within the UK 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 |
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| England | +23 | 312 | £30,000 | -14.29% | 66 |
| UK excluding London | -21 | 247 | £30,000 | -11.76% | 57 |
| Work from Home | +34 | 136 | £35,000 | - | 39 |
| London | +74 | 81 | £40,000 | -9.09% | 14 |
| North of England | +54 | 66 | £30,000 | -5.51% | 13 |
| Midlands | +16 | 59 | £27,500 | -21.43% | 13 |
| South East | -24 | 52 | £32,500 | -4.41% | 10 |
| North West | +20 | 42 | £30,000 | -20.00% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +6 | 41 | £27,500 | -38.89% | 6 |
| East of England | -8 | 33 | £30,000 | +3.45% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +63 | 24 | £28,750 | -9.45% | 2 |
| South West | -26 | 21 | £27,500 | -21.43% | 12 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 18 | £27,500 | -3.51% | 7 |
| Scotland | -66 | 11 | £30,000 | -20.00% | 3 |
| Wales | +1 | 5 | £42,500 | +41.67% | 2 |
Junior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Junior Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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Junior Developer 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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