Calendar year 2022

Graduate labour market statistics

Data guidance

Published 29 June 2023

Description

This document describes the underlying data files included in the graduate labour market statistics. This data is released under the terms of the Open Government License and is intended to meet at least 3 stars for Open Data.

The publication methodology provides additional information on the generation and interpretation of figures and should be referenced together with the data. The methodology is available on the publication report. 

Coverage

The graduate labour market statistics publication reports on the labour market outcomes of graduates and postgraduates, and compares them with those of non-graduates. The statistics use the data collected via the Labour Force Survey (LFS) relating to individuals domiciled within England. 

This release explores:

• Employment and earnings outcomes of graduates by their specific characteristics of gender, age group, ethnicity, disability status, degree class. Further breakdowns are available in the data downloads. 
• Employment and earnings (nominal and real) outcomes of graduates, post graduates and non-graduates by their age group and gender.
• Proportion of graduates and non-graduates that work part time by their gender and age group.

File formats and conventions

• ‘:’ samples are unavailable or sizes small.
• Employment rates are rounded to one decimal place.
• Median salaries are rounded to the nearest £500.
• Labour Force Survey (LFS) datasets are routinely reweighted in line with population estimates. In 2022, a reweighting was applied to the LFS, with 2022 (PWT22) population weights applied to quarterly data since Q1 2020, superseding the previous PWT20 population weights

Data files

All data files associated with this releases are listed below with guidance on their content. To download any of these files, please visit our data catalogue.

Graduate Employment Rates by Demographics

• Filename: gradbreak_employ_demographics_2022.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2022
• Content:

  Graduate employment rates by different demographics in 2022 . (By gender, age group, ethnicity, disability status, degree class, subject group, and region)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
employ_accuracy_flag	Employment Rate Accuracy
Employment_rate	Employment Rate
graduate_breakdown	Graduate Breakdown - Select the Graduate breakdown you are interested in
graduate_group	Graduate Group - Select the Graduate group you are interested in
High_skill_emp_rate	High-skilled Employment Rate
hse_accuracy_flag	HSE Rate Accuracy
Inactive_accuracy_flag	Inactivity Rate Accuracy
Inactivity_rate	Inactivity Rate
unemploy_accuracy_flag	Unemployment Rate Accuracy
Unemployment_rate	Unemployment Rate

Footnotes

1. The graduate group does not include postgraduates.
2. Disability status – Disabled/ Not Disabled. This breakdown is based on the legal definition found in the Equality Act (2010) which defines a disability as “a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities”.
3. Some figures have been calculated using small sample sizes and therefore should be interpreted with caution due to uncertainty. Please check corresponding CSV data downloads for information on which groups are affected.

Time Series for Employment Rates by Graduate Type

• Filename: employment_rates_by_graduate_type_2007222.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2007 to 2022
• Content:

  Employment rates 2007-2022

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_group	Age Group - Select the Graduate Age Group you are interested in
employ_accuracy_flag	Employment Rate Accuracy
Employment_rate	Employment Rate
graduate_type	Graduate Type - Select the Graduate Type you are interested in
High_skill_emp_rate	High-skilled Employment Rate
hse_accuracy_flag	HSE Rate Accuracy
Inactive_accuracy_flag	Inactivity Rate Accuracy
inactivity_rate	Inactivity Rate
unemploy_accuracy_flag	Unemployment Rate Accuracy
Unemployment_rate	Unemployment Rate

Footnotes

1. Labour Force Survey (LFS) datasets are routinely reweighted in line with population estimates. Further details are set out within the methodology.
2. Some figures have been calculated using small sample sizes and therefore should be interpreted with caution due to uncertainty. Please check corresponding CSV data downloads for information on which groups are affected.

Time Series for Salaries by Gender and Graduate Type

• Filename: yearly_salaries_by_gender_2007222.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2007 to 2022
• Content:

  Median nominal and real salaries by different demographics time series 2007 - 2022

  (By gender, age group, and graduate type)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
accuracy_flag	Accuracy Flag
age_group	Age Group
gender	Gender
graduate_type	Graduate Type
median	Median Salary to the nearest £500
median_real	Median Salary to the nearest £500 in real (2007) terms

Footnotes

1. Caution should be exercised when interpreting nominal salary data - figures are not adjusted for inflation and are rounded to the nearest £500.
2. Some figures have been calculated using small sample sizes and therefore should be interpreted with caution due to uncertainty. Please check corresponding CSV data downloads for information on which groups are affected.

Graduate Employment Rates and Salaries by Age Group

• Filename: gradbreak_agegroup_20222.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2022
• Content:

  Graduate employment rates and salaries in 2022

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
accuracy_flag	Accuracy Flag
employ_accuracy_flag	Employment Rate Accuracy
Employment_rate	Employment Rate
graduate_breakdown	Graduate Breakdown - Select the Graduate breakdown you are interested in
High_skill_emp_rate	High-skilled Employment Rate
hse_accuracy_flag	HSE Rate Accuracy
Inactive_accuracy_flag	Inactivity Rate Accuracy
Inactivity_rate	Inactivity Rate
median	Median Salary to the nearest (£500)
unemploy_accuracy_flag	Unemployment Rate Accuracy
Unemployment_rate	Unemployment Rate

Footnotes

1. The graduate group does not include postgraduates.
2. Caution should be exercised when interpreting nominal salary data - figures are not adjusted for inflation and are rounded to the nearest £500.
3. Some figures have been calculated using small sample sizes and therefore should be interpreted with caution due to uncertainty. Please check corresponding CSV data downloads for information on which groups are affected.

