Graduate Jobs in Essex

Graduate
East of England > Essex

The median Graduate salary in Essex is £26,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 May 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
25 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 64 65 51
Rank change year-on-year +1 -14 +14
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 10 23 59
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 1.13% 2.80% 5.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.19% 3.52% 5.95%
Number of salaries quoted 10 4 7
10th Percentile £24,900 £26,175 £28,300
25th Percentile £26,000 £29,438 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,750 £32,500 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.69% -14.47% +52.00%
75th Percentile £28,000 £33,750 £46,250
90th Percentile £29,075 - -
East of England median annual salary £30,000 £32,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% -13.33% +13.64%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Essex

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 839 654 991
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.80% 79.56% 91.93%
Number of salaries quoted 690 367 470
10th Percentile £25,759 £25,650 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £33,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.26% -1.05% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,125 £80,000 £77,500
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -

Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Job vacancy trend for Graduate in Essex

Graduate
Salary Trend in Essex

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

Salary trend for Graduate in Essex

Graduate
Salary Histogram in Essex

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graduate in Essex over the 6 months to 25 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Graduate in Essex

Graduate
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the Essex region over the 6 months to 25 May 2024. 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
Colchester +3 8 £26,750 +11.46% 2
Billericay -2 1 £24,000 -26.15%
Graduate
East of England

Graduate Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 25 May 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 Essex region featuring Graduate in the job title.

1 7 (70.00%) Degree
2 4 (40.00%) Manufacturing
2 4 (40.00%) Electronics
3 1 (10.00%) Retail
3 1 (10.00%) Mathematics
3 1 (10.00%) Physics
3 1 (10.00%) C#
3 1 (10.00%) Visual Studio
3 1 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (10.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 1 (10.00%) Finance

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

Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 4 (40.00%) Electronics
1 4 (40.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (10.00%) Finance
2 1 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (10.00%) Retail
2 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (10.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (10.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (10.00%) Physics
1 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (10.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 7 (70.00%) Degree
2 1 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree