Graduate
UK
The median Graduate salary in the UK is £28,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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 3 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 315 | 208 | 258 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -107 | +50 | +60 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate | 454 | 1,328 | 1,593 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.90% | 1.43% | 1.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.00% | 1.51% | 1.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 197 | 587 | 498 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,500 | £22,500 | £23,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,000 | £25,000 | £24,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £28,500 | £29,500 | £27,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.39% | +7.27% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £40,000 | £35,500 | £34,324 |
| 90th Percentile | £45,000 | £42,800 | £40,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £28,160 | £28,500 | £25,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.19% | +14.00% | -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 | 45,395 | 87,903 | 100,964 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.80% | 94.66% | 91.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,615 | 64,309 | 62,934 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,550 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £38,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £54,645 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.22% | -8.93% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £72,433 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £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 3 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 3 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 | -98 | 402 | £28,160 | -2.90% | 517 |
| UK excluding London | -37 | 392 | £28,160 | -1.19% | 316 |
| Work from Home | +105 | 146 | £25,500 | -15.00% | 166 |
| Midlands | +10 | 142 | £25,000 | -10.71% | 35 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 108 | £25,000 | -12.28% | 13 |
| North of England | +54 | 105 | £35,000 | +32.08% | 77 |
| South East | -82 | 59 | £25,750 | -14.17% | 83 |
| North West | -9 | 48 | £30,000 | +11.11% | 38 |
| London | -115 | 40 | £31,250 | -13.19% | 262 |
| Yorkshire | +76 | 36 | £45,000 | +76.47% | 18 |
| East Midlands | +36 | 33 | £25,000 | -5.66% | 22 |
| East of England | +35 | 32 | £25,000 | -23.08% | 40 |
| Scotland | +82 | 25 | £45,000 | +50.00% | 19 |
| South West | +31 | 23 | £28,160 | +2.40% | 54 |
| North East | +55 | 21 | £25,000 | -19.35% | 22 |
| Wales | -24 | 6 | £22,500 | -16.67% | 2 |
Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 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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