Graduate Jobs in Kent

Graduate
South East > Kent

The median Graduate salary in Kent is £27,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 79 79 82
Rank change year-on-year 0 +3 -27
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 21 20 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 1.42% 1.74% 2.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.53% 2.03% 2.71%
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 5
10th Percentile £23,400 - -
25th Percentile £25,000 - £22,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 - £31,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.20%
75th Percentile £37,500 - £31,500
90th Percentile £38,500 - -
South East median annual salary £30,000 £30,000 £31,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +7.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 1,373 984 1,219
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.90% 85.64% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1,022 551 724
10th Percentile £25,025 £27,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £30,813 £33,500 £33,281
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £46,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.60% +3.33% +12.50%
75th Percentile £58,750 £61,250 £62,813
90th Percentile £68,750 £73,750 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Graduate in Kent

Graduate
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary trend for Graduate in Kent

Graduate
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graduate in Kent over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Graduate in Kent

Graduate
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the Kent region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Sandwich - 11 - - 1
Rochester +6 2 £37,000 - 1
Dartford -15 2 £35,000 -
West Malling - 2 £23,500 - 1
Whitstable - 2 £29,500 -
Maidstone +12 1 £25,000 -
Canterbury - 1 £25,000 -
Graduate
South East

Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 27 April 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 Kent region featuring Graduate in the job title.

1 12 (57.14%) C
1 12 (57.14%) Degree
2 8 (38.10%) Software Engineering
3 5 (23.81%) Social Skills
4 4 (19.05%) C#
5 3 (14.29%) C++
5 3 (14.29%) Electronics
5 3 (14.29%) Firmware
5 3 (14.29%) Embedded Firmware
5 3 (14.29%) Customer Service
6 2 (9.52%) Verification and Validation
6 2 (9.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (9.52%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (9.52%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (9.52%) Software Architecture
6 2 (9.52%) GDB
6 2 (9.52%) Facebook
6 2 (9.52%) Validation
6 2 (9.52%) Aerospace
6 2 (9.52%) Visual Studio
6 2 (9.52%) Ada
6 2 (9.52%) Tandem
6 2 (9.52%) Agile
6 2 (9.52%) Information Security
6 2 (9.52%) SC Cleared
6 2 (9.52%) Security Cleared
6 2 (9.52%) Mathematics
6 2 (9.52%) Physics
6 2 (9.52%) Computer Science

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

Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (4.76%) OrCAD
1 1 (4.76%) Spreadsheet
Development Applications
1 2 (9.52%) GDB
1 2 (9.52%) Visual Studio
General
1 5 (23.81%) Social Skills
2 3 (14.29%) Electronics
3 2 (9.52%) Aerospace
3 2 (9.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (4.76%) Avionics
4 1 (4.76%) Finance
4 1 (4.76%) Manufacturing
4 1 (4.76%) Marketing
4 1 (4.76%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.76%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.52%) Self-Motivation
1 2 (9.52%) Tandem
2 1 (4.76%) Driving Licence
2 1 (4.76%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (38.10%) Software Engineering
2 3 (14.29%) Customer Service
3 2 (9.52%) Agile
3 2 (9.52%) Computer Science
3 2 (9.52%) Information Security
3 2 (9.52%) Mathematics
3 2 (9.52%) Physics
3 2 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (9.52%) Software Architecture
3 2 (9.52%) Validation
3 2 (9.52%) Verification and Validation
4 1 (4.76%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (4.76%) Contingency Planning
4 1 (4.76%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (4.76%) Data Analysis
4 1 (4.76%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (4.76%) Logistics
4 1 (4.76%) Performance Metrics
4 1 (4.76%) Process Improvement
4 1 (4.76%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (57.14%) C
2 4 (19.05%) C#
3 3 (14.29%) C++
4 2 (9.52%) Ada
Qualifications
1 12 (57.14%) Degree
2 2 (9.52%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (9.52%) SC Cleared
2 2 (9.52%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (14.29%) Embedded Firmware
1 3 (14.29%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (9.52%) Facebook
2 1 (4.76%) SAP