Graduate
UK
The median Graduate salary in the UK is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 March 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Mar 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 326 | 211 | 264 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -115 | +53 | +6 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate | 503 | 1,215 | 1,544 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.89% | 1.49% | 1.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.98% | 1.57% | 1.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 148 | 530 | 443 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,750 | £22,975 | £22,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,000 | £25,500 | £25,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £29,500 | £28,595 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.69% | +3.17% | -4.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £43,563 | £35,500 | £37,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £45,000 | £42,575 | £43,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £30,750 | £28,500 | £27,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.89% | +3.64% | -6.78% |
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 | 51,402 | 77,558 | 103,858 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.01% | 94.80% | 93.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,017 | 57,951 | 64,854 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £28,600 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £39,085 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.36% | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £72,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £92,500 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,250 | £50,000 | £52,831 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.50% | -5.36% | +5.66% |
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 March 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 6 March 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 | -89 | 454 | £30,000 | +3.45% | 327 |
| UK excluding London | -64 | 427 | £30,750 | +7.89% | 214 |
| Midlands | -10 | 141 | £25,000 | -12.28% | 28 |
| North of England | +47 | 124 | £42,000 | +58.49% | 63 |
| Work from Home | +28 | 120 | £26,500 | -11.67% | 120 |
| West Midlands | -14 | 110 | £27,500 | -3.51% | 15 |
| South East | -107 | 69 | £26,000 | -13.33% | 60 |
| North West | -2 | 58 | £37,500 | +38.89% | 39 |
| London | -108 | 58 | £30,000 | -15.49% | 136 |
| East of England | +18 | 45 | £25,000 | -23.08% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +60 | 38 | £45,000 | +69.81% | 17 |
| East Midlands | +32 | 30 | £25,000 | -9.09% | 13 |
| North East | +51 | 28 | £30,500 | -1.61% | 7 |
| Scotland | +41 | 28 | £45,000 | +50.00% | 10 |
| South West | -2 | 16 | £31,000 | +12.73% | 39 |
| Wales | -20 | 4 | £42,000 | +40.00% | 3 |
Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 March 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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