Graduate Salaries by Demographics

• Filename: gradbreak_salary_demographics_2022.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2022
• Content:

  Graduate median nominal salaries by different demographics in 2022

  (By gender, age group, ethnicity, disability status, degree class, subject group, industry, occupation and region)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
accuracy_flag	Accuracy Flag
graduate_breakdown	Graduate Breakdown - Select the Graduate characteristic you interested in
graduate_group	Graduate Age Group - Select the Graduate Age Group you interested in
median	Median Salary to the nearest (£500)
sample_size	Sample Size

Footnotes

1. The graduate group does not include postgraduates.
2. Caution should be exercised when interpreting nominal salary data - figures are not adjusted for inflation and are rounded to the nearest £500.
3. Disability status – Disabled/ Not Disabled. This breakdown is based on the legal definition found in the Equality Act (2010) which defines a disability as “a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities”.

Time Series for Part-Time Employment

• Filename: part_time_working_proportions_200722.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2007 to 2022
• Content:

  Part-time employment time series 2007 - 2022

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
graduate_breakdown	Graduate Breakdown - Select the breakdown you are interested in
graduate_characteristic	Graduate Characteristic - Select the characteristic you are interested in
graduate_type	Graduate Type - Select the graduate type you are interested in
proportion_part_time_workers	Proportion Of Part Time Workers

Footnotes

1. The graduate group does not include postgraduates.
2. Labour Force Survey (LFS) datasets are routinely reweighted in line with population estimates. Further details are set out within the methodology.

Graduate Employment Rates by Degree Class

• Filename: employment_rates_by_degreeclass.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2022
• Content:

  Graduate employment rates by degree class in 2022

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Degree_class	Degree class - Select the Degree Class you are interested in
employ_accuracy_flag	Employment Rate Accuracy
Employment_rate	Graduate Employment Rate
graduate_group	Graduate Age Group - Select the Graduate Age Group you are interested in
High_skill_emp_rate	Graduate High-Skilled Employment Rate
hse_accuracy_flag	HSE Rate Accuracy
Inactive_accuracy_flag	Inactivity Rate Accuracy
Inactivity_rate	Graduate Inactivity Rate
unemploy_accuracy_flag	Unemployment Rate Accuracy
Unemployment_rate	Graduate Unemployment Rate

Footnotes

1. The graduate group does not include postgraduates.
2. Where no figure is shown, the data has been suppressed due to sample size.
3. Some figures have been calculated using small sample sizes and therefore should be interpreted with caution due to uncertainty. Please check corresponding CSV data downloads for information on which groups are affected.

Employment Rates by Disability Status

• Filename: employment_rates_by_disability.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2022
• Content:

  Graduate employment rates by disability status in 2022

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Disability_status	Disability status - Select the Disability Status you are interested in
employ_accuracy_flag	Employment Rate Accuracy
Employment_rate	Graduate Employment Rate
graduate_group	Graduate Age Group - Select the Graduate Age Group you are interested in
High_skill_emp_rate	Graduate High-Skilled Employment Rate
hse_accuracy_flag	HSE Rate Accuracy
Inactive_accuracy_flag	Inactivity Rate Accuracy
Inactivity_rate	Graduate Inactivity Rate
unemploy_accuracy_flag	Unemployment Rate Accuracy
Unemployment_rate	Graduate Unemployment Rate

Footnotes

1. The graduate group does not include postgraduates.
2. Disability status – Disabled/ Not Disabled. This breakdown is based on the legal definition found in the Equality Act (2010) which defines a disability as “a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities”.
3. Some figures have been calculated using small sample sizes and therefore should be interpreted with caution due to uncertainty. Please check corresponding CSV data downloads for information on which groups are affected.

Graduate Salaries by Industry

• Filename: median_salaries_by_industry2.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2022
• Content:

  Graduate nominal median salaries by industry and gender in 2022

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
accuracy_flag	Accuracy Flag
Gender	Gender - Select the Gender you are interested in
graduate_group	Graduate Age Group - Select the Graduate Age Group you are interested in
Industry	Industry - Select the Industry you are interested in
median	Median Salary for Graduates (to the nearest £500)
sample_size	Sample Size

Footnotes

1. The graduate group does not include postgraduates.
2. Caution should be exercised when interpreting nominal salary data - figures are not adjusted for inflation and are rounded to the nearest £500.
3. Where no figure is shown, the data has been suppressed due to sample size.
4. Some figures have been calculated using small sample sizes and therefore should be interpreted with caution due to uncertainty. Please check corresponding CSV data downloads for information on which groups are affected.

