Junior developers are expected to see a 4.3% salary increase in 2017 as one of the top 10 roles attracting the biggest pay rises, according to research.
A study by recruitment consultant Robert Half found developers, junior developers and mobile applications developers to be among the top 10 job roles to see the highest salary increases this year.
Junior developers currently earn within the threshold of £19,500 to £30,000 a year and, according to the research, some junior developers with more than five years’ experience are earning the same as those with 10 or more years in the field.
Phil Sheridan, senior managing director at Robert Half UK, said that in some cases, businesses are raising starting salaries in a bid to find the right people to take on transformational business projects.
“To win the growing war for talent, businesses need to offer competitive salaries, opportunities for development and a supportive company culture to remain an employer of choice,” he said.
But this could add strain to the talent pool because there are only a limited number of people with these specific skills, said Sheridan.
