padgrad is a free career platform for UK graduates. It matches jobs to your degree, generates AI-powered CV checks and cover letters, and sends daily personalised job digests matched to your field of study.

Yes. You get 10 free credits on sign-up to use on AI CV checks and cover letters. All other tools — job matching, budgeting, application tracking, rejection logging — are free with no credit card required.

How does the AI CV Checker work?

Upload your CV and paste a job description. The AI analyses your CV against the role requirements, gives you an ATS compatibility score out of 100, and tells you exactly what keywords and formatting changes to make — helping you pass automated screening systems used by UK graduate recruiters.

How many jobs should I apply for as a graduate?

UK graduates typically need to send between 20 and 50 applications to land a role, with top graduate schemes receiving an average of 58 applications per vacancy. Focus on quality over quantity — tailor each CV and cover letter to the role rather than spamming the same application everywhere.

How long does it take to get a graduate job in the UK?

Most UK graduates take between 3 and 6 months to land their first graduate role, though it varies by sector. Consulting, tech, and investment banking tend to have faster hiring cycles. The civil service fast stream and larger graduate schemes can take 4-6 months from application to offer.

What is the average graduate salary in the UK for 2026?

The median graduate salary in the UK for 2026 is around £28,000-£32,000 depending on sector. Investment banking, law, and tech pay the highest (£35,000+), while public sector and charity roles typically start lower (£24,000-£27,000). Regional salaries average 10-20% lower outside London.

How do I write a graduate CV with no work experience?

Focus on transferable skills from your degree — research projects, group assignments, presentations, and coursework. Include volunteering, society memberships, part-time jobs, and any placements or internships. Use Padgrad's CV Builder to structure your CV for ATS systems, then run it through the AI CV Checker to see how it scores.

How are jobs matched to my degree on padgrad?

We scrape thousands of UK graduate jobs daily and match them to over 300 specific degree fields. Whether you studied Biology, Law, Engineering, Psychology, or History — we only show you roles that fit your subject area and send them straight to your daily digest.

Do graduate schemes pay well?

Graduate schemes in the UK typically pay between £25,000 and £35,000 in the first year, with some industries paying significantly more. Law firms and investment banks often start at £45,000-£55,000. Most schemes also offer benefits like bonuses, pension contributions, and professional qualification sponsorship.

How many applications does it take to get a graduate job?

Research from High Fliers shows the UK's top employers receive an average of 58 applications per graduate vacancy. Most successful graduates send 20-40 tailored applications before receiving an offer. Track every application using Padgrad's Application Tracker to spot which types of roles you progress furthest in.

Can I apply for graduate jobs before I graduate?

Yes — most large graduate schemes open applications in September and October for roles starting the following September, so you should apply in your final year. Smaller companies and direct-entry roles tend to hire closer to the start date. Padgrad's daily job digest includes both graduate schemes and entry-level roles you can apply for straight away.

What should a graduate CV include?

A strong graduate CV should include: your degree with predicted or achieved grade, relevant modules and dissertation topic, transferable skills (research, teamwork, communication), part-time work or volunteering, technical skills and software proficiency, and a personal profile. Most recruiters spend under 10 seconds scanning a CV — use Padgrad's AI CV Checker to make sure yours passes the six-second test.

Bw’oba oli muyizi ow’omu UK ng’oyagala okumanya emirimu emeka egya bayizi okusaba, toli yekka. Ekibuuzo kino kijja mu buli kibiina ky’obubaka, mu buli n...

