Labour market FAQs
Graduate salaries
- What is the average graduate starting salary?
- What are the top paying jobs for new graduates?
- How do graduate starting salaries differ by employer's industries?
- What other benefits do employers offer to their graduate recruits?
- How do graduate salaries vary by region?
- What salaries do employers offer for work experience placements?
- How do postgraduate and graduate earnings compare?
- How do graduate and non-graduate salaries compare?
Graduate employment
- Where do graduates work after completing their first degree?
- How many graduates go into temping?
- How many graduates went on to do voluntary or unpaid work?
- How many graduates went on to take a gap year after completing their degree?
- How many graduates went into self employment straight after university?
- How many new graduates are in jobs which are classified as 'graduate occupations'?
Graduate progression in the job market
- How long do graduates stay in their first job?
- How do graduate salaries progress?
- How do graduates progress in the job market?
Graduate recruitment
- What does the job market look like for the class of 2009?
- What do graduates look for in their first job?
- When do students start looking for a job?
- When do employers advertise for new graduate recruits?
- What is the percentage of vacancies that do not require a specific degree discipline?
- How many students will be graduating this year?
- How many graduates enter the job market each year?
- What proportion of the population has a degree-level qualification?
