Junior
UK
The median Junior daily rate in the UK is £325 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 June 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 352 | 389 | 494 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | +105 | -32 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Junior | 241 | 313 | 403 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.56% | 0.56% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.60% | 0.60% | 0.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 169 | 215 | 250 |
| 10th Percentile | £129 | £132 | £149 |
| 25th Percentile | £208 | £157 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £263 | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.81% | -12.50% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £388 | £351 | £372 |
| 90th Percentile | £500 | £438 | £452 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £315 | £250 | £270 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.00% | -7.41% | +24.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 21 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £11.00 | £13.05 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £12.25 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £10.42 | £13.15 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.76% | -30.79% | -3.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £13.40 | £18.75 | £22.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £30.36 | £30.54 | £31.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £10.42 | £14.24 | £19.73 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.83% | -27.83% | -5.74% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,999 | 52,446 | 83,585 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.87% | 94.59% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,801 | 36,620 | 58,938 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £407 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +9.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,862 | 1,460 | 1,964 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.51 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.46 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.97% | +12.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.03 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Junior
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Junior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Junior
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Junior.
Junior
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Junior over the 6 months to 5 June 2024.
Junior
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Junior.
Junior
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Junior over the 6 months to 5 June 2024.
Junior
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Junior within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +8 | 193 | £315 | +16.67% | 380 |
| UK excluding London | -14 | 104 | £315 | +26.00% | 311 |
| London | +43 | 95 | £300 | +11.11% | 99 |
| Work from Home | +108 | 74 | £315 | +2.44% | 176 |
| South East | +25 | 37 | £371 | +95.26% | 69 |
| North of England | +10 | 25 | £355 | +16.87% | 79 |
| Midlands | +14 | 13 | £208 | -30.83% | 65 |
| Scotland | +34 | 12 | £200 | +47.49% | 27 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 11 | £338 | +50.00% | 25 |
| North East | +18 | 10 | £321 | -14.33% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 10 | £200 | -20.00% | 37 |
| South West | 0 | 10 | £406 | +103.13% | 51 |
| East of England | -16 | 5 | £290 | +7.41% | 17 |
| North West | -2 | 4 | £375 | +16.73% | 47 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 3 | £283 | -19.29% | 28 |
| Wales | +18 | 2 | £160 | -20.00% | 4 |
Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 June 2024, Junior contract 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 contract job ads featuring Junior in the job title.
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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:
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