Graduate Jobs in the City of London

Graduate
Central London > City of London

The median Graduate salary in the City of London is £29,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 126 151 183
Rank change year-on-year +25 +32 +68
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 17 28 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 0.83% 0.83% 0.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.89% 0.87% 0.99%
Number of salaries quoted 12 20 31
10th Percentile £26,425 - £32,500
25th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £36,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,500 £38,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.87% -13.89% +5.88%
75th Percentile £32,500 £45,313 £56,250
90th Percentile £37,450 £48,125 £72,500
Central London median annual salary £29,500 £38,750 £45,000
% change year-on-year -23.87% -13.89% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,910 3,217 4,454
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.03% 95.86% 96.18%
Number of salaries quoted 1,458 2,556 3,739
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,125 £42,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £73,750 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.69% -1.67% +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £120,000 £112,500 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £72,500 £72,500 £74,000
% change year-on-year - -2.03% +2.07%

Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Graduate in the City of London

Graduate
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Graduate in the City of London.

Salary trend for Graduate in the City of London

Graduate
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graduate in the City of London over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Graduate in the City of London

Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 12 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 City of London region featuring Graduate in the job title.

1 7 (41.18%) Finance
1 7 (41.18%) Artificial Intelligence
1 7 (41.18%) Physics
1 7 (41.18%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (35.29%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (35.29%) Degree
3 5 (29.41%) Biology
3 5 (29.41%) Analytical Mindset
4 4 (23.53%) Social Skills
4 4 (23.53%) Onboarding
4 4 (23.53%) German Language
4 4 (23.53%) Telecoms
4 4 (23.53%) Military
4 4 (23.53%) Law
4 4 (23.53%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (23.53%) Microsoft
5 3 (17.65%) Business Development
5 3 (17.65%) Chemistry
5 3 (17.65%) Innovative Thinking
6 2 (11.76%) Biochemistry
6 2 (11.76%) Critical Thinking
6 2 (11.76%) Emotional Intelligence
6 2 (11.76%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (11.76%) Risk Register
6 2 (11.76%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (11.76%) Coaching
6 2 (11.76%) Client Onboarding
6 2 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (11.76%) Machine Learning
6 2 (11.76%) Driving Licence

Graduate Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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 4 (23.53%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.88%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Git
General
1 7 (41.18%) Finance
2 6 (35.29%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (23.53%) German Language
3 4 (23.53%) Law
3 4 (23.53%) Military
3 4 (23.53%) Social Skills
3 4 (23.53%) Telecoms
4 2 (11.76%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (11.76%) Legal
5 1 (5.88%) Banking
5 1 (5.88%) French Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.88%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 5 (29.41%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (23.53%) Onboarding
3 2 (11.76%) Driving Licence
3 2 (11.76%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 2 (11.76%) Management Information System
3 2 (11.76%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (5.88%) Reference Data
4 1 (5.88%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.88%) Linux
1 1 (5.88%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (41.18%) Artificial Intelligence
1 7 (41.18%) Physics
1 7 (41.18%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (29.41%) Biology
3 3 (17.65%) Business Development
3 3 (17.65%) Chemistry
3 3 (17.65%) Innovative Thinking
4 2 (11.76%) Biochemistry
4 2 (11.76%) Client Onboarding
4 2 (11.76%) Coaching
4 2 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (11.76%) Critical Thinking
4 2 (11.76%) Emotional Intelligence
4 2 (11.76%) Logistics
4 2 (11.76%) Machine Learning
4 2 (11.76%) Risk Register
5 1 (5.88%) Customer Service
5 1 (5.88%) Mathematics
5 1 (5.88%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.88%) Bash
1 1 (5.88%) Python
1 1 (5.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (35.29%) Degree
Vendors
1 4 (23.53%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.88%) Logitech