What's the going rate for a graduate?

The latest XpertHR research examines the starting salaries and increases offered to graduates in the 2011/12 hiring round. 

• XpertHR graduate recruitment survey: starting salaries XpertHR research shows that starting salaries are not keeping pace with increases in pay and earnings as a whole. The median starting salary in 2011/12 is £24,500, with starting salaries frozen for the third year running. 
• Full data from the 2011/12 XpertHR graduate recruitment survey: starting salaries and increases is available from XpertHR Benchmarking. 

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XpertHR graduate recruitment survey 2011: recruiting and selecting talent The annual XpertHR survey of graduate recruitment strikes a small note of optimism for the 2011/12 hiring round, but finds that employers still find it difficult to attract high-quality graduates. 

XpertHR graduate recruitment survey 2010: salary prospects The 2010 XpertHR survey found that starting salaries were not keeping pace with increases in pay and earnings as a whole. 

Graduate recruitment: the 2009/10 survey Our 20th annual survey found that current demand for graduates had tailed off slightly but employers were optimistic about future hiring prospects. Online recruitment methods remained the most common and effective way of attracting good-quality candidates while assessments were widely regarded as the most successful selection tool.