Data set from Graduate labour market statistics

Graduate salary breakdowns

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Graduate nominal salaries for those of working age and the young population by sex and industry in 2024.

Data set details

Theme
Higher education
Publication
Graduate labour market statistics
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Median annual salary to the nearest (£500)
Filters
  • Graduate age band
  • Industry
  • Sex
Time period
2024

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_namegraduate_groupsexindustrymedianmedian_salary_accuracymedian_salary_suppressionprd_uprd_down
2024Calendar yearNationalE92000001EnglandGraduate 16-64MaleAll industries4850000259.71428571428264850048000
2024Calendar yearNationalE92000001EnglandGraduate 16-64FemaleAll industries3800000435.1698841698893800037500
2024Calendar yearNationalE92000001EnglandGraduate 16-64TotalAgriculture, Forestry and Fishing2800010417.077903071960462800027500
2024Calendar yearNationalE92000001EnglandGraduate 16-64TotalEnergy and Water540000051.609411041063145450054000
2024Calendar yearNationalE92000001EnglandGraduate 16-64TotalManufacturing4800000171.645124145376034850048000

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 4 variables
Variable nameVariable description
graduate_groupGraduate age band - Select the Graduate age group you are interested in
industryIndustry - Select the Industry you are interested in
medianMedian annual salary to the nearest (£500)
sexSex - Select the Gender you are interested in

Footnotes

  1. Labour Force Survey data are routinely reweighted in line with population estimates, further details are in the methodology.
  2. This release is classified as ‘official statistics in development’ due to sampling variability from low response rates, impacting the data quality as some figures are calculated using small sample sizes, for more information refer to the methodology.
  3. Median annualised salaries for graduates working in the agriculture, forestry and fishing, energy and water, and other services are more volatile due to small sample sizes in the Labour Force Survey. Information is not provided for the young population here due to small sample sizes.
  4. Please use caution when making comparisons between salaries across graduate groups. The statistics presented do not control for external factors such as prior academic attainment, skills, experience, or geographic location which can influence salary.

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