Graduate
UK
The median Graduate salary in the UK is £28,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 207 | 262 | 316 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +55 | +54 | -45 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate | 1,398 | 1,465 | 1,954 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.43% | 1.39% | 1.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.51% | 1.51% | 1.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 632 | 465 | 785 |
| 10th Percentile | £22,500 | £23,000 | £23,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,000 | £24,000 | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £28,500 | £27,500 | £31,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.64% | -11.29% | +6.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,000 | £34,000 | £38,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £42,500 | £41,250 | £50,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £27,500 | £25,000 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -16.67% | +2.63% |
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 | 92,477 | 96,786 | 147,852 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.57% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,588 | 60,676 | 85,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,075 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +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 23 April 2024.
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 23 April 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 | +44 | 1,182 | £28,500 | +3.64% | 303 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 1,046 | £27,500 | +10.00% | 265 |
| South East | +29 | 357 | £30,000 | - | 58 |
| London | +110 | 275 | £35,000 | - | 73 |
| Work from Home | -121 | 214 | £30,000 | - | 84 |
| Midlands | +80 | 205 | £25,000 | +4.17% | 38 |
| North of England | -19 | 170 | £25,250 | +5.21% | 63 |
| West Midlands | +101 | 143 | £24,000 | - | 22 |
| North West | -25 | 117 | £25,500 | +6.25% | 39 |
| South West | -49 | 101 | £25,000 | - | 56 |
| Wales | +33 | 78 | £25,000 | -18.38% | 8 |
| East of England | -45 | 65 | £30,000 | - | 28 |
| Scotland | -82 | 65 | £30,000 | +20.00% | 21 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 62 | £26,000 | +8.33% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | +71 | 41 | £25,000 | +4.17% | 16 |
| North East | -17 | 12 | £27,500 | +14.58% | 9 |
| Channel Islands | - | 5 | - | - |
Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 April 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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