Junior Developer
UK
The median Junior Developer salary in the UK is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 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 24 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 596 | 566 | 604 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | +38 | +36 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Developer | 129 | 362 | 330 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.23% | 0.33% | 0.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.25% | 0.35% | 0.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 98 | 320 | 232 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,925 | £24,000 | £26,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,172 | £26,250 | £27,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £30,000 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -14.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £45,000 | £38,750 | £43,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £52,875 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £31,000 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.33% | -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 | 50,762 | 104,573 | 82,689 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.72% | 94.81% | 91.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,971 | 73,911 | 54,230 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £38,734 | £44,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.47% |
Junior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Junior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Junior Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior Developer.
Junior Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Developer over the 6 months to 24 June 2025.
Junior Developer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 24 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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| England | -24 | 121 | £32,500 | +8.33% | 195 |
| UK excluding London | +37 | 107 | £31,000 | +3.33% | 136 |
| Work from Home | +28 | 54 | £32,500 | - | 124 |
| South East | +86 | 49 | £30,750 | -5.38% | 29 |
| South West | +107 | 23 | £32,000 | +14.29% | 16 |
| London | +48 | 19 | £52,500 | +31.25% | 72 |
| Midlands | +28 | 14 | £30,438 | +10.68% | 19 |
| North of England | -4 | 12 | £30,750 | +2.50% | 45 |
| East Midlands | +39 | 10 | £27,938 | +1.59% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +31 | 5 | £29,000 | -3.33% | 15 |
| North West | -26 | 5 | £36,250 | +25.00% | 22 |
| West Midlands | +35 | 4 | £32,750 | +19.09% | 7 |
| East of England | +16 | 4 | £33,750 | +12.50% | 12 |
| Scotland | +96 | 3 | £30,000 | - | 11 |
| Wales | +42 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| North East | - | 2 | £28,125 | - | 9 |
Junior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, Junior 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 Developer in the job title.
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Junior 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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