Graduate Jobs in the Thames Valley

Graduate
South East > Thames Valley

The median Graduate salary in the Thames Valley is £25,500 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 150 137 169
Rank change year-on-year -13 +32 -43
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 31 113 81
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.91% 1.60% 1.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.06% 1.69% 1.56%
Number of salaries quoted 31 40 34
10th Percentile - £24,900 -
25th Percentile £24,000 £27,000 £24,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,500 £30,000 £29,250
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +2.56% -11.36%
75th Percentile £26,250 £33,750 £34,324
90th Percentile £35,250 £35,250 -
South East median annual salary £25,500 £30,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year -15.00% +9.09% -12.70%

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 2,917 6,671 5,179
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.29% 94.60% 89.70%
Number of salaries quoted 1,231 4,565 3,069
10th Percentile £28,500 £29,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,000 £36,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,614 £87,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Graduate in the Thames Valley

Graduate
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Graduate in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Graduate in the Thames Valley

Graduate
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 within the Thames Valley 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
Buckinghamshire -11 25 £25,500 -21.54% 5
Berkshire +24 5 £33,500 +11.67% 8
Oxfordshire +16 1 £29,000 - 14
Graduate
South East

Graduate Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region featuring Graduate in the job title.

1 25 (80.65%) Cybersecurity
2 24 (77.42%) Data Centre
2 24 (77.42%) Artificial Intelligence
2 24 (77.42%) Social Skills
2 24 (77.42%) Customer Experience
3 7 (22.58%) Computer Science
4 6 (19.35%) Degree
4 6 (19.35%) Software Engineering
4 6 (19.35%) Python
4 6 (19.35%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (16.13%) C#
5 5 (16.13%) C++
5 5 (16.13%) Java
5 5 (16.13%) SQL
5 5 (16.13%) Mathematics
5 5 (16.13%) Physics
5 5 (16.13%) Node.js
5 5 (16.13%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (3.23%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (3.23%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (3.23%) Electronics
6 1 (3.23%) Advertising
6 1 (3.23%) SharePoint
6 1 (3.23%) Microsoft
6 1 (3.23%) MicroPython
6 1 (3.23%) Agriculture

Graduate Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 1 (3.23%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.23%) Microsoft 365
General
1 24 (77.42%) Social Skills
2 5 (16.13%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.23%) Advertising
3 1 (3.23%) Agriculture
3 1 (3.23%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (16.13%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 24 (77.42%) Data Centre
2 1 (3.23%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (80.65%) Cybersecurity
2 24 (77.42%) Artificial Intelligence
2 24 (77.42%) Customer Experience
3 7 (22.58%) Computer Science
4 6 (19.35%) Software Engineering
5 5 (16.13%) Mathematics
5 5 (16.13%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 6 (19.35%) Python
2 5 (16.13%) C#
2 5 (16.13%) C++
2 5 (16.13%) Java
2 5 (16.13%) SQL
3 1 (3.23%) MicroPython
Qualifications
1 6 (19.35%) Computer Science Degree
1 6 (19.35%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (3.23%) Microsoft