Junior Software Developer
UK
The median Junior Software Developer salary in the UK is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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 13 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 843 | 815 | 1086 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | +271 | -273 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Software Developer | 61 | 104 | 177 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.056% | 0.11% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.059% | 0.12% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 52 | 40 | 159 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £26,125 | £18,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,250 | £27,500 | £25,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £34,324 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.60% | +5.61% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £37,500 | £43,438 | £37,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £45,000 | £56,250 | £40,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £32,000 | £32,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | -1.54% | +8.33% |
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 | 104,121 | 84,323 | 165,675 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.77% | 91.19% | 95.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73,469 | 54,972 | 85,174 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,603 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,519 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.58% | +6.41% | +5.89% |
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 13 June 2024.
Junior Software Developer
Top 13 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 13 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 |
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| England | -4 | 60 | £30,000 | -14.29% | 23 |
| UK excluding London | -65 | 53 | £30,000 | -6.25% | 22 |
| Work from Home | +43 | 30 | £32,500 | -7.14% | 21 |
| 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% | |
| London | +65 | 8 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 4 |
| 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 Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 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 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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