Graduate Jobs in Southampton

Graduate
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Graduate salary in Southampton is £31,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 May 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
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 53 41 70
Rank change year-on-year -12 +29 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 25 32 42
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 2.68% 4.22% 3.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.75% 4.55% 3.58%
Number of salaries quoted 24 13 38
10th Percentile £22,000 - £27,500
25th Percentile £26,875 £24,000 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £27,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.55% -15.38% -7.14%
75th Percentile £37,500 £30,250 £37,500
90th Percentile - £37,500 £47,500
Hampshire median annual salary £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -12.31% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 910 704 1,172
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.53% 92.75% 96.22%
Number of salaries quoted 764 553 952
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,950 £31,250
25th Percentile £32,688 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -2.91% +14.44%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £85,000
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.54% +1.90% +10.53%

Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Job vacancy trend for Graduate in Southampton

Graduate
Salary Trend in Southampton

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

Salary trend for Graduate in Southampton

Graduate
Salary Histogram in Southampton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graduate in Southampton over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Graduate in Southampton

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

For the 6 months to 29 May 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 Southampton region featuring Graduate in the job title.

1 19 (76.00%) Degree
2 11 (44.00%) ERP
3 9 (36.00%) Firmware
3 9 (36.00%) FPGA Design
3 9 (36.00%) FPGA
3 9 (36.00%) Embedded Firmware
4 8 (32.00%) Computer Science
4 8 (32.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (28.00%) SQL
6 6 (24.00%) Relational Database
7 5 (20.00%) Retail
7 5 (20.00%) Manufacturing
8 4 (16.00%) Workflow
8 4 (16.00%) Biotechnology
8 4 (16.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 3 (12.00%) Python
9 3 (12.00%) OOP
10 2 (8.00%) Software Engineering
10 2 (8.00%) Mathematics
10 2 (8.00%) Problem-Solving
11 1 (4.00%) Public Sector
11 1 (4.00%) Fluid Mechanics
11 1 (4.00%) Social Skills
11 1 (4.00%) Cloud Computing
11 1 (4.00%) AWS
11 1 (4.00%) Machine Learning
11 1 (4.00%) Physics
11 1 (4.00%) Digital Marketing
11 1 (4.00%) Artificial Intelligence
11 1 (4.00%) Marketing

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

Applications
1 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.00%) AWS
1 1 (4.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.00%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (24.00%) Relational Database
General
1 5 (20.00%) Manufacturing
1 5 (20.00%) Retail
2 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (4.00%) Electronics
2 1 (4.00%) Finance
2 1 (4.00%) Marketing
2 1 (4.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (4.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (4.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.00%) STL
Miscellaneous
1 9 (36.00%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (44.00%) ERP
2 9 (36.00%) FPGA Design
3 8 (32.00%) Computer Science
4 4 (16.00%) Biotechnology
4 4 (16.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 4 (16.00%) Workflow
5 3 (12.00%) OOP
6 2 (8.00%) Mathematics
6 2 (8.00%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (8.00%) Software Engineering
7 1 (4.00%) Analytical Thinking
7 1 (4.00%) API Development
7 1 (4.00%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (4.00%) Coaching
7 1 (4.00%) Data Modelling
7 1 (4.00%) Digital Marketing
7 1 (4.00%) Electronic Design Automation
7 1 (4.00%) Fluid Mechanics
7 1 (4.00%) Machine Learning
7 1 (4.00%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 7 (28.00%) SQL
2 3 (12.00%) Python
3 1 (4.00%) C
3 1 (4.00%) C++
3 1 (4.00%) Embedded C
3 1 (4.00%) Java
3 1 (4.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 19 (76.00%) Degree
2 8 (32.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (4.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.00%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (36.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 9 (36.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (4.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (4.00%) SAP