Graduate outcomes

Graduate outcomes

Graduate outcomes - data from 2018/2019 graduates

Earnings

• 83% of the 3,107 UK-based Leeds graduates in employment were in professional or managerial level roles, down 0.1% since the year before.
• 7.19% earned less than £18, 30.47% earned between £18,000 - £24,000
• 33.49% earned between £24,000 - £30,000
• 19.98% earned between £30,000 - £39,000
• 5.52% earned between £39,000 - £48,000
• 3.34% earned over £48,000

Destinations

5.2% of Leeds graduates eligible for work were unemployed, up 1.2% on the year before.

Of all graduates:

• 71.04% were working
• 10.07% were both working and studying
• 8.45% were only studying
• 4.13% were doing other things
• 1.43% were due to start a new role or course
• 4.87% were unemployed

Graduate voice

• 85% of Leeds graduates agree or strongly agree that what they are doing is meaningful, up 0.6% on the year before
• 78.7% of Leeds graduates agree or strongly agree that what they are doing is in line with their future plans, down 1.1% on the year before
• 68.9% of Leeds graduates agree or strongly agree that they are using the skills learned during their studies, down 0.7% on the year before

Further study

18.5% of Leeds graduates went on to do further study, down 1.3% on the year before

Of those:

• 30.68% were doing Research Postgraduate courses
• 41.53% were doing Taught Postgraduate courses
• 11.87% were doing Postgraduate diplomas or certificates
• 7.24% were doing a professional qualification
• 2.75% were doing a further undergraduate degree
• 0.72% were doing other diploma or certificates
• 2.46% were doing other qualifications
• 2.75% were doing no formal qualification