Graduate Software Developer
UK
The median Graduate Software Developer salary in the UK is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 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 4 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 689 | 879 | 895 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +190 | +16 | +171 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate Software Developer | 11 | 25 | 99 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.021% | 0.025% | 0.095% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.023% | 0.027% | 0.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 23 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,100 | £24,500 | £29,250 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £24,750 | £31,458 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £30,000 | £34,324 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -12.60% | +8.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £33,750 | £32,500 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £39,900 | £33,250 | £56,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,000 | £30,000 | £32,036 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.35% | +6.79% |
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 | 47,541 | 93,322 | 94,998 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.35% | 94.63% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,467 | 66,921 | 59,760 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Graduate Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Graduate Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Graduate Software Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Graduate Software Developer.
Graduate Software Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Graduate Software Developer over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.
Graduate Software Developer
Top 8 Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 4 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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| UK excluding London | +187 | 11 | £30,000 | - | 7 |
| England | +166 | 10 | £31,250 | +4.17% | 7 |
| Midlands | +66 | 7 | £29,000 | +20.83% | |
| West Midlands | +60 | 7 | £29,000 | +20.83% | |
| Work from Home | +155 | 6 | - | - | 5 |
| South West | +112 | 2 | £37,000 | +34.55% | 2 |
| Scotland | +132 | 1 | £30,000 | - | 1 |
| South East | +96 | 1 | £32,500 | +8.33% | 3 |
Graduate Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, Graduate Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Graduate Software 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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