Graduate
UK
The median Graduate salary in the UK is £28,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 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 6 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 200 | 290 | 260 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +90 | -30 | +29 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate | 1,503 | 1,188 | 2,784 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.40% | 1.27% | 1.63% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.48% | 1.39% | 1.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 679 | 410 | 809 |
| 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 | £45,250 | £49,000 |
| 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 | 101,543 | 85,646 | 164,275 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.91% | 91.24% | 95.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 71,805 | 55,459 | 85,654 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| 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 6 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 6 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 | 1,290 | £28,500 | +14.00% | 385 |
| UK excluding London | +38 | 1,151 | £27,500 | +10.00% | 303 |
| South East | +75 | 385 | £30,000 | +12.15% | 84 |
| Midlands | +44 | 312 | £25,000 | +4.17% | 50 |
| London | +106 | 274 | £35,000 | - | 140 |
| West Midlands | +91 | 222 | £24,000 | - | 29 |
| Work from Home | -142 | 209 | £30,000 | - | 123 |
| North of England | +10 | 156 | £25,500 | +6.25% | 59 |
| North West | +20 | 109 | £25,500 | +6.25% | 38 |
| South West | -41 | 92 | £25,000 | - | 55 |
| East Midlands | -41 | 90 | £26,000 | +8.33% | 21 |
| Wales | +43 | 78 | £25,000 | -13.99% | 17 |
| East of England | -55 | 62 | £27,750 | -14.62% | 18 |
| Scotland | -108 | 57 | £30,000 | +20.00% | 22 |
| Yorkshire | +53 | 40 | £25,000 | +4.17% | 17 |
| North East | -42 | 7 | £27,500 | +14.58% | 5 |
| Channel Islands | - | 5 | - | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | £35,000 | - | 3 |
Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 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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