Tax year 2018-19

Graduate outcomes (LEO): postgraduate outcomes

Data guidance

Published 20 May 2021

Description

Underlying data files for Graduate Outcomes (LEO) postgraduate publication

Coverage

Employment and earnings outcomes for postgraduates (level 7 (taught and research) and level 8 graduates) of English Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), one, three, five and ten years after graduation (YAG), 2014/15 to 2018/19 tax year. UK domiciled and International (EU and non-EU domiciled) outcomes are separated.

File formats and conventions

Format

Files are Comma Separated Value (CSV)

Conventions

• Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100
• Employment outcome percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%
• All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
• c = data has been supressed due to small numbers, z = there is no result (N/A)

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.

Headline chart and table

• Filename: headline_chart_table_1819_v2.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2014-15 to 2018-19
• Content:

  Description

  Underlying data used for headline chart and table of Graduate Outcomes (LEO) postgraduate publication

  Coverage

  Headline employment and earnings outcomes for UK domiciled postgraduates (level 7 (taught and research) and level 8 graduates) and first-degree graduates of English Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), one, three, five and ten years after graduation (YAG), 2014/15 to 2018/19 tax year.

  File formats and conventions

  Format

  Files are Comma Separated Value (CSV)

  Conventions

  • Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100
  • Employment outcome percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%
  • All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
  • c = data has been supressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
earnings_include	Graduates included in earnings figures
earnings_LQ	Lower quartile of earnings of graduates
earnings_median	Median nominal earnings
earnings_UQ	Upper quartile of earnings of graduates
grads	Graduates
grads_uk	Graduates included in outcomes calculation
qualification_level	Qualification level - Filter by Qualification level

Footnotes

1. All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
2. In the 2018/19 tax year, 1 YAG (one year after graduation) relates to those who graduated in the 2016/17 academic year, 3 YAG to graduates in 2014/15, 5 YAG to graduates in 2012/13 and 10 YAG to graduates in 2007/08.
3. First degree earnings and outcomes first published on 25th March 2021 in 'Graduate outcomes (LEO): 2018 to 2019' - https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/graduate-outcomes-leo/2018-19
4. Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100

Headline figures

• Filename: headline_figures_1819_v2.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018-19
• Content:

  Description

  Underlying data used for headline figures of Graduate Outcomes (LEO) postgraduate publication

  Coverage

  Headline employment and earnings outcomes for UK, EU and non-EU domiciled postgraduates (level 7 (taught and research) and level 8 graduates) of English Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), one, three, five and ten years after graduation (YAG), 2014/15 to 2018/19 tax year.

  File formats and conventions

  Format

  Files are Comma Separated Value (CSV)

  Conventions

  • Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100
  • Employment outcome percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%
  • All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
  • c = data has been supressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
gender_gap_l7t	Female median level 7 (taught) graduate earnings lower than male five years after graduation by
gender_gap_l8	Female median level 8 graduate earnings lower than male five years after graduation by
median_nominal_first_degree	Median first degree graduate earnings five years after graduation (published in March 2021)
median_nominal_l7t	Median level 7 (taught masters) graduate earnings five years after graduation
median_nominal_l8	Median level 8 (doctoral) graduate earnings five years after graduation
sust_emp_fs_both_l7t	Level 7 (taught) graduates in sustained employment, further study or both five years after graduation

Footnotes

1. All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
2. Employment outcome percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%
3. In the 2018/19 tax year, 1 YAG (one year after graduation) relates to those who graduated in the 2016/17 academic year, 3 YAG to graduates in 2014/15, 5 YAG to graduates in 2012/13 and 10 YAG to graduates in 2007/08.

Underlying data international postgraduates

• Filename: underlying_data_1819_int_ees_v2.csv
• Geographic levels: National; Regional
• Time period: 2014-15 to 2018-19
• Content:

  Description

  Underlying data file for international section of Graduate Outcomes (LEO) postgraduate publication

  Coverage

  Employment and earnings outcomes for EU and non-EU domiciled postgraduates (level 7 (taught and research) and level 8 graduates) of English Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), one, three, five and ten years after graduation (YAG), 2014/15 to 2018/19 tax year.

  File formats and conventions

  Format

  Files are Comma Separated Value (CSV)

  Conventions

  • Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100
  • Employment outcome percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%
  • All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
  • c = data has been supressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
activity_not_captured	Activity not captured
domicile	Domicile - Filter by Domicile
earnings_include	Graduates included in earnings figures
earnings_LQ	Lower quartile of earnings of graduates
earnings_median	Median earnings of graduates
earnings_UQ	Upper quartile of earnings of graduates
fs_with_or_without_sust_emp	Further study with or without sustained employment
grads	Graduates
grads_uk	Graduates included in outcomes calculation
matched	Matched graduates
no_sust_dest	No sustained destination
overseas_percent	Overseas graduates
qualification_level	Qualification level - Filter by Qualification level
sex	Graduate sex - Filter by Graduate sex
subject_name	Subject studied - Filter by Subject studied
sust_emp_fs_or_both	Sustained employment further study or both
sust_emp_only	Sustained employment only
sust_emp_with_or_without_fs	Sustained employment with or without further study
unmatched_percent	Unmatched graduates
YAG	Years after graduation - Filter by Years after graduation

Footnotes

1. All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
2. Employment outcome percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%
3. In the 2018/19 tax year, 1 YAG (one year after graduation) relates to those who graduated in the 2016/17 academic year, 3 YAG to graduates in 2014/15, 5 YAG to graduates in 2012/13 and 10 YAG to graduates in 2007/08.
4. Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100
5. c = data has been supressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

Underlying data international postgraduates - countries

• Filename: underlying_data_1819_int_top20_ees.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2014-15 to 2018-19
• Content:

  Description

  Underlying data file for international section of Graduate Outcomes (LEO) postgraduate publication

  Coverage

  Employment and earnings outcomes for countries with top 20 largest postgraduate (level 7 (taught and research)) cohort (2016/17 academic year) of English Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), one, three and five years after graduation (YAG), 2014/15 to 2018/19 tax year.

  File formats and conventions

  Format

  Files are Comma Separated Value (CSV)

  Conventions

  • Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100
  • Employment outcome percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%
  • All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
  • c = data has been supressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
activity_not_captured	Activity not captured
country	Country name - Filter by Country name
domicile	Domicile - Filter by Domicile
earnings_include	Graduates included in earnings figures
earnings_LQ	Lower quartile of earnings of graduates
earnings_median	Median earnings of graduates
earnings_UQ	Upper quartile of earnings of graduates
fs_with_or_without_sust_emp	Further study with or without sustained employment
grads	Graduates
grads_uk	Graduates included in outcomes calculation
matched	Matched graduates
no_sust_dest	No sustained destination
overseas_percent	Overseas graduates
sex	Graduate sex - Filter by Graduate sex
sust_emp_fs_or_both	Sustained employment further study or both
sust_emp_only	Sustained employment only
sust_emp_with_or_without_fs	Sustained employment with or without further study
unmatched_percent	Unmatched graduates
YAG	Years after graduation - Filter by Years after graduation

Footnotes

1. All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
2. Employment outcome percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%
3. In the 2018/19 tax year, 1 YAG (one year after graduation) relates to those who graduated in the 2016/17 academic year, 3 YAG to graduates in 2014/15, 5 YAG to graduates in 2012/13 and 10 YAG to graduates in 2007/08.
4. Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100
5. c = data has been supressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

Underlying data international postgraduates - current region

• Filename: underlying_data_regional_1819_int_ees_v2.csv
• Geographic levels: Regional
• Time period: 2014-15 to 2018-19
• Content:

  Description

  Underlying data file for international section of Graduate Outcomes (LEO) postgraduate publication

  Coverage

  Employment and earnings outcomes by current UK region for EU and non-EU domiciled postgraduates (level 7 (taught and research) and level 8 graduates) of English Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), one, three, five and ten years after graduation (YAG), 2014/15 to 2018/19 tax year.

  File formats and conventions

  Format

  Files are Comma Separated Value (CSV)

  Conventions

  • Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100
  • Employment outcome percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%
  • All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
  • c = data has been supressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
activity_not_captured	Activity not captured
domicile	Domicile - Filter by Domicile
earnings_include	Graduates included in earnings figures
earnings_LQ	Lower quartile of earnings of graduates
earnings_median	Median earnings of graduates
earnings_UQ	Upper quartile of earnings of graduates
fs_with_or_without_sust_emp	Further study with or without sustained employment
grads	Graduates
grads_uk	Graduates included in outcomes calculation
matched	Matched graduates
no_sust_dest	No sustained destination
overseas_percent	Overseas graduates
qualification_level	Qualification level - Filter by Qualification level
regional_proportions_matched	Proportion of matched graduates
sex	Graduate sex - Filter by Graduate sex
sust_emp_fs_or_both	Sustained employment further study or both
sust_emp_only	Sustained employment only
sust_emp_with_or_without_fs	Sustained employment with or without further study
unmatched_percent	Unmatched graduates
YAG	Years after graduation - Filter by Years after graduation

Underlying data UK domiciled postgraduates

• Filename: underlying_data_uk_1819_ees.csv
• Geographic levels: National; Regional
• Time period: 2014-15 to 2018-19
• Content:

  Description

  Underlying data file for Graduate Outcomes (LEO) postgraduate publication

  Coverage

  Employment and earnings outcomes for UK domiciled postgraduates (level 7 (taught and research) and level 8 graduates) of English Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), one, three, five and ten years after graduation (YAG), 2014/15 to 2018/19 tax year.

  File formats and conventions

  Format

  Files are Comma Separated Value (CSV)

  Conventions

  • Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100
  • Employment outcome percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%
  • All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
  • c = data has been supressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
activity_not_captured	Activity not captured
earnings_include	Graduates included in earnings figures
earnings_LQ	Lower quartile of earnings of graduates
earnings_median	Median earnings of graduates
earnings_UQ	Upper quartile of earnings of graduates
fs_with_or_without_sust_emp	Further study with or without sustained employment
grads	Graduates
grads_uk	Graduates included in outcomes calculation
matched	Matched graduates
no_sust_dest	No sustained destination
overseas_percent	Overseas graduates
qualification_level	Qualification level - Filter by Qualification level
sex	Graduate sex - Filter by Graduate sex
subject_name	Subject studied - Filter by Subject studied
sust_emp_fs_or_both	Sustained employment further study or both
sust_emp_only	Sustained employment only
sust_emp_with_or_without_fs	Sustained employment with or without further study
unmatched_percent	Unmatched graduates
YAG	Years after graduation - Filter by Years after graduation

Footnotes

1. All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
2. Employment outcome percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%
3. In the 2018/19 tax year, 1 YAG (one year after graduation) relates to those who graduated in the 2016/17 academic year, 3 YAG to graduates in 2014/15, 5 YAG to graduates in 2012/13 and 10 YAG to graduates in 2007/08.
4. Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100
5. c = data has been supressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

Underlying data UK domiciled postgraduates - Nominal and real terms earnings data

• Filename: rte_data_uk_1819_ees.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2014-15 to 2018-19
• Content:

  Description

  Underlying data file for Graduate Outcomes (LEO) postgraduate publication

  Coverage

  Nominal and real terms earnings outcomes for UK domiciled postgraduates (level 7 (taught and research) and level 8 graduates) of English Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), one, three, five and ten years after graduation (YAG), 2014/15 to 2018/19 tax year.

  File formats and conventions

  Format

  Files are Comma Separated Value (CSV)

  Conventions

  • Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100
  • Employment outcome percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%
  • All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
  • c = data has been supressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
earnings_include	Graduates included in earnings figures
earnings_LQ	Lower quartile of earnings of graduates
earnings_LQ_RTE	Lower quartile of real term earnings of graduates
earnings_median	Median nominal earnings
earnings_median_RTE	Median real term earnings
earnings_UQ	Upper quartile of earnings of graduates
earnings_UQ_RTE	Upper real term quartile of earnings of graduates
grads	Graduates
grads_uk	Graduates included in outcomes calculation
qualification_level	Qualification level - Filter by Qualification level
YAG	Years after graduation - Filter by Years after graduation

Footnotes

1. All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
2. In the 2018/19 tax year, 1 YAG (one year after graduation) relates to those who graduated in the 2016/17 academic year, 3 YAG to graduates in 2014/15, 5 YAG to graduates in 2012/13 and 10 YAG to graduates in 2007/08.
3. Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100

Underlying data UK domiciled postgraduates - subject table

• Filename: underlying_data_subject_1819_ees.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018-19
• Content:

  Description

  Underlying data file for Graduate Outcomes (LEO) postgraduate publication

  Coverage

  Employment and earnings outcomes by subject studied for UK domiciled postgraduates (level 7 (taught and research)) of English Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), five years after graduation (YAG), 2018/19 tax year.

  File formats and conventions

  Format

  Files are Comma Separated Value (CSV)

  Conventions

  • Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100
  • Employment outcome percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%
  • All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
  • c = data has been supressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
activity_not_captured	Activity not captured
earnings_include	Graduates included in earnings figures
earnings_LQ	Lower quartile of earnings of graduates
earnings_median	Median earnings of graduates
earnings_UQ	Upper quartile of earnings of graduates
fs_with_or_without_sust_emp	Further study with or without sustained employment
gender_gap	Gender gap
grads	Graduates
grads_uk	Graduates included in outcomes calculation
matched	Matched graduates
no_sust_dest	No sustained destination
overseas_percent	Overseas graduates
sex	Graduate sex - Filter by Graduate sex
subject_name	Subject studied - Filter by Subject studied
sust_emp_fs_or_both	Sustained employment further study or both
sust_emp_only	Sustained employment only
sust_emp_with_or_without_fs	Sustained employment with or without further study
unmatched_percent	Unmatched graduates

Footnotes

1. All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
2. Employment outcome percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%
3. In the 2018/19 tax year, 1 YAG (one year after graduation) relates to those who graduated in the 2016/17 academic year, 3 YAG to graduates in 2014/15, 5 YAG to graduates in 2012/13 and 10 YAG to graduates in 2007/08.
4. Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100
5. c = data has been supressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)