Graduate
UK
The median Graduate salary in the UK is £28,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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 19 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 209 | 265 | 320 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +56 | +55 | -36 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate | 1,443 | 1,356 | 2,040 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.44% | 1.36% | 1.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.52% | 1.49% | 1.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 639 | 439 | 798 |
| 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 | 94,634 | 91,081 | 154,945 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,599 | 57,631 | 84,466 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,974 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,183 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.98% | +6.37% | +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 19 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 19 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 | +53 | 1,227 | £28,250 | +8.65% | 384 |
| UK excluding London | +24 | 1,100 | £27,500 | +10.00% | 326 |
| South East | +45 | 363 | £30,000 | +8.11% | 81 |
| Midlands | +78 | 281 | £25,000 | +4.17% | 54 |
| London | +83 | 265 | £35,000 | +16.67% | 103 |
| Work from Home | -132 | 209 | £30,000 | - | 124 |
| West Midlands | +117 | 203 | £24,000 | - | 38 |
| North of England | +3 | 159 | £25,500 | +6.25% | 71 |
| North West | -2 | 112 | £25,500 | +6.25% | 44 |
| South West | -42 | 91 | £25,000 | - | 63 |
| Wales | +34 | 78 | £25,000 | -13.99% | 7 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 78 | £26,000 | +8.33% | 16 |
| Scotland | -99 | 62 | £30,000 | +20.00% | 23 |
| East of England | -64 | 59 | £29,000 | -10.77% | 30 |
| Yorkshire | +66 | 40 | £25,000 | +4.17% | 17 |
| North East | -27 | 7 | £27,500 | +14.58% | 11 |
| Channel Islands | - | 5 | - | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £35,000 | - | 3 |
Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 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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