Graduate Jobs in Swansea

Graduate
West Wales > Swansea

The median Graduate salary in Swansea is £22,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 29 28
Rank change year-on-year +20 -1 +15
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 5 1 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Swansea 9.80% 0.59% 5.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.63% 0.59% 6.10%
Number of salaries quoted 5 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £22,500 £25,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -
75th Percentile £23,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Wales median annual salary £22,500 £24,000 -
% change year-on-year -6.25% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Swansea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Swansea. 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 Swansea with a recognized job title 43 169 213
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 84.31% 100.00% 87.30%
Number of salaries quoted 27 152 173
10th Percentile £21,250 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £27,262 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,733 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.15% +12.50% -11.11%
75th Percentile £53,762 £55,000 £50,000
90th Percentile £59,857 £65,000 £61,180
West Wales median annual salary £37,733 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -16.15% +12.50% -11.11%

Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

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

Job vacancy trend for Graduate in Swansea

Graduate
Salary Trend in Swansea

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Graduate in Swansea.

Salary trend for Graduate in Swansea

Graduate Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swansea

For the 6 months to 28 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 Swansea region featuring Graduate in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) A+ Certification
1 5 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 5 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
1 5 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills

Graduate Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Swansea 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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) Remote Desktop
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 5 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) A+ Certification