Junior Software Developer Jobs in the UK excluding London

Junior Software Developer
UK > UK excluding London

The median Junior Software Developer salary in the UK excluding London is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 727 662 739
Rank change year-on-year -65 +77 -144
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Developer 53 66 135
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.066% 0.12% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.070% 0.13% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 44 30 122
10th Percentile £24,000 £25,000 £18,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £26,563 £26,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £32,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -1.54% +8.33%
75th Percentile £33,750 £36,706 £37,500
90th Percentile £37,500 £40,727 -
UK median annual salary £30,000 £34,324 £32,500
% change year-on-year -12.60% +5.61% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 excluding London with a recognized job title 75,991 49,070 72,896
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.87% 88.81% 95.46%
Number of salaries quoted 53,059 29,227 42,783
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,519 £50,296
Median % change year-on-year -6.58% +6.41% +5.89%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Junior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Junior Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Junior Software Developer in the UK excluding London

Junior Software Developer
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Software Developer in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Junior Software Developer in the UK excluding London

Junior Software Developer
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Software Developer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior Software Developer in the UK excluding London

Junior Software Developer
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Software Developer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 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
North of England +16 14 £27,500 -21.43% 5
South East -31 13 £35,000 +1.97%
West Midlands 0 11 £32,500 +8.33% 3
Midlands -28 11 £32,500 - 5
South West -34 10 £30,000 -25.90% 8
Yorkshire +68 9 £27,500 -21.43%
North West -20 5 £27,500 -21.43% 5
East of England -31 4 £27,000 - 1
Scotland -69 1 £29,000 +11.54% 3
Junior Software Developer
UK

Junior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Junior Software 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 across the UK excluding London region featuring Junior Software Developer in the job title.

1 38 (71.70%) C#
2 23 (43.40%) Degree
3 20 (37.74%) Java
3 20 (37.74%) JavaScript
4 19 (35.85%) SQL
5 17 (32.08%) SQL Server
6 15 (28.30%) Agile
6 15 (28.30%) Computer Science
7 14 (26.42%) CSS
8 13 (24.53%) .NET
8 13 (24.53%) HTML
8 13 (24.53%) Social Skills
9 12 (22.64%) Finance
10 10 (18.87%) Scrum
10 10 (18.87%) C++
10 10 (18.87%) Public Sector
11 9 (16.98%) Python
12 8 (15.09%) Microsoft
12 8 (15.09%) Software Engineering
12 8 (15.09%) Mentoring
13 7 (13.21%) Docker
13 7 (13.21%) Defect Management
13 7 (13.21%) Asset Management
13 7 (13.21%) OO
13 7 (13.21%) Linux
13 7 (13.21%) Customer Service
13 7 (13.21%) Design Patterns
14 6 (11.32%) Full Stack Development
14 6 (11.32%) Computer Science Degree
14 6 (11.32%) Problem-Solving

Junior Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 1 (1.89%) CMS
1 1 (1.89%) Umbraco
Cloud Services
1 6 (11.32%) Azure
2 4 (7.55%) Azure DevOps
2 4 (7.55%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (32.08%) SQL Server
2 5 (9.43%) MySQL
3 3 (5.66%) MongoDB
3 3 (5.66%) NoSQL
3 3 (5.66%) Redis
4 2 (3.77%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 6 (11.32%) Git
2 4 (7.55%) Gradle
2 4 (7.55%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 4 (7.55%) Visual Studio
3 3 (5.66%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (1.89%) Android Studio
4 1 (1.89%) Bitbucket
4 1 (1.89%) TeamCity
General
1 13 (24.53%) Social Skills
2 12 (22.64%) Finance
3 10 (18.87%) Public Sector
4 6 (11.32%) Telecoms
5 4 (7.55%) Electronics
5 4 (7.55%) Games
5 4 (7.55%) Manufacturing
6 3 (5.66%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (5.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (5.66%) Marketing
7 1 (1.89%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (26.42%) CSS
2 13 (24.53%) .NET
2 13 (24.53%) HTML
3 6 (11.32%) HTML5
3 6 (11.32%) REST
4 4 (7.55%) .NET Framework
4 4 (7.55%) Flask
4 4 (7.55%) Pandas
4 4 (7.55%) React
4 4 (7.55%) Tkinter
4 4 (7.55%) XML
5 3 (5.66%) ASP.NET
5 3 (5.66%) ASP.NET Core
5 3 (5.66%) Laravel
5 3 (5.66%) RabbitMQ
5 3 (5.66%) Svelte
5 3 (5.66%) XSLT
6 2 (3.77%) EJB
6 2 (3.77%) JavaBeans
6 2 (3.77%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.66%) Embedded Systems
1 3 (5.66%) Hackathon
1 3 (5.66%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (3.77%) e-Health
2 2 (3.77%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (3.77%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (3.77%) Life Science
3 1 (1.89%) Algorithms
3 1 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (1.89%) Data Structures
3 1 (1.89%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 7 (13.21%) Linux
2 1 (1.89%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (28.30%) Agile
1 15 (28.30%) Computer Science
2 10 (18.87%) Scrum
3 8 (15.09%) Mentoring
3 8 (15.09%) Software Engineering
4 7 (13.21%) Asset Management
4 7 (13.21%) Customer Service
4 7 (13.21%) Defect Management
4 7 (13.21%) Design Patterns
4 7 (13.21%) OO
5 6 (11.32%) Full Stack Development
5 6 (11.32%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (11.32%) TDD
6 5 (9.43%) Mathematics
7 4 (7.55%) Artificial Intelligence
7 4 (7.55%) DevOps
7 4 (7.55%) OOP
8 3 (5.66%) Coaching
8 3 (5.66%) Software Delivery
8 3 (5.66%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 38 (71.70%) C#
2 20 (37.74%) Java
2 20 (37.74%) JavaScript
3 19 (35.85%) SQL
4 10 (18.87%) C++
5 9 (16.98%) Python
6 5 (9.43%) PHP
7 4 (7.55%) Bash
7 4 (7.55%) C
7 4 (7.55%) Shell Script
8 3 (5.66%) Go
9 1 (1.89%) Fortran
9 1 (1.89%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 23 (43.40%) Degree
2 6 (11.32%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (1.89%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.89%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.77%) GDPR
1 2 (3.77%) QA
System Software
1 7 (13.21%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (5.66%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 8 (15.09%) Microsoft
2 4 (7.55%) Oracle
3 3 (5.66%) SAP
3 3 (5.66%) YouTube