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Tax year 2021-22
LEO Graduate and Postgraduate Outcomes
Data guidance
Published
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)
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.
Industry data - industry flow 1-3 YAG
Filename
industry_flow_data_1_3_yag.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2015/16
Content
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)
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
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)
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
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)
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
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)
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
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)
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_major
Ethnicity - Filter by Ethnicity
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
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)
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
region_name_origin
Region prior to HE study - Filter by Region prior to HE study
selective_status
Selective status - Filter by Selective status
unmatched_percent
Unmatched graduates
YAG
Years after graduation - Filter by Years after graduation
Footnotes
All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
Employment outcome percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%; differences in outcome percentages are calculated using unrounded values.
POLAR quintile ranges from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 5 (most advantaged)
c = data has been suppressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)
In the 2021/22 tax year, 1 YAG (one year after graduation) relates to those who graduated in the 2019/20 academic year, 3 YAG to graduates in 2017/18, 5 YAG to graduates in 2015/16 and 10 YAG to graduates in 2010/11.
Free school meals (FSM) status is based on the school census records at any point between school years 6 and 11.
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)
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_of_domicile
Country name - Filter by Country name
country_of_domicile_grouped
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
All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
Employment outcome percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%; differences in outcome percentages are calculated using unrounded values.
Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100; percent changes and differences in earnings are calculated using unrounded values.
c = data has been suppressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)
In the 2021/22 tax year, 1 YAG (one year after graduation) relates to those who graduated in the 2019/20 academic year, 3 YAG to graduates in 2017/18, 5 YAG to graduates in 2015/16 and 10 YAG to graduates in 2010/11.
The top 20 countries by graduate population were calculated from the 2021/22 tax year, one year after graduation (2019/20 academic year). These countries were used for subsequent analysis to allow for comparison between the remaining tax and academic years.
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.
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
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
All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100; percent changes and differences in earnings are calculated using unrounded values.
c = data has been suppressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)
The adjustment for inflation used the 2015/16 tax year as a base year, hence real earnings in this year are presented as equal to nominal earnings. For 2016/17 to 2021/22 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.
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)
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
country_of_domicile_grouped
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_minor
Ethnicity - Filter by Ethnicity
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
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
region_name_current
Region after HE study - Filter by Region after HE study
region_name_origin
Region prior to HE study - Filter by Region prior to HE study
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
All populations are rounded to the nearest 5 full-person equivalent (FPE) individuals
Employment outcome percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%; differences in outcome percentages are calculated using unrounded values.
Earnings figures are rounded to the nearest £100; percent changes and differences in earnings are calculated using unrounded values.
Prior attainment defined by UCAS points achieved at A level.
POLAR quintile ranges from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 5 (most advantaged)
c = data has been suppressed due to small numbers. z = there is no result (N/A)
In the 2021/22 tax year, 1 YAG (one year after graduation) relates to those who graduated in the 2019/20 academic year, 3 YAG to graduates in 2017/18, 5 YAG to graduates in 2015/16 and 10 YAG to graduates in 2010/11.
Free school meals (FSM) status is based on the school census records at any point between school years 6 and 11.
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.
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%
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
eu_median_fd
EU domiciled first degree graduate median 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
First degree graduate median earnings five years after graduation
median_nominal_l7t
Level 7 (taught) postgraduate median earnings five years after graduation
median_nominal_l8
Level 8 postgraduate median earnings five years after graduation
median_rte_fd
Real terms first degree graduate median earnings five years after graduation
non_eu_median_fd
Non-EU domiciled first degree graduate median 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