Key Points - All UK HEIs
First degrees
* In 2007/08, there were 200,090 full-time first degree graduates whose destinations were known, compared to 190,385 in 2006/07. In 2007/08, 62% (124,065) were in employment only, 64% in 2006/07; 8% (15,265) were in a combination of work and study, 9% in 2006/07; 17% (33,170) were involved in further study only, 16% in 2006/07; and 8% (16,835) were assumed to be unemployed, 6% in 2006/07. (See Table 1.)
* Of the full-time first degree graduates whose destinations were known and reported as being in employment only, 96% (118,920) were employed in the UK, the same as in 2006/07. (See Table 1.)
* In 2007/08 of the full-time first degree graduates who were employed in the UK, 30% of these posts were classified as Associate professional & technical occupations, 32% in 2006/07, 27% as Professional occupations, the same as in 2006/07, 12% as Administrative & secretarial occupations, 13% in 2006/07 and 11% as Sales & customer service occupations, 10% in 2006/07. These are the occupational groups with the highest proportions of posts. (See Table 4a.)
Subjects of study
* Unemployment rates for full-time first degree graduates whose destinations were known varied between subjects, ranging from those which have traditionally low rates of unemployment, such as Medicine & dentistry 0% and Education 3%, to 12% for Mass communications & documentation and 14% for Computer science. (See Table 3.)
Salary
* Of those first degree graduates (both full-time and part-time) reported as being in full-time paid employment in the UK in 2007/08, 52% disclosed their salary. The median salary reported (to the nearest £500) was £20,000, (£19,000 in 2006/07). The lower quartile was £15,000 and the upper quartile £24,000. The mean salary was £20,500 (£20,000 in 2006/07). (See Table 5.)
Part-time
* In 2007/08, of the 21,885 part-time first degree graduates whose destinations were known, 66% (14,520) were in employment only, compared to 69% in 2006/07; 15% (3,305) were in a combination of work and study, the same as in 2006/07; 6% (1,350) were involved in further study only, the same as in 2006/07; and 5% (1,155) were assumed to be unemployed, 4% in 2006/07. (See Table 2.)
Foundation degree
* In 2007/08, there were 10,150 foundation degree graduates (both full-time and part-time) whose destinations were known, compared to 8,425 in 2006/07. In 2007/08, 37% (3,715) reported their first destination as employment only, compared to 34% in 2006/07; 25% (2,580) were in a combination of work and study, compared to 26% in 2006/07; 32% (3,285) were involved in further study only, 35% in 2006/07; and 3% (300) were assumed to be unemployed, 2% in 2006/07. (See Tables 1 and 2.)
Other undergraduates
* In 2007/08, of the 33,920 leavers (both full-time and part-time) who obtained undergraduate diplomas and certificates (excluding foundation degrees and professional graduate certificate in education) and whose destinations were known, 61% (20,755) were in employment only, 59% in 2006/07; 16% (5,280) were in a combination of work and study, the same as in 2006/07; 16% (5,355) were in further study only, 17% in 2006/07; and 4% (1,265) were assumed to be unemployed, the same as in 2006/07. (See Tables 1 and 2.)
Postgraduates
* Of the 57,035 former postgraduate students (both full-time and part-time excluding postgraduate certificate in education) whose destinations were known, 75% (42,610) were in employment only, 73% in 2006/07; 10% (5,460) were in a combination of work and study, compared to 12% in 2006/07; 8% (4,405) were involved in further study only, the same as in 2006/07; and 4% (2,280) were assumed to be unemployed, 3% in 2006/07. (See Tables 1 and 2.)
Gender
* Overall, in 2007/08 8% of males whose destinations were known were assumed to be unemployed, compared to 5% of females; 6% and 4% respectively in 2006/07. (See Tables 1 and 2 and previous SFR, ref notes to editors 4.)
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