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Degree Outcomes Dashboard

Real graduate earnings tracked through HMRC tax records. Actual salary data for UK graduates 1, 3, 5, and 10 years after university.

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Earnings Trajectories

Median, lower and upper quartile earnings at 1, 3, 5, and 10 years after graduation

Regional Breakdown

Compare graduate earnings across 12 UK regions

Gender Pay Gap

Male vs female earnings data for every subject

All-Subject Comparison

Side-by-side comparison table of all 28 degree subjects

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Median Salary (5yr)

£38,000

+21% vs average

Employment Rate (5yr)

86.4%

National avg: 88.6%

Graduates Tracked

11,560

Cohort: 2016/2017

Salary Range (5yr)

£27,400 – £54,000

25th \u2013 75th percentile

Earnings Trajectory

Median annual earnings after graduation (2022-23)

Salary Trend Over Time

Computing graduate median earnings at 5 years, across all available tax years

Earnings by Region

Computing graduates, 5 years after (2022-23)

Gender Pay Comparison

After

Male£38,700

9,980 graduates

Female£34,300

1,580 graduates

Gender pay gap: £4,400 (11.4%)

All Subjects Comparison

UK first-degree graduates, 5 years after graduation (2022-23)

Subject	Median	25th	75th	Employed	Graduates
Medicine and dentistry	£53,300	£46,400	£61,700	92.9%	6,955
Economics	£50,400	£36,100	£67,500	88.8%	5,480
Physics and astronomy	£42,000	£32,500	£58,000	89.4%	3,060
Engineering	£41,600	£32,500	£52,600	89.5%	13,010
Mathematical sciences	£41,600	£31,400	£56,900	89.9%	6,230
Veterinary sciences	£40,200	£29,200	£48,900	94.2%	920
Medical sciences	£38,700	£30,300	£48,200	92.6%	3,110
Computing	£38,000	£27,400	£54,000	86.4%	11,560
Politics	£35,400	£27,400	£48,900	85.6%	5,190
Chemistry	£35,400	£28,800	£46,700	91.9%	3,365
Nursing and midwifery	£34,300	£26,300	£41,200	93.5%	20,390
Languages and area studies	£33,900	£26,600	£45,300	84.4%	5,285
Business and management	£33,200	£25,200	£46,400	86.6%	35,265
Allied health	£32,100	£23,700	£39,600	90.5%	9,950
Law	£32,100	£24,500	£46,000	87.9%	11,270
Biosciences	£31,400	£24,800	£40,200	90.1%	10,430
Philosophy and religious studies	£31,300	£24,100	£41,200	84.2%	3,475
History and archaeology	£31,000	£24,500	£40,500	88.6%	11,225
Materials and technology	£30,700	£22,600	£41,600	85.7%	1,495
Combined and general studies	£29,200	£17,500	£42,300	80.5%	4,520
English studies	£28,800	£22,600	£35,800	87.4%	11,570
Sport and exercise sciences	£28,500	£23,000	£34,700	91.1%	9,325
Psychology	£28,100	£22,300	£35,000	89.3%	13,340
Health and social care	£28,100	£20,100	£36,900	90.4%	6,130
Education and teaching	£27,400	£19,700	£33,600	89.7%	15,485
Creative arts and design	£25,600	£19,300	£32,500	84.9%	21,055
Performing arts	£24,500	£17,900	£30,700	87.9%	12,480

Source: LEO Graduate and Postgraduate Outcomes, Department for Education (2016-17 to 2022-23)

Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Earnings for UK-domiciled first-degree graduates in sustained employment.

Data: LEO Graduate Outcomes, Department for Education. Tax year 2022-23.