Graduate Job Trends in Hertford

Graduate
Hertfordshire > Hertford

The median Graduate salary in Hertford is £24,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 April 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 - 18
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Hertford 3.23% - 1.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.23% - 1.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,000 - £20,000
Hertfordshire median annual salary £25,000 £30,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% -7.69% +28.71%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Hertford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hertford. 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 Hertford with a recognized job title 31 8 62
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 57.14% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 24 7 58
10th Percentile £30,000 £48,580 £27,400
25th Percentile £30,938 £51,734 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £60,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +41.18% -19.05%
75th Percentile £41,563 £71,875 £57,500
90th Percentile £49,140 £75,000 £70,000
Hertfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%

Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertford

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

Graduate job vacancy trend in Hertford

Graduate
Salary Trend in Hertford

Salary distribution trend for Graduate job vacancies in Hertford.

Salary distribution trend for Graduate job vacancies in Hertford

Graduate Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertford

For the 6 months to 6 April 2026, Graduate 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 Hertford region featuring Graduate in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) MVC
1 1 (100.00%) PHP
1 1 (100.00%) SQL

Graduate Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertford 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) MVC
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) PHP
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree