Tax year 2022-23

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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• Produced by: Department for Education
• Published: 26 June 2025

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• Time series: Proportions of graduates in employment, further study or both

  Five years after graduation, tax years 2016-17 to 2022-23

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• Graduate movement between regions before, during and after study

  Patterns of movement from home to study region and after study to current region, one, three and five years after graduation among UK domiciled first degree graduates, 2022-23 tax year

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• Outcomes and earnings at CAH3 subject level

  The median earnings and proportion of graduates in employment or further study, shown at the most granular subject level (CAH3 subjects), 2022-23 tax year

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• Outcomes by ethnicity

  Employment outcomes for graduates five years after graduation, in the 2022-23 tax year

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• Earnings by ethnicity

  Median earnings for graduates five years after graduation, in the 2022-23 tax year

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• Outcomes by HE participation of local area (POLAR)

  Employment outcomes for young (under 21 at start of course) first degree graduates five years after graduation, in the 2022-23 tax year

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• Earnings by HE participation of local area (POLAR)

  Median earnings for young (under 21 at start of course) first degree graduates five years after graduation, in the 2022-23 tax year

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• Headline figures

  National

  Headline statistics for the LEO graduate and postgraduate outcomes publication,

  • Number of rows: 1
  • Indicators:
    • EU domiciled median first degree graduate earnings five years after graduation
    • Female first degree graduate earnings lower than male five years after graduation by
    • First degree graduates in sustained employment, further study or both five years after graduation
  • Time period: 2022-23

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• Outcomes and earnings data

  National

  The primary dataset for the LEO graduate and postgraduate outcomes publication, containing employment outcomes and earnings of graduates by qualification level, subject studied and graduate characteristics.

  • Number of rows: 187,487
  • Indicators:
    • Activity not captured
    • Further study with or without sustained employment
    • Graduates
  • Filters:
    • Age band at start of study
    • Domicile
    • Ethnicity
  • Time period: 2016-17 to 2022-23

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• Real terms earnings data

  National

  Nominal earnings and real terms earnings, by subject studied for UK domiciled first degree and level 7 graduates of English Higher Education providers.

  • Number of rows: 3,136
  • Indicators:
    • Graduates
    • Graduates included in earnings figures
    • Graduates included in outcomes calculation
  • Filters:
    • Qualification level
    • Subject studied
    • Years after graduation
  • Time period: 2016-17 to 2022-23

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• Job quality underlying data

  National

  Underlying dataset for the job quality sections of the LEO graduate and postgraduate outcomes publication, containing mean job quality scores by region and earnings bands.

  • Number of rows: 104
  • Indicators:
    • Mean job quality score
    • Sample size
    • Standard error
  • Filters:
    • Earnings band
    • Region after HE study
  • Time period: 2019-20 to 2022-23

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• CAH level 3 subject data

  National

  Employment outcomes and earnings data at a more granular subject level, using CAH3 level subjects.

  • Number of rows: 36,652
  • Indicators:
    • Activity not captured
    • Further study with or without sustained employment
    • Graduates
  • Filters:
    • Graduate sex
    • Qualification level
    • Subject studied by CAH Level 3 subject group
  • Time period: 2016-17 to 2022-23

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• Graduate movement data

  National

  Data showing the regional movement of graduates before, during and after study.

  • Number of rows: 4,872
  • Indicators:
    • Graduates included in outcomes calculation
    • Number of graduates
    • Number of matched graduates
  • Filters:
    • Free school meal status
    • Local area HE participation grouping
    • Migration from univeristy
  • Time period: 2016-17 to 2022-23

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• International countries data

  National

  Employment outcomes and earnings data for international graduates of English Higher Education providers, for the top 20 countries that had the largest first degree and level 7 cohorts (2020/21 academic year).

  • Number of rows: 2,520
  • Indicators:
    • Activity not captured
    • Further study with or without sustained employment
    • Graduates
  • Filters:
    • Country name
    • Domicile
    • Graduate sex
  • Time period: 2016-17 to 2022-23

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• Industry data - 3 digit SIC level

  National

  Underlying dataset for the industry and subject tables in the industry dashboard, showing the number of graduates and median graduate earnings in each industry up to the 3-digit Standard Industry Classification (SIC) code level.

  • Number of rows: 564,157
  • Indicators:
    • Median earnings
    • Number of graduates
  • Filters:
    • Current region
    • Ethnicity
    • Free school meal status
  • Time period: 2022-23

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• Industry data - 5 digit SIC level

  National

  A more granular breakdown of industry data, showing the number of graduates and median graduate earnings in each industry up to the 5-digit Standard Industry Classification (SIC) code level.

  • Number of rows: 799,041
  • Indicators:
    • Median earnings
    • Number of graduates
  • Filters:
    • Current region
    • Ethnicity
    • Free school meal status
  • Time period: 2022-23

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• Industry data - industry flow 1-3 YAG

  National

  Underlying dataset for the industry flow analysis in the industry dashboard, showing movement between industries of graduates from academic year 2016/17 at one and three years after graduation.

  • Number of rows: 29,660
  • 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: 2016/17

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• Industry data - industry flow 3-5 YAG

  National

  Underlying dataset for the industry flow analysis in the industry dashboard, showing movement between industries of graduates from academic year 2016/17 at three and five years after graduation.

  • Number of rows: 30,855
  • 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: 2016/17

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• Industry data - regional

  Regional

  Underlying dataset for the regional analysis in the industry dashboard, showing by industry and subject studied the number of graduates training in and living in each region and median earnings by region.

  • Number of rows: 56,103
  • 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: 2022-23

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• Industry data - regional movement

  National

  Underlying dataset for the regional analysis in the industry dashboard, showing by industry and subject studied the movement of graduates from region of Higher Education provider to current region.

  • Number of rows: 215,220
  • Indicators:
    • Number of graduates
  • Filters:
    • Graduates' current reigon of residence
    • Graduates' higher education institution region
    • Industry section
  • Time period: 2022-23

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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 presents four types of information on four dashboard pages:  

• The industry flow page provides information about which industries graduates worked in one, three and five years after graduation. 
• The regional page  provides information about the regions in which graduates studied and subsequently lived one, three, five and ten years after graduation.
• The industry by subject page presents information about the industries that graduates worked in up to ten years after graduation. 
• The subject by industry page presents information about the subject areas studied by graduates who were working in different industries.

You can download tables that you create in the dashboard as CSV files. The underlying data files are available in the ‘Explore data and files’ section of this release and in the EES table tool.

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Description

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The publication methodology, available on the publication report, should be referenced alongside this data. It provides information on the data sources, their coverage and quality as well as explaining methodology used in producing the data.

Coverage

Employment and earnings outcomes for graduates and postgraduates of English Higher Education (HE) providers, one, three, five and ten years after graduation (YAG), 2016/17 to 2022/23 tax years. UK domiciled and International (EU and non-EU domiciled) outcomes are separated.

File formats and conventions

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
• Any differences in outcome percentages or earnings are calculated using unrounded values
• 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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