Graduate
UK
The median Graduate salary in the UK is £29,000 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 | |
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| Rank | 204 | 282 | 303 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +78 | +21 | -12 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate | 1,476 | 1,196 | 2,352 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.41% | 1.26% | 1.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.48% | 1.38% | 1.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 663 | 412 | 797 |
| 10th Percentile | £22,500 | £23,000 | £22,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,000 | £24,000 | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £29,000 | £25,000 | £31,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.00% | -20.63% | +7.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,000 | £33,813 | £38,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £42,500 | £44,875 | £49,250 |
| 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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
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 1 June 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 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 |
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| England | +83 | 1,263 | £28,500 | +14.00% | 379 |
| UK excluding London | +41 | 1,127 | £27,500 | +10.00% | 301 |
| South East | +66 | 373 | £30,000 | +11.11% | 85 |
| Midlands | +53 | 304 | £25,000 | +4.17% | 47 |
| London | +118 | 271 | £35,000 | - | 131 |
| West Midlands | +93 | 218 | £24,000 | - | 31 |
| Work from Home | -146 | 205 | £30,000 | - | 120 |
| North of England | +27 | 157 | £25,500 | +6.25% | 59 |
| North West | +29 | 110 | £25,500 | +6.25% | 41 |
| South West | -38 | 89 | £26,000 | +4.00% | 60 |
| East Midlands | -31 | 86 | £26,000 | +8.33% | 16 |
| Wales | +42 | 78 | £25,000 | -13.99% | 13 |
| East of England | -51 | 60 | £28,000 | -13.85% | 18 |
| Scotland | -97 | 57 | £30,000 | +20.00% | 21 |
| Yorkshire | +47 | 40 | £25,000 | +4.17% | 12 |
| North East | -35 | 7 | £27,500 | +14.58% | 7 |
| Channel Islands | - | 5 | - | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | £35,000 | - | 3 |
Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
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 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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