Tax year 2021-22

LEO Graduate and Postgraduate Outcomes

Earnings and employment for higher education university graduates & postgraduates by subject studied and characteristics. Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO).

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  • Industry data - industry flow 1-3 YAG

    National

    Description Underlying data file for graduate industry flow analysis in the dashboard. Coverage 2015/16 academic year graduates of English Higher Education providers, one and three years after graduation (YAG), employed in the 2017/18 and 2019/20 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 suppressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

    Number of rows
    29,236
    Indicators
    • Number of graduates
    Filters
    • Graduate industry of employment one year after graduation
    • Graduate industry of employment three year after graduation
    • Graduate sex
    Time period
    2015/16
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  • Industry data - industry flow 3-5 YAG

    National

    Description Underlying data file for graduate industry flow analysis in the dashboard. Coverage 2015/16 academic year graduates of English Higher Education providers, three and five years after graduation (YAG), employed in the 2019/20 and 2021/22 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 suppressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

    Number of rows
    28,946
    Indicators
    • Number of graduates
    Filters
    • Graduate industry of employment five year after graduation
    • Graduate industry of employment three year after graduation
    • Graduate sex
    Time period
    2015/16
    Create table using Industry data - industry flow 3-5 YAG
  • Industry data - regional

    Regional

    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), 2021/22 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 suppressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

    Number of rows
    54,309
    Indicators
    • Difference in number of graduates who studied in and are currently living in the region
    • Median earnings of the graduates currently living in the region
    • Number of graduates currently living in region
    Filters
    • Industry section
    • Qualification level
    • Subject studied
    Time period
    2021-22
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  • Industry data - regional movement

    National

    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), 2021/22 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 suppressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

    Number of rows
    211,852
    Indicators
    • Number of graduates
    Filters
    • Graduates' current reigon of residence
    • Graduates' higher education institution region
    • Industry section
    Time period
    2021-22
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  • Industry data - 3 digit level

    National

    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), 2021/22 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 suppressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

    Number of rows
    553,540
    Indicators
    • Median earnings
    • Number of graduates
    Filters
    • Current region
    • Ethnicity
    • Free school meal status
    Time period
    2021-22
    Create table using Industry data - 3 digit level
  • Full Cycle Movement data

    National

    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), 2015/16 to 2021/22 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 suppressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

    Number of rows
    740
    Indicators
    • Unmatched graduates
    • percent of graduates that are overseas
    • Number of graduates
    Filters
    • Free school meal status
    • Local area HE participation grouping
    • Migration from univeristy
    Time period
    2021-22
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  • International Countries data

    National

    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 (2019/20 academic year) of English Higher Education providers, one, three and five years after graduation (YAG), 2015/16 to 2021/22 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 suppressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

    Number of rows
    2,520
    Indicators
    • Graduates included in earnings figures
    • Lower quartile of earnings of graduates
    • Median earnings of graduates
    Filters
    • Country name
    • Domicile
    • Graduate sex
    Time period
    2015-16 to 2021-22
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  • Real Terms Earnings data

    National

    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), 2015/16 to 2021/22 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 suppressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A

    Number of rows
    3,136
    Indicators
    • Graduates included in earnings figures
    • Lower quartile of earnings of graduates
    • Median nominal earnings
    Filters
    • Qualification level
    • Subject studied
    • Years after graduation
    Time period
    2015-16 to 2021-22
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  • Underlying data

    National

    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), 2015/16 to 2021/22 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 suppressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

    Number of rows
    187,251
    Indicators
    • Lower quartile of earnings of graduates
    • Median earnings of graduates
    • Upper quartile of earnings of graduates
    Filters
    • Domicile
    • Years after graduation
    • Qualification level
    Time period
    2015-16 to 2021-22
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  • Headline figures

    National

    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), 2021/22 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%

    Number of rows
    1
    Indicators
    • EU domiciled first degree graduate median earnings five years after graduation
    • Female median earnings lower than male five years after graduation by
    • First degree graduate median earnings five years after graduation
    Time period
    2021-22
    Create table using Headline figures

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Data dashboards

Data dashboards provide an alternative route to explore a statistical release's data, presenting key statistics and further insights, often via graphical visualisations.

Graduate Industry Dashboard 

To view the LEO graduate industry dashboard, please use the following link: LEO graduate industry dashboard (opens in new tab)  

The dashboard is split into four themes:   

  • Interactive Sankey charts that show the longitudinal journey of the five year after graduation (YAG) cohort. This shows the number of graduates working in each industry for the selected subject area at one, three and five years after graduation.  
  • Regional analysis that compares the number of graduates who studied in and are currently living in each region.  

Tables that show proportions and median earnings for combinations of industry, subject, qualification level, sex, prior attainment, current region, ethnicity and FSM status:  

  • Subject by industry tables, which show for the selected subject, which industries those graduates work in at the selected year after graduation. These tables are also expandable to the 3-digit SIC code level providing more granular breakdowns for each of the industry sections.   
  • Industry by subject tables, which show for the selected industry, what subjects the graduates working in that industry studied.   

Once you have created a table in the dashboard table tabs, you can download it as a CSV. The underlying data files are also available in the ‘Explore data and files’ section of this release, and in the EES table tool. 


Data guidance

Description of the data sets included in this release, including information on data sources, coverage, quality and any data conventions used.

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), 2015/16 to 2021/22 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 suppressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)

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If you have a specific enquiry about LEO Graduate and Postgraduate Outcomes statistics and data:

Higher Education Graduate Outcomes Analysis

Email: he.leo@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Amy Wilson

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