Tax year 2020-21

LEO Graduate and Postgraduate Outcomes

Data guidance

Published 6 July 2023

Description

Underlying data files for LEO: Graduate and postgraduate outcomes publication

Coverage

Employment and earnings outcomes for graduates and postgraduates of English Higher Education (HE) providers, one, three, five and ten years after graduation (YAG), 2014/15 to 2020/21 tax years. 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.

Underlying data

• Filename: underlying_data_2021_ees.csv
• Geographic levels: National; Regional
• Time period: 2014-15 to 2020-21
• Content:

  Description

  Underlying data file for LEO: Graduate and postgraduate outcomes publication

  Coverage

  Employment and earnings outcomes for UK domiciled graduates of English Higher Education providers, one, three, five and ten years after graduation (YAG), 2014/15 to 2020/21 tax years.

  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
age_band	Age band at start of study - Filter by Age band at start of study
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
ethnicity	Ethnicity broad - Filter by Ethnicity broad
ethnicity_detailed	Ethnicity detailed - Filter by Ethnicity detailed
ethnicity_with_chinese	Ethnicity broad (with Chinese) - Filter by Ethnicity broad (with Chinese)
fs_with_or_without_sust_emp	Further study with or without sustained employment
FSM	Free school meal status - Filter by Free school meal status
grads	Graduates
grads_uk	Graduates included in outcomes calculation
home_region	Region prior to HE study - Filter by Region prior to HE study
inst_type	Provider type - Filter by Provider type
matched	Matched graduates
no_sust_dest	No sustained destination
overseas_percent	Overseas graduates
POLAR4	Local area HE participation grouping - Filter by Local area HE participation grouping
prior_attainment	Prior attainment level - Filter by Prior attainment level
qualification_level	Qualification level - Filter by Qualification level
residence	Term time residence - Filter by Term time residence
sex	Graduate sex - Filter by Graduate sex
study_mode	Study mode - Filter by Study mode
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. Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100
4. Prior attainment defined by UCAS points achieved at A level.
5. POLAR quintile ranges from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 5 (most advantaged)
6. In contrast to the UK domicile section of this release, which looks at matched graduates only, employment and/or further study outcomes for international graduates are calculated as a percentage of all graduates, excluding only those identified by DWP/HMRC or SLC as permanently living overseas.
7. c = data has been supressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)
8. In the 2020/21 tax year, 1 YAG (one year after graduation) relates to those who graduated in the 2018/19 academic year, 3 YAG to graduates in 2016/17, 5 YAG to graduates in 2014/15 and 10 YAG to graduates in 2009/10.
9. Free school meals (FSM) eligibility is based on the school census records at any point between school years 6 and 11.

Full Cycle Movement data

• Filename: full_cycle_movement_underlying_data_2021_ees.csv
• Geographic levels: National; Regional
• Time period: 2020-21
• Content:

  Description

  Underlying data file for full cycle movement section of LEO: Graduate and postgraduate outcomes publication

  Coverage

  Employment and earnings outcomes for UK domiciled graduates of English Higher Education providers, one, three, five and ten years after graduation (YAG), 2014/15 to 2020/21 tax years.

  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
FSM	Free school meal status - Filter by Free school meal status
grads	Number of graduates
grads_uk	Graduates included in outcomes calculation
matched	Number of matched graduates
migration1	Migration to univeristy - Filter by Migration to university
migration2	Migration from univeristy - Filter by Migration from university
overseas_percent	percent of graduates that are overseas
POLAR4	Local area HE participation grouping - Filter by Local area HE participation grouping
prop_overall	Proportion of graduates
selective_status	Selective status - Filter by Selective status
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. POLAR quintile ranges from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 5 (most advantaged)
4. c = data has been supressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)
5. In the 2020/21 tax year, 1 YAG (one year after graduation) relates to those who graduated in the 2018/19 academic year, 3 YAG to graduates in 2016/17, 5 YAG to graduates in 2014/15 and 10 YAG to graduates in 2009/10.
6. Free school meals (FSM) eligibility is based on the school census records at any point between school years 6 and 11.

International Countries data

• Filename: int_top_20_underlying_data_2021_ees.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2014-15 to 2020-21
• Content:

  Description

  Underlying data file for international section of LEO: Graduate and postgraduate outcomes publication

  Coverage

  Employment and earnings outcomes for countries with top 20 largest first degree and level 7 cohorts (2018/19 academic year) of English Higher Education providers, one, three and five years after graduation (YAG), 2014/15 to 2020/21 tax years.

  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
qualification_level	Qualification level - Filter by Qualification level
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. Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100
4. In contrast to the UK domicile section of this release, which looks at matched graduates only, employment and/or further study outcomes for international graduates are calculated as a percentage of all graduates, excluding only those identified by DWP/HMRC or SLC as permanently living overseas.
5. The top 20 countries by graduate population were calculated from the 2019/20 tax year, one year after graduation (2017/18 academic year). These countries were used for subsequent analysis to allow for comparison between the remaining tax and academic years.
6. c = data has been supressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)
7. In the 2020/21 tax year, 1 YAG (one year after graduation) relates to those who graduated in the 2018/19 academic year, 3 YAG to graduates in 2016/17, 5 YAG to graduates in 2014/15 and 10 YAG to graduates in 2009/10.

Real Terms Earnings data

• Filename: real_terms_earnings_by_subject_2021_ees_copy.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2014-15 to 2020-21
• Content:

  Description

  Underlying data file for the real terms earnings analysis in LEO: Graduate and postgraduate outcomes publication

  Coverage

  Nominal and real terms earnings outcomes by subject studied for UK domiciled first degree and level 7 graduates of English Higher Education providers, one, three, five and ten years after graduation (YAG), 2014/15 to 2020/21 tax years.

  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
subject_name	Subject studied - Filter by Subject studied
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. Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100
3. The adjustment for inflation used the 2014/15 tax year as a base year, hence real earnings in this year are presented as equal to nominal earnings. For 2015/16 to 2020/21 nominal earnings were adjusted using Consumer Price Index (CPIH) inflation rates at the end of each tax year relative to the end of the previous tax year.
4. c = data has been supressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)
5. In the 2020/21 tax year, 1 YAG (one year after graduation) relates to those who graduated in the 2018/19 academic year, 3 YAG to graduates in 2016/17, 5 YAG to graduates in 2014/15 and 10 YAG to graduates in 2009/10.

Headline figures

• Filename: headline_figures_2021.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2020-21
• Content:

  Description

  Headline statistics for LEO: Graduate and postgraduate outcomes publication

  Coverage

  Headline employment and earnings outcomes for UK domiciled graduates and postgraduates of English Higher Education (HE) providers, five years after graduation (YAG), 2020/21 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%

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
eu_median_fd	EU domiciled median first degree graduate earnings five years after graduation
fsm_gap	Free school meals (FSM) graduate median earnings lower than non-FSM five years after graduation by
gender_gap	Female median earnings lower than male five years after graduation by
median_nominal_fd	Median first degree graduate earnings five years after graduation
median_nominal_l7t	Median level 7 (taught) postgraduate earnings five years after graduation
median_nominal_l8	Median level 8 postgraduate earnings five years after graduation
median_rte_fd	Real terms median first degree graduate earnings five years after graduation
non_eu_median_fd	Non-EU domiciled median first degree graduate earnings five years after graduation
sust_emp_fs_both_fd	First degree graduates in sustained employment, further study or both five years after graduation
sust_emp_fs_both_l7t	Level 7 (taught) postgraduates in sustained employment, further study or both five years after graduation
sust_emp_fs_both_l8	Level 8 postgraduates in sustained employment, further study or both five years after graduation

Industry data - industry flow 1-3 YAG

• Filename: industry_flow_data_1_3_yag_ees.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2014/15
• Content:

  Description

  Underlying data file for graduate industry flow analysis in the dashboard.

  Coverage

  2014/15 academic year graduates of English Higher Education providers, one and three years after graduation (YAG), employed in the 2016/17 and 2018/19 tax years.