TL;DR

Omulimu ogw’ekitundu ogw’abayizi abamaliriza mu UK gufuna obusaba 140 (data ya ISE 2025)
Abayizi abamaliriza abasinga okufuna omulimu bateekawo obusaba 20–50 obulambike obulungi
Obulungi bukosa okusinga obungi: obusaba obulambike ku mirimu egikwatagana bulungi bukola nnyo
Kozesa Padgrad's Application Tracker okudukanya omugendo gwo n’okubeera omulongoofu

Emirimu Emeka Egya Bayizi Okusaba? UK 2026 Data Guidi

Bw’oba oli muyizi ow’omu UK ng’oyagala okumanya emirimu emeka egya bayizi okusaba, toli yekka. Ekibuuzo kino kijja mu buli kibiina ky’obubaka, mu buli nkuŋŋaana n’omuwabuzi w’emirimu, ne mu buli kiseera eky’ekiro ng’otunula ku LinkedIn.

Eky’amazima? Tewali namba ya kikugu. Naye waliwo data ya nnamaddala — okuva mu Institute of Student Employers (ISE), Adzuna, ne High Fliers — egamba nti omusika gw’emirimu gya bayizi gwa 2026 gukola gutya era n’ekyawula abayizi abawanguzi ku balala.

Ka tulabe mu namba.

Emirundi gye Gyaweereza Abaweereza mu 2026 mu Namba

Osobola okusalawo emirundi gye ogenda okusaba emirimu gya baweereza, oteekeddwa okutegeera ky'ogenda okukola. Emirimu gya baweereza mu 2026 gye gisinga okuziba mu myaka kkumi egiyise.

Okusinziira ku ISE Student Recruitment Survey 2025, abakola mu Bungereza baafuna 140 ez'okusaba emirimu ku kifo kimu — eky'okusatu ku 38 ez'okusaba ezawandiikibwa mu 2002–03. Ekyawukanyo kyali 89 ez'okusaba ku kifo, nga kiyongedde 13% okusinga omwaka oguwedde.

lipoota ya Adzuna ya February 2026 yalaga nti emirimu gya baweereza gikendeeredde wansi wa 10,000 omulundi ogusooka mu byafaayo — okukendeera kwa 45% okusinga omwaka oguwedde. N'abanoonya emirimu 2.4 ku kifo, okugomba kuli kwa nnamaddala.

Okufuna ekifaananyi kyonna eky'emirimu gye giri, soma okunoonyereza kwaffe ku emirimu gya baweereza mu Bungereza.

Ennamba zino zitya. Naye wano we ziri okutegeeza ku nkola yo ey'okusaba emirimu.

Baweereza Abawangudde Basaba Emirimu Emeka?

Okunoonyereza kwa ISE kulagira ekintu eky'ekyewuunyo: emirundi gya kusaba emirimu giri waggulu nnyo, naye 45% y'abakola balaga emirimu egizibu okujjuza. Lwaki? Kubanga baweereza bangi basaba emirimu mingi nga tebanoonyereza.

Enkola ey'okutegeka bulungi ekola nnyo. Wano w'ebyo ebiri mu data:

Baweereza abasinga basaba 20–50 emirundi nga tebannafuna omulimu ogusooka
Baweereza abasaba okusinga 100 tebakola bulungi okusinga abo abasaba 50 nga bategekedde
Baweereza abawangudde abangu basaba 5–10 abakola ab'omugaso era bategeka buli kusaba

Kino si kusaba buli kimu. Kye kusaba mu ngeri ey'amatege.

Obulungi n'Obungi: Lwaki Enkola Yo Ey'okusaba Emirimu Y'omugaso

Ensobi enkulu abawereza gye bakola kwe kufa ku kusaba emirimu ng'omuzannyo gwa namba.

Bw'otuma 100 CV ez'enkana n'ebbaluwa ez'okusaba emirimu eri buli mulimu gw'osanga, abakola balaba. Balaba eby'awamu. Balaba ebikopo okuva ewala.

Okusaba okutegekedde kukola kubanga kulagira omukozi nti osomye eby'omulimu, wanoonyereza ku kampuni, era otegedde lwaki wandibadde omulungi. Okugezesa okwo kuyimirirawo abakola bwe baba basunsula ebikopo ebikumi.

