Graduate Job Trends in Kettering

Graduate
Northamptonshire > Kettering

The median Graduate salary in Kettering is £25,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 November 2025.

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

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 4 5
Rank change year-on-year -1 +1 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 1 6 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Kettering 7.14% 20.00% 9.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.14% 20.69% 10.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,000 £22,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% - -
75th Percentile £27,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Northamptonshire median annual salary £26,250 £22,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +19.32% -37.14% +37.25%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kettering

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kettering. 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 Kettering with a recognized job title 14 29 10
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 96.67% 90.91%
Number of salaries quoted 9 22 5
10th Percentile £14,000 £12,000 £24,450
25th Percentile £22,500 £14,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,000 £22,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -32.31% -23.53%
75th Percentile £27,500 £39,313 £56,000
90th Percentile £40,000 £49,875 £58,400
Northamptonshire median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% -9.09% +15.79%

Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Kettering

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

Graduate job vacancy trend in Kettering

Graduate
Salary Trend in Kettering

Salary distribution trend for Graduate job vacancies in Kettering.

Salary distribution trend for Graduate job vacancies in Kettering

Graduate Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kettering

For the 6 months to 8 November 2025, 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 Kettering region featuring Graduate in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) ASP.NET
1 1 (100.00%) ASP.NET MVC
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) MVC
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Web Design
1 1 (100.00%) Web Development

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) CMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) .NET
1 1 (100.00%) ASP.NET
1 1 (100.00%) ASP.NET MVC
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) MVC
1 1 (100.00%) Web Design
1 1 (100.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript