Graduate Jobs in Leicestershire

Graduate
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median Graduate salary in Leicestershire is £26,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 65 40 78
Rank change year-on-year -25 +38 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Graduate 43 56 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 3.41% 7.08% 3.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.63% 7.53% 3.40%
Number of salaries quoted 12 1 19
10th Percentile £24,100 - £22,750
25th Percentile £25,750 £33,750 £25,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,500 £37,500 £27,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.33% +38.89% -16.92%
75th Percentile £28,188 £41,250 £27,438
90th Percentile £47,875 - £27,875
East Midlands median annual salary £26,000 £24,000 £27,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% -11.11% -1.82%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title 1,183 744 1,206
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.81% 94.06% 94.66%
Number of salaries quoted 656 272 638
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,250 £24,750
25th Percentile £31,750 £35,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +11.76% -10.53%
75th Percentile £59,500 £58,563 £56,250
90th Percentile £70,250 £67,500 £65,000
East Midlands median annual salary £44,050 £52,375 £47,500
% change year-on-year -15.89% +10.26% +9.20%

Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

Job postings that featured Graduate in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.

Job vacancy trend for Graduate in Leicestershire

Graduate
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Graduate in Leicestershire.

Salary trend for Graduate in Leicestershire

Graduate
Salary Histogram in Leicestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Graduate in Leicestershire over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Graduate in Leicestershire

Graduate
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 12 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
Leicester +4 16 £26,500 - 1
Lutterworth - 15 £27,500 - 5
Hinckley - 9 - -
Coalville -9 2 £26,000 -
Graduate
East Midlands

Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire

For the 6 months to 12 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 Leicestershire region featuring Graduate in the job title.

1 38 (88.37%) Degree
2 30 (69.77%) Process Improvement
3 29 (67.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 29 (67.44%) Performance Metrics
3 29 (67.44%) Contingency Planning
3 29 (67.44%) Creative Thinking
3 29 (67.44%) Customer Experience
3 29 (67.44%) Customer Service
3 29 (67.44%) Onboarding
3 29 (67.44%) Data Analysis
3 29 (67.44%) Logistics
3 29 (67.44%) Microsoft Office
3 29 (67.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 29 (67.44%) Military
4 7 (16.28%) Social Skills
5 5 (11.63%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (9.30%) Cybersecurity
7 3 (6.98%) Driving Licence
7 3 (6.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (6.98%) Software Engineering
8 2 (4.65%) Service Management
8 2 (4.65%) Business Analysis
8 2 (4.65%) Project Management
8 2 (4.65%) SAP
8 2 (4.65%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (4.65%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (4.65%) Performance Management
8 2 (4.65%) Innovative Thinking
8 2 (4.65%) Master's Degree
9 1 (2.33%) Xamarin

Graduate Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:

Applications
1 29 (67.44%) Microsoft Excel
1 29 (67.44%) Microsoft Office
General
1 29 (67.44%) Military
2 7 (16.28%) Social Skills
3 3 (6.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (4.65%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.65%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.33%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 29 (67.44%) Onboarding
2 5 (11.63%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (6.98%) Driving Licence
4 1 (2.33%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.33%) Android
1 1 (2.33%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (69.77%) Process Improvement
2 29 (67.44%) Contingency Planning
2 29 (67.44%) Continuous Improvement
2 29 (67.44%) Creative Thinking
2 29 (67.44%) Customer Experience
2 29 (67.44%) Customer Service
2 29 (67.44%) Data Analysis
2 29 (67.44%) Logistics
2 29 (67.44%) Performance Metrics
3 4 (9.30%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (6.98%) Software Engineering
5 2 (4.65%) Business Analysis
5 2 (4.65%) Innovative Thinking
5 2 (4.65%) Performance Management
5 2 (4.65%) Project Management
5 2 (4.65%) Service Management
6 1 (2.33%) Computer Science
6 1 (2.33%) Mathematics
6 1 (2.33%) Physics
6 1 (2.33%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.33%) C#
Qualifications
1 38 (88.37%) Degree
2 2 (4.65%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.33%) ISO 9002
Vendors
1 2 (4.65%) SAP
2 1 (2.33%) Xamarin