Graduate
UK
The median Graduate salary in the UK is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 357 | 214 | 266 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -143 | +52 | +45 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate | 381 | 1,399 | 1,455 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.74% | 1.43% | 1.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.82% | 1.51% | 1.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 211 | 634 | 461 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £22,500 | £23,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £24,750 | £25,000 | £24,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £27,500 | £28,500 | £27,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.51% | +3.64% | -11.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £37,500 | £35,000 | £33,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £45,000 | £42,500 | £41,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £26,000 | £27,500 | £25,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.45% | +10.00% | -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 | 46,426 | 92,901 | 96,318 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.96% | 94.63% | 91.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,313 | 66,762 | 60,428 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,956 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.58% | -11.74% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
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 26 April 2025.
Graduate
Top 16 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 26 April 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 | -156 | 334 | £27,500 | -3.51% | 539 |
| UK excluding London | -72 | 332 | £26,000 | -5.45% | 341 |
| Work from Home | +112 | 160 | £25,500 | -15.00% | 189 |
| Midlands | -5 | 107 | £25,000 | - | 51 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 77 | £26,250 | +9.38% | 25 |
| North of England | -9 | 76 | £35,000 | +38.61% | 72 |
| South East | -89 | 61 | £25,500 | -15.00% | 86 |
| North West | -39 | 44 | £30,000 | +17.65% | 41 |
| London | -97 | 34 | £30,000 | -14.29% | 269 |
| South West | +47 | 29 | £25,500 | +2.00% | 49 |
| East Midlands | +23 | 29 | £25,000 | -3.85% | 27 |
| Yorkshire | +57 | 26 | £45,000 | +80.00% | 22 |
| East of England | +25 | 26 | £25,000 | -16.67% | 48 |
| Scotland | +94 | 25 | £45,000 | +50.00% | 28 |
| Wales | -22 | 8 | £22,500 | -10.00% | 5 |
| North East | +46 | 6 | £25,000 | -9.09% | 9 |
Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 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 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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