Graduate
UK
The median Graduate salary in the UK is £31,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 December 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Dec 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 267 | 316 | 84 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +49 | -232 | +207 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate | 776 | 531 | 4,743 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.08% | 0.99% | 3.82% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.16% | 1.04% | 4.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 206 | 276 | 612 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,000 | £23,500 | £22,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,000 | £25,000 | £25,113 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £31,500 | £28,500 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.53% | -5.00% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £45,000 | £33,750 | £37,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £47,500 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £31,000 | £28,500 | £28,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.77% | - | +3.64% |
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 | 67,099 | 50,997 | 118,430 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.81% | 95.45% | 95.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 33,726 | 37,358 | 74,226 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £31,250 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,116 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,000 | £80,000 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £97,500 | £98,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +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 6 December 2024.
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 6 December 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 | +46 | 702 | £30,500 | +7.02% | 274 |
| UK excluding London | +37 | 662 | £31,000 | +8.77% | 167 |
| Midlands | +5 | 287 | £27,500 | -3.51% | 18 |
| West Midlands | +35 | 229 | £27,500 | -3.51% | 15 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 140 | £32,500 | +8.33% | 79 |
| North of England | +33 | 131 | £43,500 | +74.00% | 42 |
| South East | -3 | 125 | £30,000 | - | 49 |
| London | +20 | 90 | £36,250 | +5.07% | 138 |
| East Midlands | -55 | 58 | £27,250 | -22.14% | 3 |
| North West | -22 | 54 | £26,250 | +6.06% | 34 |
| Yorkshire | +43 | 46 | £45,000 | +80.00% | 5 |
| East of England | -34 | 43 | £30,000 | - | 15 |
| Scotland | 0 | 38 | £45,000 | +73.08% | 7 |
| North East | -13 | 31 | £42,500 | +88.89% | 3 |
| South West | -17 | 26 | £44,000 | +76.00% | 36 |
| Wales | +30 | 12 | £25,000 | -5.66% | 5 |
Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 December 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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