Headline Figures

• Filename: headline_figures.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2022
• Content:

  Headline figures

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
Graduate_Employment_Rate	Graduate Employment Rate
Graduate_High-Skilled_Employment_Rate	Graduate High-Skilled Employment Rate
Median_Salary_for_Graduates	Median Salary for Graduates (to the nearest £500)
Median_Salary_Premium_for_Graduates_over_Non-Graduates	Median Salary Premium for Graduates over Non-graduates

Footnotes

1. The graduate group does not include postgraduates.
2. Some figures have been calculated using small sample sizes and therefore should be interpreted with caution due to uncertainty. Please check corresponding CSV data downloads for information on which groups are affected.

Employment Rates by Ethnicity

• Filename: employment_rates_by_ethnicity.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2022
• Content:

  Graduate employment rates by ethnicity in 2022

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
employ_accuracy_flag	Employment Rate Accuracy
Employment_rate	Graduate Employment Rate
ethnicity_major	Ethnicity - Select the Ethnicity you are interested in
graduate_group	Graduate Age Group - Select the Graduate Age Group you are interested in
High_skill_emp_rate	Graduate High-Skilled Employment Rate
hse_accuracy_flag	HSE Rate Accuracy
Inactive_accuracy_flag	Inactivity Rate Accuracy
Inactivity_rate	Graduate Inactivity Rate
unemploy_accuracy_flag	Unemployment Rate Accuracy
Unemployment_rate	Graduate Unemployment Rate

Footnotes

1. The graduate group does not include postgraduates.
2. Some figures have been calculated using small sample sizes and therefore should be interpreted with caution due to uncertainty. Please check corresponding CSV data downloads for information on which groups are affected.

High, medium and low skilled employment

• Filename: employment_rates_by_graduate_type_200722_high_low_employment.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2007 to 2022
• Content:

  High, medium and low skilled employment rate by graduate type time series 2007 -2022

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_group	Age Group - Select the Graduate Age Group you are interested in
Employment_rate	Employment Rate
graduate_type	Graduate Type - Select the Graduate Type you are interested in
High_skill_emp_rate	High-skilled Employment Rate
inactivity_rate	Inactivity Rate
med_low_skill	Medium/Low-skilled Employment Rate
Unemployment_rate	Unemployment Rate

Footnotes

1. Labour Force Survey (LFS) datasets are routinely reweighted in line with population estimates. Further details are set out within the methodology.
2. Caution should be exercised in making comparisons to years prior to 2010-2011 as SOC codes were revised by the ONS at this point. Further details are set out within the methodology.
3. Some figures have been calculated using small sample sizes and therefore should be interpreted with caution due to uncertainty. Please check corresponding CSV data downloads for information on which groups are affected.

Part time proportions gender

• Filename: part_time_working_proportions_200722_2.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2007 to 2022
• Content:

  Part-time employment time series 2007 - 2022

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
graduate_breakdown	Graduate Breakdown - Select the breakdown you are interested in
graduate_characteristic	Graduate Characteristic - Select the characteristic you are interested in
graduate_type	Graduate Type - Select the graduate type you are interested in
proportion_part_time_workers	Proportion Of Part Time Workers

Footnotes

1. The graduate group does not include postgraduates.
2. Labour Force Survey (LFS) datasets are routinely reweighted in line with population estimates. Further details are set out within the methodology.
3. Some figures have been calculated using small sample sizes and therefore should be interpreted with caution due to uncertainty. Please check corresponding CSV data downloads for information on which groups are affected.

Graduate Employment Rates by Gender

• Filename: employment_rates_by_gender.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2022
• Content:

  Graduate employment rates by gender in 2022

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
employ_accuracy_flag	Employment Rate Accuracy
Employment_rate	Graduate Employment Rate
gender	Gender - Select the gender you are interested in
graduate_group	Graduate Age Group - Select the Graduate Age Group you are interested in
High_skill_emp_rate	Graduate High-Skilled Employment Rate
hse_accuracy_flag	HSE Rate Accuracy
Inactive_accuracy_flag	Inactivity Rate Accuracy
Inactivity_rate	Graduate Inactivity Rate
unemploy_accuracy_flag	Unemployment Rate Accuracy
Unemployment_rate	Graduate Unemployment Rate

Footnotes

1. The graduate group does not include postgraduates.
2. Some figures have been calculated using small sample sizes and therefore should be interpreted with caution due to uncertainty. Please check corresponding CSV data downloads for information on which groups are affected.

Real Median Salaries

• Filename: yearly_salaries_by_gender_200722_inflation_.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2007 to 2022
• Content:

  Real (in 2007 terms) yearly salaries 2007-2022

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
accuracy_flag	Accuracy Flag
age_group	Age Group
gender	Gender
graduate_type	Graduate Type
median_real	Median Salary to the nearest £500 in real (2007) terms

Footnotes

1. Some figures have been calculated using small sample sizes and therefore should be interpreted with caution due to uncertainty. Please check corresponding CSV data downloads for information on which groups are affected.
2. Caution should be exercised when interpreting real-term salary data - 'real-term' salaries are calculated in 2007 prices using CIP-H, and are rounded to the nearest £500.