  File formats and conventions

  Format

  Files are Comma Separated Value (CSV)

  Conventions

  • 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. x = there is no result (N/A)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
count	Number of graduates
industry_1_yag	Graduate industry of employment one year after graduation - Filter by Graduate industry of employment one year after graduation
industry_3_yag	Graduate industry of employment three year after graduation - Filter by Graduate industry of employment three year after graduation
qualification_TR	Qualification level - Filter by Qualification level
sex	Graduate sex - Filter by Graduate sex
subject_name	Subject studied - Filter by Subject studied

Industry data - industry flow 3-5 YAG

• Filename: industry_flow_data_3_5_yag_ees.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2014/15
• Content:

  Description

  Underlying data file for graduate industry flow analysis in the dashboard.

  Coverage

  2014/15 academic year graduates of English Higher Education providers, three and five years after graduation (YAG), employed in the 2018/19 and 2020/21 tax years.

  File formats and conventions

  Format

  Files are Comma Separated Value (CSV)

  Conventions

  • 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. x = there is no result (N/A)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
count	Number of graduates
industry_3_yag	Graduate industry of employment three year after graduation - Filter by Graduate industry of employment three year after graduation
industry_5_yag	Graduate industry of employment five year after graduation - Filter by Graduate industry of employment five year after graduation
qualification_TR	Qualification level - Filter by Qualification level
sex	Graduate sex - Filter by Graduate sex
subject_name	Subject studied - Filter by Subject studied

Industry data - regional

• Filename: regional_map_data_ees.csv
• Geographic levels: Regional
• Time period: 2020-21
• Content:

  Description

  Underlying data file for graduate industry regional analysis in the dashboard.

  Coverage

  Graduate populations of UK domiciled graduates of English Higher Education providers, one, three, five and ten years after graduation (YAG), 2020/21 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. x = there is no result (N/A)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
difference	Difference in number of graduates who studied in and are currently living in the region
difference_prop	The difference as a proportion
earnings_median	Median earnings of the graduates currently living in the region
living_in_region	Number of graduates currently living in region
number_of_providers	Number of providers for the combination of subject studied and industry
qualification_TR	Qualification level - Filter by Qualification level
SECTIONNAME	Industry section - Filter by Industry section of graduate employment
subject_name	Subject studied - Filter by Subject studied
trained_in_region	Number of graduates that studied in region
YAG	Years after graduation - Filter by Years after graduation

Industry data - regional movement

• Filename: regional_movement_data_ees.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2020-21
• Content:

  Description

  Underlying data file for graduate industry regional analysis in the dashboard.

  Coverage

  Graduate populations of UK domiciled graduates of English Higher Education providers, one, three, five and ten years after graduation (YAG), 2020/21 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. x = there is no result (N/A)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
count	Number of graduates
current_region	Graduates' current reigon of residence - Filter by Graduate current region of residence
inst_region	Graduates' higher education institution region - Filter by Graduate higher education institution region
qualification_TR	Qualification level - Filter by Qualification level
SECTIONNAME	Industry section - Filter by Industry section of graduate employment
subject_name	Subject studied - Filter by Subject studied
YAG	Years after graduation - Filter by Years after graduation

Industry data - 3 digit level

• Filename: tables_data_3digit_ees.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2020-21
• Content:

  Description

  Underlying data file for graduate industry tables up to the 3-digit SIC code level.

  Coverage

  Graduate populations of UK domiciled graduates of English Higher Education providers, one, three, five and ten years after graduation (YAG), 2020/21 tax year.

  File formats and conventions

  Format

  Files are Comma Separated Value (CSV)

  Conventions

  • 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. x = there is no result (N/A)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
count	Number of graduates
current_region	Current region - Filter by current region of residence
earnings_median	Median earnings
ethnicity	Ethnicicty broad - Filter by Ethnicity broad
FSM	Free school meal status - Filter by Free school meal status
group_name	Industry section group name - Filter by Industry section group of graduate employment (group name)
group_number_3dig	Industry section group number - Filter by Industry section group of graduate employment (group number)
prior_attainment	Prior attainment level - Filter by Prior attainment level
qualification_TR	Qualification level - Filter by Qualification level
SECTIONNAME	Industry section - Filter by Industry section of graduate employment
sex	Graduate sex - Filter by Graduate sex
subject_name	Subject studied - Filter by Subject studied
YAG	Years after graduation - Filter by Years after graduation