Starting Salaries Over 250,000 Yen Exceed 30%, Average Up 4.12% in One Year [May 2026 Report on 2027 Graduate Job Sites]

Frog Co., Ltd. (Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Kyoko Sakano), a provider of big data for recruitment analysis, has released the 'May 2026 Report on 2027 Graduate Job Sites.' In the recent new graduate recruitment market, as the seller's market favoring students continues, companies are raising starting salaries and recruitment competition is intensifying. The number of companies posting on 2027 graduate job sites was 36,497, a decrease of 3,304 (8.30%) from the 2026 graduate class. Against the backdrop of diversified recruitment methods and changes in Rikunabi's specifications, the number of companies using job sites continues to decline. On the other hand, the average starting salary for 2027 graduates was 236,597 yen, an increase of 4.12% (9,354 yen) from the 2026 class. The proportion of job postings offering '250,000 yen or more' exceeded 30% at 31.15%, and the proportion of postings offering '300,000 yen or more' also expanded to 4.40%. In the starting salary ranking by company for 2027 graduates, 'Jinushi Co., Ltd.' ranked first with 600,000 yen. Looking at the ranking as a whole, excluding some high-profit industries such as real estate and shipping, IT and software-related companies stand out, indicating an intensification of competition for talent in science-related fields that require high expertise.