Graduate Jobs in Bristol

Graduate
South West > Bristol

The median Graduate salary in Bristol is £25,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
17 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 84 135 90
Rank change year-on-year +51 -45 +65
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 23 29 79
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 1.85% 0.93% 3.05%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.94% 0.95% 3.30%
Number of salaries quoted 23 19 43
10th Percentile - £25,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £24,000 £25,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,500 £30,000 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +20.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £29,080 £33,000 £28,375
90th Percentile £42,650 £34,200 £31,550
South West median annual salary £25,500 £25,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year +2.00% - -12.28%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,183 3,042 2,396
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.10% 97.16% 92.58%
Number of salaries quoted 803 2,283 1,496
10th Percentile £32,600 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,519 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,443 £57,500 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% -0.86% +9.20%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,250 £74,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £87,460
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Graduate in Bristol

Graduate
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary trend for Graduate in Bristol

Graduate
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graduate in Bristol over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Graduate in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, 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 Bristol region featuring Graduate in the job title.

1 20 (86.96%) Cybersecurity
2 19 (82.61%) Customer Experience
2 19 (82.61%) Artificial Intelligence
3 16 (69.57%) Data Centre
3 16 (69.57%) Social Skills
4 7 (30.43%) Degree
5 3 (13.04%) Stress Testing
5 3 (13.04%) Software Engineering
5 3 (13.04%) Google
5 3 (13.04%) API Development
5 3 (13.04%) API Integration
5 3 (13.04%) Learning Management System
5 3 (13.04%) Agile
5 3 (13.04%) Banking
5 3 (13.04%) Finance
5 3 (13.04%) Legal
5 3 (13.04%) C#
5 3 (13.04%) Java
5 3 (13.04%) JavaScript
5 3 (13.04%) Python
5 3 (13.04%) PhD
5 3 (13.04%) IBM
5 3 (13.04%) Microsoft
5 3 (13.04%) Master's Degree
5 3 (13.04%) DevOps
5 3 (13.04%) Kotlin
5 3 (13.04%) Fintech
5 3 (13.04%) Mobile App
5 3 (13.04%) Customer Service
5 3 (13.04%) Hackathon

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

General
1 16 (69.57%) Social Skills
2 3 (13.04%) Banking
2 3 (13.04%) Finance
2 3 (13.04%) Legal
3 1 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (4.35%) Military
Miscellaneous
1 16 (69.57%) Data Centre
2 3 (13.04%) Hackathon
2 3 (13.04%) Learning Management System
2 3 (13.04%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (86.96%) Cybersecurity
2 19 (82.61%) Artificial Intelligence
2 19 (82.61%) Customer Experience
3 3 (13.04%) Agile
3 3 (13.04%) API Development
3 3 (13.04%) API Integration
3 3 (13.04%) Containerisation
3 3 (13.04%) Customer Service
3 3 (13.04%) DevOps
3 3 (13.04%) Fintech
3 3 (13.04%) Software Engineering
3 3 (13.04%) Stress Testing
4 2 (8.70%) Data Engineering
4 2 (8.70%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (4.35%) Analytics
5 1 (4.35%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (4.35%) Data Management
5 1 (4.35%) Data Pipeline
5 1 (4.35%) Mathematics
5 1 (4.35%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (13.04%) C#
1 3 (13.04%) Java
1 3 (13.04%) JavaScript
1 3 (13.04%) Kotlin
1 3 (13.04%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (30.43%) Degree
2 3 (13.04%) Master's Degree
2 3 (13.04%) PhD
3 1 (4.35%) SC Cleared
3 1 (4.35%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (13.04%) Google
1 3 (13.04%) IBM
1 3 (13.04%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.35%) Cribl.io
2 1 (4.35%) Splunk
65 Graduate jobs in the South West