Okufuna obuyambi mu kutegeka CV yo n'ebbaluwa yo, gezaako Padgrad's AI CV Checker — esoma CV yo ng'ekigera n'ebyo ebiri mu mulimu era ekutegeeza ky'olina okulongoosa.

Olina Okusaba Emirimu Emeka?

Okusinziira ku data n'ebyo ebikola mu nkola, wano w'ekigendererwa ekituufu eri baweereza mu Bungereza:

Ekika	Ekigendererwa	Eby'okulabirako
Emirimu egy'okuloota	10–15	Emirimu gy'oyagala nnyo
Emirimu egy'amaanyi	15–20	W'amaanyi go gakwatagana bulungi
Emirimu egy'okukyusa	10–15	Ebirala ebisoboka by'andikkiriza
Byonna	35–50	Mu myezi 3–4

Kino kikuwa obungi obumala okufuna eby'okulonda nga tomenya buli kusaba.

Zimba Enkola, Si Kkampuni ya Spam

Baweereza abawangudde mu 2026 tebasaba nnyo. Bazimba enkola.

Bakwata w'ebasabye, ku mutendera gw'ebali, n'eky'okukola okuddirira. Bwekenneenya ekyakola mu kusaba okumu ne bakikozesa ku kulala. Basigala nga bategekedde.

Padgrad's Application Tracker yazimbibwa ku lw'ekino — osobola okuwandiika buli kusaba, okukwata emitendera gya ntegeera, okugeraageranya eby'okulonda, era tolemererwa na deadline. Ekyo kikyusa obutabanguko mu nkola ennyonjo.

Soma omukulembeze gwaffe ku kukwata emirimu gya baweereza okufuna okulaba mu bujjuvu engeri y'okukwatamu okunoonyereza kwo.

Enkola Ey'okusaba Emirimu mu Wiiki Ekola

Wano w'entegeka ya wiiki ennyangu efulumya ebivudde:

Monday: Funza emirimu 3–5 emipya egikwatagana n'ebikwata ku ggwe
Tuesday–Wednesday: Tegeka CV yo n'ebbaluwa yo eri buli mulimu
Thursday: Tuma okusaba kwo
Friday: Wekenneenye ebyava mu kugaanibwa — oyinza kuyiga ki?
Weekend: Yeekenneenye mu by'okwogera n'abakola oba okukebera embeera

Mu mwezi, enkola eno efulumya okusaba 12–20 okwa waggulu. Mu myezi 3, ekyo kye 36–60 — mu kifo ekirungi.

Kiki ku Deadline za Graduate Scheme?

Graduate schemes ku bakola abasinga mu Bungereza zitandika okuva September okutuuka December okw'omwaka oguddako. Bw'osaba 2027 intakes, oteekeddwa okutandika okutegeka mu July oba August.

Okufuna okulaba mu bujjuvu lwa schemes lwe zitandika ne ziggala, soma omukulembeze ku deadlines za graduate scheme.

Ensonga Enkulu

Tewetaaga kutuma bbaluwa za mirimu 200 okufuna omulimu ogw’oluvannyuma lw’okutendekebwa. Oteekwa kutuma ez’enkolagana ennuŋŋamu.

Ebyafaayo bwe biri: 35–50 ez’enkolagana ennuŋŋamu, ezekolebwa n’obwegendereza zinaakuwa ebivaamu ebirungi okusinga 100+ ezitalina nkola. Weesige obulungi. Zimba enkola. Goberera enkola yo. Era kozesa ebikozesebwa ebiriwo okukola buli bbaluwa okuba ey’omugaso.

Otegefu okutandika okunoonya omulimu ogw’oluvannyuma lw’okutendekebwa? Wewandiise ku Padgrad ku bwereere olyoke ofune Application Tracker, CV Checker, ne Cover Letter builder — byonna bikolebwa okuyamba abatendekebwa mu Bungereza okufuna omulimu gwabwe ogusooka.

— Ori