IT Graduate
UK
The median IT Graduate salary in the UK is £25,000 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 | 673 | 731 | 951 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +58 | +220 | +200 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Graduate | 39 | 160 | 26 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.070% | 0.16% | 0.026% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.077% | 0.17% | 0.029% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 38 | 39 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £21,950 | £20,275 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £23,250 | £23,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £25,000 | £27,500 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -8.33% | +13.21% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £30,000 | £38,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £35,100 | £40,100 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £25,000 | £26,000 | £23,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +10.64% | -11.32% |
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% |
IT Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Graduate in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Graduate
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Graduate.
IT Graduate
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT 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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| Work from Home | +145 | 35 | £25,000 | -9.09% | 7 |
| England | +135 | 34 | £25,000 | -9.09% | 19 |
| UK excluding London | +122 | 34 | £25,000 | -3.85% | 20 |
| East of England | +42 | 12 | £25,000 | -16.67% | 1 |
| Midlands | +74 | 10 | £25,000 | -7.41% | |
| North of England | +52 | 8 | £25,000 | +6.38% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +45 | 6 | £25,000 | -10.71% | |
| North East | - | 4 | £25,000 | - | |
| London | +106 | 3 | £25,000 | -13.04% | 3 |
| East Midlands | +26 | 3 | £25,000 | -3.85% | |
| Yorkshire | +64 | 2 | £25,000 | +6.38% | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | £25,000 | - | 2 |
| North West | - | 2 | £25,000 | - | |
| South West | +102 | 1 | £27,500 | +25.00% | 2 |
| Wales | -27 | 1 | - | - |
IT Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, IT 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 IT Graduate in the job title.
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IT 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: