Graduate Software Developer Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Graduate Software Developer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Graduate Software Developer salary in the Thames Valley is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 December 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 173 - 179
Rank change year-on-year - - +57
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate Software Developer 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.025% - 0.029%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% - 0.031%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +17.06%
75th Percentile - - £38,750
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £25,000 £32,500 £30,750
% change year-on-year -23.08% +5.69% -4.01%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 3,704 3,098 3,218
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.23% 88.51% 94.54%
Number of salaries quoted 2,136 1,590 2,407
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £31,150
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,960 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £60,000 £53,760
Median % change year-on-year -18.33% +11.61% -2.25%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £83,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

Graduate Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Graduate Software Developer job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Graduate Software Developer
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for Graduate Software Developer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Salary distribution trend for Graduate Software Developer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Graduate Software Developer
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate Software Developer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 27 December 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
Oxfordshire - 1 £30,000 -
Graduate Software Developer
South East