- £22,500 after tax, fixed for two years until you come off the Graduate Scheme (2 years in length) - whilst direct entry level hires are placed on gross packages well in excess of £27,000 which is not really fair when you have far greater role relevant experience, business exposure & connections etc. You are essentially the same level as a direct entry level new hire but earn less for doing the same nature of work, which can be demotivating. The Aspire Scheme is designed to hire business leaders of the future, so it would be good to change the old fashioned generic Graduate salary model and pay based on the candidates ability & potential to quickly rank up and their overall worth/value to the business. This would help with staff retention, which has been an issue in that other graduates have left due to salary expectations being out of line with other industry players willing to pay more based on their industry valued credentials being part of the Apsire Scheme and Barratt more widely.