Graduate
North West > Manchester
The median Graduate salary in Manchester is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
124 |
131 |
138 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+7 |
+7 |
-41 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate |
8 |
25 |
13 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester |
0.27% |
0.94% |
0.51% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.31% |
1.00% |
0.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
6 |
6 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
£24,000 |
£25,125 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£25,500 |
£30,938 |
£20,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£30,000 |
£45,000 |
£40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-33.33% |
+12.50% |
+33.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£42,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| North West median annual salary |
£30,000 |
£36,250 |
£29,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-17.24% |
+25.00% |
+14.62% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title |
2,606 |
2,502 |
2,404 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
89.34% |
93.81% |
95.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,701 |
1,211 |
1,937 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£35,000 |
£32,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£41,250 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-4.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£89,000 |
£86,250 |
£84,056 |
| North West median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.85% |
+4.00% |
-5.87% |
