Graduate
UK
The median Graduate salary in the UK is £28,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 May 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 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 214 | 268 | 331 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +54 | +63 | -44 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate | 1,423 | 1,357 | 1,992 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.42% | 1.37% | 1.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.50% | 1.50% | 1.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 639 | 439 | 796 |
| 10th Percentile | £22,500 | £23,000 | £22,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,000 | £24,000 | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £28,500 | £25,000 | £31,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.00% | -20.63% | +7.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,000 | £33,750 | £38,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,750 | £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 | 94,593 | 90,744 | 154,424 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.51% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,603 | 57,335 | 84,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +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 18 May 2024.
Graduate
Top 18 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 18 May 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 | +50 | 1,206 | £28,250 | +8.65% | 367 |
| UK excluding London | +19 | 1,080 | £27,500 | +10.00% | 307 |
| South East | +51 | 362 | £30,000 | +8.11% | 78 |
| London | +94 | 265 | £35,000 | +16.67% | 100 |
| Midlands | +64 | 261 | £25,000 | +4.17% | 48 |
| Work from Home | -125 | 210 | £30,000 | - | 116 |
| West Midlands | +112 | 187 | £24,000 | - | 34 |
| North of England | +15 | 159 | £25,500 | +6.25% | 69 |
| North West | 0 | 112 | £25,500 | +6.25% | 42 |
| South West | -56 | 91 | £25,000 | - | 61 |
| Wales | +35 | 78 | £25,000 | -13.99% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 74 | £26,000 | +8.33% | 14 |
| Scotland | -91 | 63 | £30,000 | +20.00% | 20 |
| East of England | -65 | 59 | £29,000 | -10.77% | 27 |
| Yorkshire | +67 | 40 | £25,000 | +4.17% | 17 |
| North East | -31 | 7 | £27,500 | +14.58% | 11 |
| Channel Islands | - | 5 | - | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £35,000 | - | 2 |
Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 May 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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