Graduate
UK
The median Graduate salary in the UK is £26,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 427 | 214 | 268 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -213 | +54 | +63 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate | 310 | 1,423 | 1,357 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.55% | 1.42% | 1.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.61% | 1.50% | 1.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 209 | 639 | 439 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £22,500 | £23,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £24,750 | £25,000 | £24,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £26,500 | £28,500 | £25,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.02% | +14.00% | -20.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £33,750 | £35,000 | £33,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £45,000 | £42,500 | £42,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £25,500 | £27,500 | £25,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.27% | +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 | 50,683 | 94,601 | 90,752 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.72% | 94.69% | 91.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,196 | 67,610 | 57,343 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,320 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.37% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 19 May 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 19 May 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 | -219 | 269 | £26,125 | -7.52% | 632 |
| UK excluding London | -163 | 252 | £25,500 | -7.27% | 445 |
| Work from Home | +65 | 144 | £25,500 | -15.00% | 177 |
| North of England | -48 | 59 | £30,000 | +17.65% | 124 |
| South East | -118 | 57 | £25,500 | -15.00% | 130 |
| Midlands | -88 | 54 | £26,250 | +5.00% | 46 |
| London | -90 | 45 | £30,000 | -14.29% | 278 |
| North West | -78 | 36 | £30,000 | +17.65% | 69 |
| West Midlands | -82 | 34 | £27,750 | +15.63% | 14 |
| East of England | +7 | 27 | £25,000 | -13.79% | 34 |
| South West | +40 | 26 | £25,500 | +2.00% | 72 |
| Scotland | +79 | 23 | £45,000 | +50.00% | 32 |
| East Midlands | -29 | 19 | £25,000 | -3.85% | 29 |
| Yorkshire | +40 | 17 | £45,000 | +80.00% | 34 |
| North East | +40 | 6 | £25,000 | -9.09% | 21 |
| Wales | -27 | 6 | £22,500 | -10.00% | 2 |
Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 May 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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