Graduate
UK
The median Graduate salary in the UK is £28,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 314 | 80 | 291 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -234 | +211 | +109 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate | 534 | 4,903 | 1,627 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.00% | 3.96% | 1.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.05% | 4.15% | 1.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 275 | 617 | 923 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,500 | £22,750 | £22,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,000 | £25,250 | £25,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £28,500 | £30,000 | £28,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +7.14% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £33,750 | £36,250 | £35,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £40,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £28,500 | £28,500 | £27,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +3.64% | - |
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 | 50,797 | 118,142 | 122,028 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.42% | 95.32% | 95.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37,144 | 73,821 | 84,079 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +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 4 December 2023.
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 4 December 2023. 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 | -212 | 489 | £28,500 | -5.00% | 466 |
| UK excluding London | -168 | 453 | £28,500 | - | 381 |
| Midlands | +33 | 187 | £28,500 | +1.79% | 47 |
| Work from Home | -110 | 164 | £30,000 | - | 118 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 97 | £35,000 | - | 18 |
| South East | -149 | 96 | £30,000 | - | 99 |
| West Midlands | +61 | 90 | £28,500 | +3.64% | 29 |
| London | -177 | 75 | £34,500 | +6.15% | 139 |
| North of England | -158 | 63 | £25,000 | -8.26% | 104 |
| South West | -122 | 43 | £25,000 | -9.91% | 66 |
| Scotland | -97 | 34 | £26,000 | -1.89% | 16 |
| North West | -131 | 31 | £24,750 | -6.60% | 59 |
| Yorkshire | -34 | 25 | £25,000 | -16.67% | 35 |
| East of England | -76 | 23 | £30,000 | -6.25% | 39 |
| North East | -10 | 7 | £22,500 | -13.46% | 12 |
| Wales | -22 | 4 | £26,500 | -15.87% | 16 |
| Northern Ireland | -47 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 December 2023, 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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