Graduate Jobs in Berkshire

Graduate
South East > Berkshire

The median Graduate salary in Berkshire is £30,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 142 167 107
Rank change year-on-year +25 -60 +24
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 20 14 85
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 0.62% 0.47% 2.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.64% 0.51% 2.47%
Number of salaries quoted 18 7 22
10th Percentile £21,750 - £22,050
25th Percentile - £24,000 £23,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £30,500 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.64% +8.93% -4.21%
75th Percentile £33,750 £31,750 £34,875
90th Percentile £37,500 - £39,500
South East median annual salary £30,000 £27,000 £31,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -14.29% +7.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 3,105 2,766 3,437
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.54% 92.32% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 2,142 1,596 2,134
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £58,750 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.64% +2.17% +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £93,750 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings that featured Graduate in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Graduate in Berkshire

Graduate
Salary Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Graduate in Berkshire.

Salary trend for Graduate in Berkshire

Graduate
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graduate in Berkshire over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Graduate in Berkshire

Graduate
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Reading +7 15 £30,000 -1.64% 9
Slough - 4 £30,000 - 1
Wokingham - 1 - -
Graduate
South East

Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 1 June 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 across the Berkshire region featuring Graduate in the job title.

1 14 (70.00%) Degree
2 7 (35.00%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (30.00%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (30.00%) Software Engineering
4 5 (25.00%) Social Skills
4 5 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (20.00%) Mathematical Modelling
5 4 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (20.00%) Project Management
5 4 (20.00%) C#
5 4 (20.00%) C++
5 4 (20.00%) Java
5 4 (20.00%) Python
5 4 (20.00%) Mathematics
5 4 (20.00%) Physics
5 4 (20.00%) Computer Science
6 3 (15.00%) French Language
6 3 (15.00%) Manufacturing
6 3 (15.00%) DevOps
6 3 (15.00%) Business Intelligence
7 2 (10.00%) Driving Licence
7 2 (10.00%) Management Information System
8 1 (5.00%) Finance
8 1 (5.00%) Aerospace
8 1 (5.00%) Automotive
8 1 (5.00%) B2B
8 1 (5.00%) Microsoft
8 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Excel
8 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
8 1 (5.00%) SAP

Graduate Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 7 (35.00%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 5 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (15.00%) French Language
3 3 (15.00%) Manufacturing
4 1 (5.00%) Aerospace
4 1 (5.00%) Automotive
4 1 (5.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 6 (30.00%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (10.00%) Driving Licence
2 2 (10.00%) Management Information System
3 1 (5.00%) Operational Technology
3 1 (5.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (30.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (20.00%) Computer Science
2 4 (20.00%) Mathematical Modelling
2 4 (20.00%) Mathematics
2 4 (20.00%) Physics
2 4 (20.00%) Project Management
3 3 (15.00%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (15.00%) DevOps
4 1 (5.00%) B2B
4 1 (5.00%) B2B Sales
4 1 (5.00%) Business Process Analysis
4 1 (5.00%) Change Control
4 1 (5.00%) Code Quality
4 1 (5.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (5.00%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
4 1 (5.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (5.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (5.00%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 4 (20.00%) C#
1 4 (20.00%) C++
1 4 (20.00%) Java
1 4 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 14 (70.00%) Degree
2 4 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (5.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (5.00%) SAP