Graduate
UK
The median Graduate salary in the UK is £28,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 210 | 267 | 320 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +57 | +53 | -43 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate | 1,399 | 1,430 | 1,960 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.43% | 1.37% | 1.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.51% | 1.49% | 1.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 634 | 456 | 779 |
| 10th Percentile | £22,500 | £23,000 | £23,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,000 | £24,000 | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £28,500 | £27,500 | £31,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.64% | -11.29% | +6.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,000 | £34,324 | £38,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,500 | £50,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £27,500 | £25,000 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -16.67% | +2.63% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Graduate in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Graduate
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Graduate.
Graduate
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Graduate over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Graduate
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 | +52 | 1,183 | £28,500 | +3.64% | 303 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 1,047 | £27,500 | +10.00% | 259 |
| South East | +42 | 359 | £30,000 | - | 61 |
| London | +110 | 275 | £35,000 | - | 75 |
| Work from Home | -121 | 214 | £30,000 | - | 83 |
| Midlands | +62 | 206 | £25,000 | +4.17% | 41 |
| North of England | +4 | 170 | £25,250 | +5.21% | 62 |
| West Midlands | +96 | 143 | £24,000 | - | 25 |
| North West | -6 | 117 | £25,500 | +6.25% | 39 |
| South West | -31 | 100 | £25,000 | - | 55 |
| Wales | +39 | 78 | £25,000 | -18.38% | 5 |
| Scotland | -84 | 65 | £30,000 | +20.00% | 19 |
| East of England | -60 | 64 | £30,000 | - | 25 |
| East Midlands | -18 | 63 | £26,000 | +8.33% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | +78 | 41 | £25,000 | +4.17% | 16 |
| North East | -22 | 12 | £27,500 | +14.58% | 10 |
| Channel Islands | - | 5 | - | - |
Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, 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 featuring Graduate in the job title.
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Graduate 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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