Graduate Jobs in Edinburgh

Graduate
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Graduate salary in Edinburgh is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 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
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 101 129 127
Rank change year-on-year +28 -2 -4
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 12 22 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.78% 1.03% 1.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.82% 1.08% 1.41%
Number of salaries quoted 12 10 8
10th Percentile - £24,000 £24,175
25th Percentile £25,000 £24,250 £25,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £25,000 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -21.88% +30.61%
75th Percentile £32,500 - £46,000
90th Percentile £34,750 £26,500 £51,700
Scotland median annual salary £30,000 £25,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -16.67% +30.43%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 1,466 2,033 2,268
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.88% 95.49% 97.84%
Number of salaries quoted 1,036 1,188 1,420
10th Percentile £32,625 £36,306 £32,988
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £72,433 £77,715 £68,750
90th Percentile £91,934 £90,000 £85,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%

Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Graduate in Edinburgh

Graduate
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

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

Salary trend for Graduate in Edinburgh

Graduate
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graduate in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Graduate in Edinburgh

Graduate Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 30 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 Edinburgh region featuring Graduate in the job title.

1 11 (91.67%) Degree
2 9 (75.00%) Computer Science
3 8 (66.67%) Software Engineering
3 8 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 8 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 7 (58.33%) Mathematics
4 7 (58.33%) Physics
4 7 (58.33%) Embedded C
4 7 (58.33%) Firmware
4 7 (58.33%) Wireless
4 7 (58.33%) C
5 3 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (8.33%) SQL
6 1 (8.33%) Oracle
6 1 (8.33%) SQL Server
6 1 (8.33%) Project Management
6 1 (8.33%) Data Entry
6 1 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (8.33%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (8.33%) Relational Database
6 1 (8.33%) Mentoring

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

Communications & Networking
1 7 (58.33%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (8.33%) Relational Database
1 1 (8.33%) SQL Server
General
1 8 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 8 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.33%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (75.00%) Computer Science
2 8 (66.67%) Software Engineering
3 7 (58.33%) Mathematics
3 7 (58.33%) Physics
4 3 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (8.33%) Data Entry
5 1 (8.33%) Mentoring
5 1 (8.33%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (58.33%) C
1 7 (58.33%) Embedded C
2 1 (8.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (91.67%) Degree
2 1 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 7 (58.33%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (8.33%) Oracle