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 14 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 14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 146 | 152 | 167 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +15 | -22 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate | 31 | 104 | 95 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 0.92% | 1.55% | 1.59% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.09% | 1.64% | 1.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 31 | 35 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £24,400 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £24,000 | £27,000 | £24,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £25,500 | £29,000 | £30,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.07% | -4.92% | -6.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £26,250 | £33,750 | £34,324 |
| 90th Percentile | £35,250 | £36,500 | - |
| South East median annual salary | £25,500 | £30,000 | £28,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +5.26% | -9.52% |
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 | 2,832 | 6,343 | 5,375 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 83.66% | 94.67% | 89.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,265 | 4,436 | 3,168 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £29,000 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £36,250 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £78,750 | £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.
Graduate
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 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 14 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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| Buckinghamshire | -8 | 25 | £25,500 | -21.54% | 3 |
| Berkshire | +26 | 6 | £33,500 | +11.67% | 10 |
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Graduate Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley
For the 6 months to 14 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.
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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:
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