Graduate Job Trends in Cheshire

Graduate
North West > Cheshire

As of 28 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Graduate salary in Cheshire.

6 months to
28 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 61 53
Rank change year-on-year -34 -8 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 2 14 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 0.26% 1.33% 1.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% 1.40% 1.71%
Number of salaries quoted 0 8 1
10th Percentile - £24,700 -
25th Percentile - - £22,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £25,000 £23,500
Median % change year-on-year - +6.38% -2.08%
75th Percentile - £33,000 £24,250
90th Percentile - £39,600 -
North West median annual salary £33,250 £25,000 £24,500
% change year-on-year +33.00% +2.04% -10.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 632 1,001 468
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.23% 95.42% 94.55%
Number of salaries quoted 311 622 344
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,050 £22,790
25th Percentile £34,250 £35,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £65,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £65,000 £77,850
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%

Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Graduate in Cheshire

Graduate
Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for Graduate job vacancies in Cheshire.

Salary distribution trend for Graduate job vacancies in Cheshire

Graduate
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 28 September 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
Warrington +15 2 - - 5
Graduate
North West

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

For the 6 months to 28 September 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 Cheshire region featuring Graduate in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) Visualisation
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (50.00%) Smart Meter
2 1 (50.00%) Critical Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Power BI
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Databricks
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Data Science
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) R
2 1 (50.00%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Statistical Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analytics

Graduate Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Smart Meter
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Visualisation
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Critical Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Data Science
2 1 (50.00%) Data Security
2 1 (50.00%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Statistical Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) Python
2 1 (50.00%) R
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Databricks