Graduate Jobs in the South East

Graduate
England > South East

The median Graduate salary in the South East is £25,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 250 123 188
Rank change year-on-year -127 +65 -59
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 62 369 241
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.64% 2.10% 1.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.74% 2.24% 1.90%
Number of salaries quoted 49 144 116
10th Percentile - £24,650 £23,000
25th Percentile £24,000 £26,250 £24,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,500 £30,000 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +9.09% -12.70%
75th Percentile £29,000 £37,500 £34,324
90th Percentile £35,250 £39,550 £37,500
England median annual salary £26,000 £28,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year -8.77% +14.00% -19.35%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 8,376 16,502 12,665
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.93% 94.09% 90.18%
Number of salaries quoted 4,469 11,730 7,982
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,613 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%

Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Graduate in the South East

Graduate
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Graduate in the South East.

Salary trend for Graduate in the South East

Graduate
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graduate in the South East over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Graduate in the South East

Graduate
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the South East region over the 6 months to 30 May 2025. 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
Thames Valley -5 31 £25,500 -15.00% 69
Buckinghamshire -12 25 £25,500 -21.54% 13
Hampshire +27 14 £25,500 -15.00% 17
Middlesex - 9 - -
Berkshire +25 5 £33,500 +11.67% 45
Kent +16 4 £31,000 -1.59% 14
Surrey -54 3 £27,250 -18.61% 26
Oxfordshire +16 1 £29,000 - 12
Graduate
England

Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, 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 South East region featuring Graduate in the job title.

1 38 (61.29%) Social Skills
2 31 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
3 30 (48.39%) Data Centre
3 30 (48.39%) Artificial Intelligence
3 30 (48.39%) Customer Experience
4 16 (25.81%) Degree
5 13 (20.97%) Computer Science
6 10 (16.13%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (16.13%) C#
6 10 (16.13%) C++
6 10 (16.13%) Java
6 10 (16.13%) SQL
7 9 (14.52%) Dell
7 9 (14.52%) EAM
7 9 (14.52%) Software Engineering
7 9 (14.52%) Telesales
7 9 (14.52%) Critical Thinking
7 9 (14.52%) Mathematics
8 7 (11.29%) Physics
8 7 (11.29%) Python
9 6 (9.68%) Finance
9 6 (9.68%) Analytical Skills
10 5 (8.06%) Node.js
10 5 (8.06%) Electronics
10 5 (8.06%) Retail
11 4 (6.45%) Telecoms
11 4 (6.45%) Manufacturing
11 4 (6.45%) OO
11 4 (6.45%) PHP
11 4 (6.45%) Public Sector

Graduate Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.23%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (4.84%) AWS
2 2 (3.23%) Amazon EKS
2 2 (3.23%) Azure
3 1 (1.61%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.61%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.84%) MySQL
2 2 (3.23%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.61%) JIRA
General
1 38 (61.29%) Social Skills
2 6 (9.68%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (9.68%) Finance
3 5 (8.06%) Electronics
3 5 (8.06%) Retail
4 4 (6.45%) Manufacturing
4 4 (6.45%) Public Sector
4 4 (6.45%) Telecoms
5 3 (4.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (3.23%) Aerospace
6 2 (3.23%) Marketing
7 1 (1.61%) Advertising
7 1 (1.61%) Agriculture
7 1 (1.61%) Billing
7 1 (1.61%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (8.06%) Node.js
2 3 (4.84%) CSS
3 2 (3.23%) .NET
3 2 (3.23%) ASP.NET
3 2 (3.23%) jQuery
3 2 (3.23%) Spring
4 1 (1.61%) HTML
4 1 (1.61%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 30 (48.39%) Data Centre
2 2 (3.23%) BBC
3 1 (1.61%) Algorithms
3 1 (1.61%) Blog
3 1 (1.61%) CAN bus
3 1 (1.61%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.61%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (1.61%) SCADA
3 1 (1.61%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.23%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 30 (48.39%) Artificial Intelligence
2 30 (48.39%) Customer Experience
3 13 (20.97%) Computer Science
4 9 (14.52%) Critical Thinking
4 9 (14.52%) EAM
4 9 (14.52%) Mathematics
4 9 (14.52%) Software Engineering
4 9 (14.52%) Telesales
5 7 (11.29%) Physics
6 4 (6.45%) OO
7 3 (4.84%) 3D Modelling
7 3 (4.84%) Agile
7 3 (4.84%) Business Strategy
7 3 (4.84%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 3 (4.84%) Line Management
7 3 (4.84%) MVC
7 3 (4.84%) OOP
7 3 (4.84%) Risk Assessment
7 3 (4.84%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 10 (16.13%) C#
1 10 (16.13%) C++
1 10 (16.13%) Java
1 10 (16.13%) SQL
2 7 (11.29%) Python
3 4 (6.45%) PHP
4 3 (4.84%) C
5 2 (3.23%) Ada
5 2 (3.23%) JavaScript
6 1 (1.61%) MicroPython
Qualifications
1 16 (25.81%) Degree
2 10 (16.13%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (4.84%) Chartered Engineer
3 3 (4.84%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.61%) Accessibility
1 1 (1.61%) Data Quality
1 1 (1.61%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 2 (3.23%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 9 (14.52%) Dell
2 3 (4.84%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.61%) Google
3 1 (1.61%) HubSpot
3 1 (1.61%) Sage
3 1 (1.61%) SAP