Graduate Developer
UK
The median Graduate Developer salary in the UK is £25,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 643 | 805 | 813 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +162 | +8 | +87 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate Developer | 84 | 103 | 108 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.095% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.10% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 77 | 93 | 72 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £24,000 | £25,050 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £25,250 | £26,938 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £25,000 | £30,000 | £30,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -1.64% | -6.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £32,500 | £38,750 | £40,625 |
| 90th Percentile | £37,850 | £49,750 | £55,625 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £25,000 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 50,763 | 102,595 | 85,167 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.09% | 94.88% | 91.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,743 | 72,457 | 55,296 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £38,524 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +5.94% |
Graduate Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Graduate Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Graduate Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Graduate Developer.
Graduate Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Graduate Developer over the 6 months to 9 June 2025.
Graduate Developer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 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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| England | +143 | 69 | £25,000 | -16.67% | 42 |
| UK excluding London | +163 | 68 | £25,000 | -16.67% | 38 |
| Work from Home | +137 | 66 | £25,000 | -23.08% | 18 |
| Midlands | +103 | 25 | £25,000 | +4.17% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +83 | 20 | £27,000 | -22.86% | 6 |
| East of England | +49 | 16 | £25,000 | -28.57% | 4 |
| North of England | +61 | 15 | £25,000 | -37.50% | 8 |
| South East | +52 | 8 | £29,750 | -0.83% | 12 |
| North East | - | 6 | £25,000 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +58 | 5 | £25,000 | -5.66% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +49 | 4 | £25,000 | +4.17% | |
| North West | -10 | 4 | £33,750 | -15.63% | 4 |
| South West | +113 | 3 | £30,000 | +9.09% | 5 |
| London | +105 | 2 | £28,750 | -34.29% | 10 |
| Scotland | +101 | 1 | £30,000 | +15.38% | 1 |
Graduate Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 June 2025, Graduate Developer 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 featuring Graduate Developer in the job title.
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Graduate Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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