Graduate Software Engineer Job Trends in Guildford

Graduate Software Engineer
Surrey > Guildford

The median Graduate Software Engineer salary in Guildford is £44,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 20 43
Rank change year-on-year -23 +23 +41
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate Software Engineer 1 1 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Guildford 0.30% 0.93% 1.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.33% 0.95% 1.64%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 5
10th Percentile - - £34,500
25th Percentile £43,500 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £43,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -28.33% +77.78%
75th Percentile £44,500 £43,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
Surrey median annual salary £44,000 £43,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.33% -28.33% +77.78%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Guildford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Guildford. 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 Guildford with a recognized job title 306 105 304
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.34% 98.13% 91.84%
Number of salaries quoted 241 82 281
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +21.05% -13.64%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £82,500 £70,000
Surrey median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -13.04%

Graduate Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Graduate Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Guildford.

Graduate Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Guildford

Graduate Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Guildford

Salary distribution trend for Graduate Software Engineer job vacancies in Guildford.

Salary distribution trend for Graduate Software Engineer job vacancies in Guildford

Graduate Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford

For the 6 months to 28 March 2026, Graduate Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Guildford region featuring Graduate Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Rust
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript

Graduate Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Rust
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree