Graduate
UK > England
The median Graduate salary in England is £26,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 440 | 199 | 274 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -241 | +75 | +18 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate | 259 | 1,259 | 1,115 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.53% | 1.41% | 1.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.58% | 1.49% | 1.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 171 | 569 | 385 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £22,400 | £23,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £24,750 | £25,000 | £24,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £26,000 | £28,500 | £25,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.77% | +14.00% | -19.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £32,000 | £35,500 | £34,324 |
| 90th Percentile | £37,000 | £43,250 | £46,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £26,250 | £28,750 | £25,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +15.00% | -20.63% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 44,450 | 84,705 | 79,000 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.78% | 94.67% | 91.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,451 | 62,722 | 50,420 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £28,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £38,070 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -13.65% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,952 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Graduate in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Graduate
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Graduate in England.
Graduate
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Graduate in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
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Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the England region over the 6 months to 30 May 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 |
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| South East | -127 | 62 | £25,500 | -15.00% | 215 |
| Midlands | -86 | 55 | £27,500 | +10.00% | 92 |
| North of England | -54 | 47 | £29,000 | +13.73% | 179 |
| London | -85 | 41 | £29,000 | -17.14% | 220 |
| West Midlands | -81 | 35 | £27,750 | +15.63% | 49 |
| North West | -71 | 32 | £30,000 | +17.65% | 103 |
| East of England | +15 | 28 | £25,000 | -10.71% | 81 |
| South West | +42 | 25 | £25,500 | -1.92% | 120 |
| East Midlands | -18 | 19 | £26,250 | +0.96% | 38 |
| Yorkshire | +29 | 9 | £31,000 | +24.00% | 56 |
| North East | +46 | 6 | £25,000 | -9.09% | 20 |
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Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 30 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 England region featuring Graduate in the job title.
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Graduate Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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