The median Junior Software Developer salary in the UK is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
6 months to 16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
658
725
729
Rank change year-on-year
+67
+4
+350
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Developer
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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
43,959
67,207
53,648
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
89.90%
95.34%
95.58%
Number of salaries quoted
25,826
38,508
41,480
10th Percentile
£28,000
£31,250
£32,000
25th Percentile
£35,000
£41,250
£43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£53,500
£55,000
£60,000
Median % change year-on-year
-2.73%
-8.33%
-
75th Percentile
£73,750
£75,000
£80,000
90th Percentile
£95,000
£95,000
£97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary
£46,000
£50,000
£52,500
% change year-on-year
-8.00%
-4.76%
-
Junior Software Developer Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Junior Software Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Junior Software Developer Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for Junior Software Developer job vacancies in the UK.
Junior Software Developer Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Software Developer over the 6 months to 16 October 2025.
Junior Software Developer Top 11 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 16 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
Junior Software Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 October 2025, Junior Software Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Junior Software Developer in the job title.
Junior Software Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
