Tax year 2017-18

LEO Graduate outcomes provider level data

Data guidance

Published 25 June 2020

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.

Female and male median earnings comparison

• Filename: female_male_earnings_subject_EES.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2017-18

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
mf_include	Number of providers where male median earnings are higher than female median earnings
no_providers	Number of providers with graduates in selected subject
proportion_mf_published	Proportion of providers where both male and female median earnings are published
proportion_mgtrf	Proportion of included providers where male median earnings are higher than female median earnigns
subject_name	Subject studied - Filter by degree subject

Median earnings by subject and tax year

• Filename: tax_year_comparison_EES.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2014-15 to 2017-18

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
earnings_median	Provider with median earnings 5 years after graduation
subject_name	Subject Name - Filter by name of subject

Footnotes

1. Earnings figures are in pounds (£) and are rounded to the nearest £100 - excluding summary tables where further averages have been taken

Overseas graduates percentage comparison

• Filename: Overseas_summary_EES.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2017-18

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
inst_type	Institution Type - Filter by type of institution
Institutions_Included	Number of providers included in the overseas percentage calculation
LQ_overseas	Provider with lower quartile percentage of overseas students
Max	Provider with highest percentage of overseas students
Median_overseas	Provider with median percentage of overseas students
Min	Provider with lowest percentage of overseas students
UQ_overseas	Provider with upper quartile percentage of overseas students

Prior attainment by subject earnings summary

• Filename: PA_subject_summary_EES.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2017-18

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
LQ	Provider with lower quartile earnings 5 years after graduation
max	Provider with highest median earnings 5 years after graduation
median	Provider with median earnings 5 years after graduation
min	Provider with lowest median earnings 5 years after graduation
PA_band	Prior Attainment Band - Filter by prior attainment band
Provider_include	Number of providers included in the PA band calculation
subject_name	Subject Name - Filter by name of subject
UQ	Provider with upper quartile earnings 5 years after graduation

Footnotes

1. Earnings figures are in pounds (£) and are rounded to the nearest £100 - excluding summary tables where further averages have been taken

Provider earnings summary by current region

• Filename: earnings_region_1718_EES.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2017-18

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
current_region	Current Region - Filter by current region
earnings_diff	Difference between maximum and minimum provider earnings
earnings_LQ	Lower quartile provider earnings
earnings_max	Maximum provider earnings
earnings_median_median	Median provider earnings
earnings_min	Minimum provider earnings
earnings_UQ	Upper quartile provider earnings
providers_earnings	Number of providers included for earnings

Footnotes

1. Earnings figures are in pounds (£) and are rounded to the nearest £100 - excluding summary tables where further averages have been taken
2. The number to the left of box plots represents the number of providers included in the calculation

Provider outcomes and earnings summary by subject

• Filename: outcomes_earnings_provider_1718_EES.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2017-18

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
earnings_diff	Difference between maximum and minimum provider earnings
earnings_LQ	Lower quartile provider earnings
earnings_max	Maximum provider earnings
earnings_median_median	Median provider earnings
earnings_min	Minimum provider earnings
earnings_UQ	Upper quartile provider earnings
outcomes_diff	Difference between maximum and minimum provider graduates in sustained employment further study or both
outcomes_LQ	Lower quartile provider graduates in sustained employment further study or both
outcomes_max	Maximum provider graduates in sustained employment further study or both
outcomes_median	Median provider graduates in sustained employment further study or both
outcomes_min	Minimum provider graduates in sustained employment further study or both
outcomes_UQ	Upper quartile provider graduates in sustained employment further study or both
providers_earnings	Number of providers included for earnings
providers_outcomes	Number of providers included for outcomes
subject_name	Subject name - Filter by name of subject

Footnotes

1. Earnings figures are in pounds (£) and are rounded to the nearest £100 - excluding summary tables where further averages have been taken
2. The number to the left of box plots represents the number of providers included in the calculation
3. Employment outcome percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%

Underlying data 1718

• Filename: underlying_data_1718_EES.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2014-15 to 2017-18

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
activity_not_captured_1YAG	Activity not captured one year after graduation
activity_not_captured_3YAG	Activity not captured three years after graduation
activity_not_captured_5YAG	Activity not captured five years after graduation
current_region	Current region - Filter by region in current tax year
grads_1YAG	Number of graduates one year after graduation
grads_3YAG	Number of graduates three years after graduation
grads_5YAG	Number of graduates five years after graduation
inst_region	Provider region - Filter by region of provider
inst_type	Provider Type - Filter by type of provider
matched_1YAG	Number of matched graduates one year after graduation
matched_3YAG	Number of matched graduates three years after graduation
matched_5YAG	Number of matched graduates five years after graduation
no_sust_dest_1YAG	No sustained destination one year after graduation
no_sust_dest_3YAG	No sustained destination three years after graduation
no_sust_dest_5YAG	No sustained destination five years after graduation
PAYE_earnings_include_1YAG	Number included in PAYE earnings figures one year after graduation
PAYE_earnings_include_3YAG	Number included in PAYE earnings figures three years after graduation
PAYE_earnings_include_5YAG	Number included in PAYE earnings figures five years after graduation
PAYE_earnings_LQ_1YAG	Lower quartile PAYE earnings one year after graduation
PAYE_earnings_LQ_3YAG	Lower quartile PAYE earnings three years after graduation
PAYE_earnings_LQ_5YAG	Lower quartile PAYE earnings five years after graduation
PAYE_earnings_median_1YAG	Median PAYE earnings one year after graduation
PAYE_earnings_median_3YAG	Median PAYE earnings three years after graduation
PAYE_earnings_median_5YAG	Median PAYE earnings five years after graduation
PAYE_earnings_UQ_1YAG	Upper quartile PAYE earnings one year after graduation
PAYE_earnings_UQ_3YAG	Upper quartile PAYE earnings three years after graduation
PAYE_earnings_UQ_5YAG	Upper quartile PAYE earnings five years after graduation
provider_name	Provider name - Filter by name of provider
sex	Graduate sex - Filter by sex of graduates
subject_name	Subject studied - Filter by degree subject
sust_emp_fs_or_both_1YAG	Sustained employment further study or both one year after graduation
sust_emp_fs_or_both_3YAG	Sustained employment further study or both three years after graduation
sust_emp_fs_or_both_5YAG	Sustained employment further study or both five years after graduation
sust_emp_only_1YAG	Sustained employment only one year after graduation
sust_emp_only_3YAG	Sustained employment only three years after graduation
sust_emp_only_5YAG	Sustained employment only five years after graduation
sust_emp_with_or_without_fs_1YAG	Sustained employment with or without further study one year after graduation
sust_emp_with_or_without_fs_3YAG	Sustained employment with or without further study three years after graduation
sust_emp_with_or_without_fs_5YAG	Sustained employment with or without further study five years after graduation
total_earnings_include_1YAG	Number included in total earnings figures one year after graduation
total_earnings_include_3YAG	Number included in total earnings figures three years after graduation
total_earnings_include_5YAG	Number included in total earnings figures five years after graduation
total_earnings_LQ_1YAG	Lower quartile total earnings one year after graduation
total_earnings_LQ_3YAG	Lower quartile total earnings three years after graduation
total_earnings_LQ_5YAG	Lower quartile total earnings five years after graduation
total_earnings_median_1YAG	Median total earnings one year after graduation
total_earnings_median_3YAG	Median total earnings three years after graduation
total_earnings_median_5YAG	Median total earnings five years after graduation
total_earnings_UQ_1YAG	Upper quartile total earnings one year after graduation
total_earnings_UQ_3YAG	Upper quartile total earnings three years after graduation
total_earnings_UQ_5YAG	Upper quartile total earnings five years after graduation
ukprn	Provider reference number - Filter by provider reference number
unmatched_percent_1YAG	Unmatched graduates one year after graduation
unmatched_percent_3YAG	Unmatched graduates three years after graduation
unmatched_percent_5YAG	Unmatched graduates five years after graduation
xinstc01	Provider country - Filter by country of provider

Footnotes

1. Earnings figures are in pounds (£) and are rounded to the nearest £100 - excluding summary tables where further averages have been taken
2. A 'c' means data have been suppressed due to small numbers to prevent disclosure
3. All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
4. Employment outcome percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%

Weighted Earnings Data 1718

• Filename: weighted_earnings_EES.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2017-18

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
inst_region	Provider region - Filter by region of provider
provider_name	Provider name - Filter by name of provider
total_earnings_num_included_1_YAG	Number included in total earnings figures one year after graduation
total_earnings_num_included_3_YAG	Number included in total earnings figures three years after graduation
total_earnings_num_included_5_YAG	Number included in total earnings figures five years after graduation
total_LQ_1_YAG	Lower quartile total earnings one year after graduation
total_LQ_3_YAG	Lower quartile total earnings three years after graduation
total_LQ_5_YAG	Lower quartile total earnings five years after graduation
total_median_1_YAG	Median total earnings one year after graduation
total_median_3_YAG	Median total earnings three years after graduation
total_median_5_YAG	Median total earnings five years after graduation
total_UQ_1_YAG	Upper quartile total earnings one year after graduation
total_UQ_3_YAG	Upper quartile total earnings three years after graduation
total_UQ_5_YAG	Upper quartile total earnings five years after graduation
ukprn	Provider reference number - Filter by provider reference number
weighted_LQ_1_YAG	Weighted Lower quartile total earnings one year after graduation
weighted_LQ_3_YAG	Weighted Lower quartile total earnings three years after graduation
weighted_LQ_5_YAG	Weighted Lower quartile total earnings five years after graduation
weighted_median_1_YAG	Weighted Median total earnings one year after graduation
weighted_median_3_YAG	Weighted Median total earnings three years after graduation
weighted_median_5_YAG	Weighted Median total earnings five years after graduation
weighted_UQ_1_YAG	Weighted Upper quartile total earnings one year after graduation
weighted_UQ_3_YAG	Weighted Upper quartile total earnings three years after graduation
weighted_UQ_5_YAG	Weighted Upper quartile total earnings five years after graduation

Footnotes

1. Earnings figures are in pounds (£) and are rounded to the nearest £100 - excluding summary tables where further averages have been taken
2. All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals

Weighted Earnings Regional Impact 1718

• Filename: weighted_provider_distribution_EES.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2017-18

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
actual_median_over_5_percent_higher	Proportion of included institutions where actual median earnings are more than 5% higher than adjusted median earnings
actual_median_over_5_percent_lower	Proportion of included institutions where actual median earnings are more than 5% lower than adjusted median earnings
actual_median_within_5_percent	Proportion of included institutions where actual median earnings are within 5% of adjusted median earnings
inst_region	Institution Region - Filter by region of institution
provider_include	Number of institutions included in region