Comparisons of earnings by subject between tax years
Description
Comparison in earnings five years after graduation between cohorts in two tax years, 2015-16 and 2021-22 broken down by subject area studied. This is the underlying data for the "Comparison of earnings between tax years" section of the publication.
Coverage
Earnings of all UK domiciled first degree graduates from HE providers in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Earnings information is provided for all graduates living in the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) during the 2021-22 tax year five years after graduation in 2016.
File formats and conventions
Format: Comma separated values (CSV)
Conventions: Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Higher education
- Publication
- LEO Graduate outcomes provider level data
- Release
- Tax year 2021-22
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of providers with earnings data for 2015-16 and 2021-22 tax years
- Proportion of providers with 2021-22 median earnings over 20% greater than 2015-16 median earnings
- Proportion of providers with 2021-22 median earnings 10% to 20% greater than 2015-16 median earnings
- Filters
- Subject area studied
- Time period
- 2021-22
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | subject_name | num_providers_1516_2122 | prop_5_plus_pct_decrease_1516_2122 | prop_within_5_pct_1516_2122 | prop_5_10_pct_increase_1516_2122 | prop_10_20_pct_increase_1516_2122 | prop_20_plus_pct_increase_1516_2122 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202122 | Tax year | National | K03000001 | Great Britain | 1. Celtic studies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 202122 | Tax year | National | K03000001 | Great Britain | 2. Computing | 98 | 1 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 15.3 | 76.5 |
| 202122 | Tax year | National | K03000001 | Great Britain | 3. Physics and astronomy | 35 | 0 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 17.1 | 68.6 |
| 202122 | Tax year | National | K03000001 | Great Britain | 4. Allied health | 66 | 4.5 | 0 | 4.5 | 24.2 | 66.7 |
| 202122 | Tax year | National | K03000001 | Great Britain | 5. Combined and general studies | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 66.7 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| num_providers_1516_2122 | Number of providers with earnings data for 2015-16 and 2021-22 tax years |
| prop_10_20_pct_increase_1516_2122 | Proportion of providers with 2021-22 median earnings 10% to 20% greater than 2015-16 median earnings |
| prop_20_plus_pct_increase_1516_2122 | Proportion of providers with 2021-22 median earnings over 20% greater than 2015-16 median earnings |
| prop_5_10_pct_increase_1516_2122 | Proportion of providers with 2021-22 median earnings 5% to 10% greater than 2015-16 median earnings |
| prop_5_plus_pct_decrease_1516_2122 | Proportion of providers with 2021-22 median earnings more than 5% lower than 2015-16 median earnings |
Footnotes
- All percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%
- For the 2021-22 tax year, five years after graduation (5 YAG) refers to those who graduated in 2016, at the end of the 2015-16 academic year.
- Table 6 and Figure 6 each show proportions of providers with particular ranges of change in earnings between the two tax years. Table 6 additionally shows the numbers of providers from which the proportions are calculated.
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