Information technology

You can expect to earn a decent salary working in tech. Starting salaries tend to be highest at big employers that run IT or technology graduate programmes – typically in the range of £24,000 to £35,000. However, that’s not to say your pay packet won’t be higher. The highest IT graduate salary we’ve seen is £50,000 a year. With experience you can expect your salary to rise significantly.

Remote working isn’t common at graduate level, although there may be some remote opportunities out there. On a graduate scheme especially, your employer will typically want you in the office for at least part of the week to work with your team, get in-person support from your line manager, mingle with other graduates and attend training sessions. However, they may offer hybrid working – where you work from home some days.

With experience, you may be able to work remotely depending on your employer and role. Some roles, such as software development, can easily be done from anywhere in the world. However, other roles (particularly those that are business focused or involve working with clients, such as IT consulting , will always require you to go to your office or your client’s as regularly as needed.

At the time of writing, some of the most in-demand tech skills include data science, cloud computing, AI and machine learning and cyber security. However, this is prone to change as the most in-demand IT jobs will always be based on the fastest growing areas of tech and emerging trends, where employers most need the expertise of technologists who understand and have experience in these areas.