Data set from Graduate labour market statistics

Yearly salaries by graduate type and sex

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Annual nominal and real salaries for the working age and young populations by graduate type (postgraduates, graduates and non-graduates) and sex in 2007-2024.

Data set details

Theme
Higher education
Publication
Graduate labour market statistics
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Median annual salary to the nearest £500
  • Median annual salary to the nearest £500 in real (2007) terms
Filters
  • Age band
  • Graduate type
  • Sex
Time period
2007 to 2024

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameage_bandgraduate_typesexmedianmedian_realmedian_salary_accuracymedian_salary_suppression
2007Calendar yearNationalE92000001England21-30GraduateTotal230002300000
2007Calendar yearNationalE92000001England21-30Non-graduateTotal170001700000
2007Calendar yearNationalE92000001England21-30PostgraduateTotal265002650000
2007Calendar yearNationalE92000001England16-64GraduateTotal300003000000
2007Calendar yearNationalE92000001England16-64Non-graduateTotal200002000000

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 5 variables
Variable nameVariable description
age_bandAge band - Select the Age band you are interested in
graduate_typeGraduate type - Select the Graduate Type you are interested in
medianMedian annual salary to the nearest £500
median_realMedian annual salary to the nearest £500 in real (2007) terms
sexSex - Select the Sex 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. 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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