Graduate
UK > England
The median Graduate salary in England is £26,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 443 | 212 | 260 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -231 | +48 | +62 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate | 263 | 1,181 | 1,233 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.54% | 1.38% | 1.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.59% | 1.46% | 1.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 177 | 547 | 412 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £22,400 | £23,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £24,750 | £25,000 | £24,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £26,250 | £28,000 | £26,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +5.66% | -14.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £33,750 | £36,125 | £33,813 |
| 90th Percentile | £43,850 | £43,750 | £43,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £26,750 | £28,500 | £25,335 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.14% | +12.49% | -19.57% |
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 | 44,402 | 81,024 | 81,740 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.75% | 94.51% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,215 | 60,436 | 51,956 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £53,500 | £60,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.54% | -12.01% | +1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -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 15 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 15 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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| North of England | -38 | 60 | £30,000 | +17.65% | 135 |
| South East | -113 | 57 | £25,500 | -15.00% | 133 |
| Midlands | -80 | 52 | £26,250 | +5.00% | 52 |
| London | -93 | 41 | £30,000 | -14.29% | 328 |
| North West | -73 | 37 | £30,000 | +17.65% | 83 |
| West Midlands | -65 | 32 | £27,750 | +15.63% | 18 |
| South West | +52 | 26 | £25,500 | +2.00% | 82 |
| East of England | +9 | 26 | £25,000 | -13.79% | 47 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 19 | £25,000 | -3.85% | 31 |
| Yorkshire | +42 | 17 | £45,000 | +80.00% | 31 |
| North East | +41 | 6 | £25,000 | -9.09% | 21 |
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Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 15 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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