Graduate Jobs in Scotland

Graduate
UK > Scotland

The median Graduate salary in Scotland is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 217 135 163
Rank change year-on-year -82 +28 -33
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 65 89 74
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.97% 1.89% 1.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.00% 2.10% 1.34%
Number of salaries quoted 51 14 21
10th Percentile £24,000 - £24,000
25th Percentile £25,000 £24,000 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £25,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -16.67% +30.43%
75th Percentile £35,000 - £35,000
90th Percentile - £30,775 £46,000
UK median annual salary £28,500 £27,500 £31,000
% change year-on-year +3.64% -11.29% +6.05%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 6,505 4,245 5,505
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.84% 90.17% 96.22%
Number of salaries quoted 2,614 2,309 2,967
10th Percentile £27,825 £31,530 £28,650
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,635
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,550 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%

Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Graduate in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Graduate in Scotland

Graduate
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Graduate in Scotland.

Salary trend for Graduate in Scotland

Graduate
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graduate in Scotland over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Graduate in Scotland

Graduate
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 April 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
Glasgow -133 22 £26,500 - 4
Aberdeen -2 20 £30,000 - 4
Edinburgh +28 12 £30,000 +20.00% 3
Aberdeenshire +6 1 £35,000 +45.83% 1
Fife -9 1 £40,000 +26.98%
Lanarkshire - 1 - - 4
North Lanarkshire - 1 £26,000 -
Perth and Kinross - 1 £24,000 -
Graduate
UK

Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, Graduate 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 across the Scotland region featuring Graduate in the job title.

1 58 (89.23%) Degree
2 44 (67.69%) Social Skills
3 35 (53.85%) Computer Science
4 34 (52.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 31 (47.69%) Mathematics
6 30 (46.15%) Software Engineering
7 28 (43.08%) Physics
8 26 (40.00%) Wireless
9 25 (38.46%) Firmware
9 25 (38.46%) C
10 24 (36.92%) Embedded C
11 14 (21.54%) Project Management
11 14 (21.54%) Finance
12 13 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
13 12 (18.46%) Analytical Skills
14 9 (13.85%) Presales
14 9 (13.85%) Dell
15 7 (10.77%) Mentoring
16 5 (7.69%) SQL
16 5 (7.69%) Law
17 4 (6.15%) Agile
17 4 (6.15%) Banking
17 4 (6.15%) Asset Management
17 4 (6.15%) .NET
17 4 (6.15%) C#
17 4 (6.15%) Financial Institution
17 4 (6.15%) Investment Banking
18 3 (4.62%) Power BI
18 3 (4.62%) Power Platform
18 3 (4.62%) Digital Transformation Programme

Graduate Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (4.62%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 26 (40.00%) Wireless
2 1 (1.54%) MPLS
2 1 (1.54%) SDH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.62%) Power BI
2 2 (3.08%) MS Access
2 2 (3.08%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.54%) GIS
3 1 (1.54%) Relational Database
General
1 44 (67.69%) Social Skills
2 34 (52.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 14 (21.54%) Finance
4 12 (18.46%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (7.69%) Law
6 4 (6.15%) Banking
6 4 (6.15%) Financial Institution
6 4 (6.15%) Investment Banking
7 2 (3.08%) Manufacturing
7 2 (3.08%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.54%) Electronics
8 1 (1.54%) Marketing
8 1 (1.54%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.15%) .NET
2 1 (1.54%) AngularJS
2 1 (1.54%) ASP.NET
2 1 (1.54%) ASP.NET Web API
2 1 (1.54%) CSS
2 1 (1.54%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (4.62%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (3.08%) Cyber Threat
2 2 (3.08%) Driving Licence
2 2 (3.08%) Management Information System
2 2 (3.08%) Security Posture
3 1 (1.54%) Algorithms
3 1 (1.54%) Data Structures
3 1 (1.54%) Device Driver
3 1 (1.54%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (1.54%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.54%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (53.85%) Computer Science
2 31 (47.69%) Mathematics
3 30 (46.15%) Software Engineering
4 28 (43.08%) Physics
5 14 (21.54%) Project Management
6 13 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
7 9 (13.85%) Presales
8 7 (10.77%) Mentoring
9 4 (6.15%) Agile
9 4 (6.15%) Asset Management
10 3 (4.62%) Active Listening
10 3 (4.62%) Business Analysis
10 3 (4.62%) Decarbonisation
10 3 (4.62%) Decision-Making
10 3 (4.62%) Digital Transformation Programme
10 3 (4.62%) Innovative Thinking
10 3 (4.62%) Project Delivery
11 2 (3.08%) Continuous Improvement
11 2 (3.08%) Cybersecurity
11 2 (3.08%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 25 (38.46%) C
2 24 (36.92%) Embedded C
3 5 (7.69%) SQL
4 4 (6.15%) C#
5 2 (3.08%) C++
5 2 (3.08%) JavaScript
5 2 (3.08%) Python
6 1 (1.54%) Java
6 1 (1.54%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 58 (89.23%) Degree
2 2 (3.08%) Numerate Degree
3 1 (1.54%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.08%) GRC
2 1 (1.54%) QA
System Software
1 25 (38.46%) Firmware
Vendors
1 9 (13.85%) Dell
2 2 (3.08%) Oracle
3 1 (1.54%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.54%) SAP