Graduate
UK > Scotland
The median Graduate salary in Scotland is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 June 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 216 | 118 | 88 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -98 | -30 | +68 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate | 57 | 97 | 214 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.83% | 2.26% | 3.40% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.85% | 2.52% | 3.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 51 | 23 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | - | £22,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,000 | £24,000 | £26,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,000 | £25,000 | £30,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -16.67% | +30.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,000 | - | £35,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £46,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £29,000 | £25,000 | £31,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.00% | -20.63% | +7.76% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 6,678 | 3,854 | 5,999 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 97.02% | 89.69% | 95.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,915 | 2,094 | 3,084 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £30,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £41,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.45% | - | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £71,250 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £84,056 | £82,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Graduate in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Graduate
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Graduate in Scotland.
Graduate
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Graduate in Scotland over the 6 months to 10 June 2024.
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Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 10 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 |
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| Aberdeen | -5 | 20 | £30,000 | - | 3 |
| Glasgow | -139 | 15 | £26,000 | - | 5 |
| Edinburgh | +15 | 12 | £30,000 | +20.00% | 8 |
| Fife | -9 | 2 | £40,000 | +26.98% | |
| Aberdeenshire | +5 | 1 | £35,000 | +45.83% | |
| Lanarkshire | -10 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Perth and Kinross | - | 1 | £24,000 | - | |
| East Ayrshire | - | 1 | £24,000 | - | |
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Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 10 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 Scotland region featuring Graduate in the job title.
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Graduate Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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: