Graduate Software Engineer Job Trends in Leeds

Graduate Software Engineer
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Graduate Software Engineer salary in Leeds is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 October 2025.

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

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 76 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate Software Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.30% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £25,450 - -
25th Percentile £27,625 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 - -
75th Percentile £33,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £32,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 939 1,415 1,489
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.37% 96.19% 98.03%
Number of salaries quoted 620 874 1,104
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -
75th Percentile £72,563 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £87,500
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +1.85%

Graduate Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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 Leeds.

Graduate Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Leeds

Graduate Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Leeds

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

Salary distribution trend for Graduate Software Engineer job vacancies in Leeds

Graduate Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 24 October 2025, 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 Leeds region featuring Graduate Software Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) C
2 2 (66.67%) C++
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) E-Commerce
2 2 (66.67%) Java
2 2 (66.67%) Linux
2 2 (66.67%) Logistics
2 2 (66.67%) PL/SQL
3 1 (33.33%) Azure
3 1 (33.33%) C#
3 1 (33.33%) PHP

Graduate Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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 (33.33%) Azure
General
1 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
1 2 (66.67%) Pharmaceutical
1 2 (66.67%) Retail
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) E-Commerce
2 2 (66.67%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) C
2 2 (66.67%) C++
2 2 (66.67%) Java
2 2 (66.67%) PL/SQL
3 1 (33.33%) C#
3 1 (33.33%) PHP
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Degree