Junior Software Developer
UK
The median Junior Software Developer salary in the UK is £31,625 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 723 | 855 | 823 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +132 | -32 | +298 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Developer | 6 | 56 | 98 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.010% | 0.052% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.012% | 0.055% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 49 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,306 | £24,000 | £25,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,672 | £26,250 | £27,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,625 | £30,000 | £34,324 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.42% | -12.60% | +5.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £34,563 | £35,000 | £40,530 |
| 90th Percentile | £36,025 | £44,000 | £56,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £31,625 | £30,000 | £32,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.42% | -6.25% | -1.54% |
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 | 51,867 | 102,282 | 81,878 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.61% | 94.79% | 91.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,945 | 72,135 | 54,053 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £44,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.54% | +5.94% |
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
Top 10 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 30 June 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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| UK excluding London | +133 | 6 | £31,625 | +5.42% | 39 |
| England | +132 | 6 | £31,625 | +5.42% | 40 |
| Midlands | +78 | 3 | £28,375 | -12.69% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +92 | 2 | £31,188 | -0.20% | 26 |
| West Midlands | +58 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| North of England | +35 | 2 | £31,625 | +15.00% | 17 |
| South West | +100 | 1 | £34,000 | +13.33% | 6 |
| North West | +13 | 1 | £32,500 | +26.21% | 6 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £28,375 | - | 2 |
| North East | - | 1 | £30,750 | - | 4 |
Junior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 June 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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