Junior Software Developer
UK
The median Junior Software Developer salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 February 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Feb 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 741 | 770 | 888 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +29 | +118 | +81 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Developer | 9 | 43 | 147 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.014% | 0.057% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.015% | 0.060% | 0.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 33 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,350 | - | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £26,250 | £30,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £35,000 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.57% | +7.69% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £173,000 | £57,250 | £47,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £37,500 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -7.69% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
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 | 58,391 | 72,220 | 103,969 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.23% | 95.13% | 94.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,996 | 54,614 | 66,538 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £28,500 | £33,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £39,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.36% | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £74,250 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £93,750 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,714 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.43% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Junior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Junior Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Junior Software Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Software Developer.
Junior Software Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Software Developer over the 6 months to 4 February 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 4 February 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.
| 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 | +9 | 9 | £45,000 | +28.57% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | +34 | 7 | £37,500 | +25.00% | 8 |
| Midlands | +13 | 3 | £245,000 | +790.91% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 3 | £245,000 | +790.91% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +69 | 2 | £41,250 | +17.86% | 7 |
| North of England | +9 | 2 | £31,500 | +14.55% | 1 |
| South West | +43 | 1 | - | - | |
| South East | +20 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| London | +19 | 1 | £60,000 | +6.67% | 3 |
| North West | -5 | 1 | £37,500 | +36.36% | 1 |
| North East | - | 1 | £25,500 | - |
Junior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 February 2025, 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 featuring Junior Software Developer in the job title.
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Junior Software 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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