Graduate
West Midlands > Staffordshire
The median Graduate salary in Staffordshire is £26,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 57 | 51 | 42 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | -9 | +19 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate | 9 | 38 | 25 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 1.45% | 3.46% | 4.68% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.91% | 3.59% | 5.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 25 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,300 | - | £21,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,750 | - | £21,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £26,500 | £21,500 | £21,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.26% | - | +13.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £27,250 | £22,400 | £21,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £27,700 | £22,460 | £23,325 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £28,000 | £24,000 | £24,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | - | -11.93% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Staffordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title | 471 | 1,058 | 494 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 75.72% | 96.36% | 92.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 239 | 783 | 378 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,375 | £24,000 | £23,658 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,822 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £40,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | -11.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £53,688 | £55,000 | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | £62,500 | £67,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Job postings that featured Graduate in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
Graduate
Salary Trend in Staffordshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Graduate in Staffordshire.
Graduate
Job Locations in Staffordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 31 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 |
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| Stoke-on-Trent | +3 | 6 | - | - | |
| Stafford | - | 2 | £28,000 | - | |
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Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire
For the 6 months to 31 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 Staffordshire region featuring Graduate in the job title.
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Graduate Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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: