Graduate Job Trends in Stroud

Graduate
Gloucestershire > Stroud

The median Graduate salary in Stroud is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Stroud 6.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 6.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £26,200 - -
25th Percentile £26,875 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Gloucestershire median annual salary £28,000 £35,000 £26,750
% change year-on-year -20.00% +30.84% +7.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Stroud

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Stroud. 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 Stroud with a recognized job title 50 6 44
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 97.78%
Number of salaries quoted 50 1 37
10th Percentile £35,000 - £25,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £56,250 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +91.67% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £46,250
90th Percentile £70,000 - £52,500
Gloucestershire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Stroud

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

Graduate job vacancy trend in Stroud

Graduate
Salary Trend in Stroud

Salary distribution trend for Graduate job vacancies in Stroud.

Salary distribution trend for Graduate job vacancies in Stroud

Graduate Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stroud

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, 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 Stroud region featuring Graduate in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
2 1 (33.33%) Firewall
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management

Graduate Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stroud 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%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Firewall
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (33.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001