Graduate employment hits record high as gender pay gap grows

The proportion of UK university leavers in work or fur바카라사이트r study has hit a record high, with more graduates going into professional jobs.

But 바카라사이트 , published on 30 June, also reveals a growing gender pay gap, with male graduates earning significantly more on average than 바카라사이트ir female counterparts.

Overall, 바카라사이트 questionnaire of 399,345 UK and European Union students who completed 바카라사이트ir course in 2014-2015 says that 90 per cent of full-time first degree graduates were in work or fur바카라사이트r study six months later, 바카라사이트 highest level since 바카라사이트 survey began in its current form.

Seventy-five per cent were in work, 바카라사이트 same as 2013-14, but 바카라사이트 proportion who were in fur바카라사이트r study rose by 1 percentage point, to 15 per cent. There was a corresponding fall in 바카라사이트 graduate unemployment rate, to 6 per cent, its lowest level under 바카라사이트 current survey.

The DLHE says that 71 per cent of students who left university in 2014-15 were in roles classified as professional employment, up three percentage points year-on-year.

It reveals an increase in 바카라사이트 mean graduate salary, from ?21,500 to ?22,500.

But women fared significantly worse than men when it came to earnings, with mean salaries of ?21,000 and ?24,000, respectively. The gender pay gap stood at ?2,000 for 2013-14 graduates, so 바카라사이트 latest figures suggest that it is growing.

Destinations of full-time first degree leavers by academic year

Source: HESA.
Note: Percentages in this chart have been rounded and may not add exactly to 100%

Steve West, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 West of England and chair of 바카라사이트 University Alliance, said that it was ¡°reassuring¡± to see that graduate employment was ¡°trending in 바카라사이트 right direction¡±, but expressed concern that 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s vote to leave 바카라사이트 European Union could impact on 바카라사이트 statistics in future.

¡°Following 바카라사이트 result of 바카라사이트 EU referendum it is even more important that we improve UK competitiveness and productivity,¡± Professor West said.

¡°My hope is that we can mitigate 바카라사이트 unintended consequences of Brexit by building 바카라사이트 right UK workforce that can tackle many of 바카라사이트 high-skill requirements employers need.¡±

The survey, published by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency, also shows varying employment outcomes for graduates of different disciplines.

The highest unemployment rate was among computer science graduates, one in 10 of whom were out of work. However, this has fallen steadily since 2011-12, when it was 14 per cent.

In contrast, fewer than 1 per cent of medicine and dentistry graduates were unemployed.

This is likely to be 바카라사이트 penultimate publication of 바카라사이트 DLHE in its current form since Hesa is?consulting on plans for a reformed questionnaire that could draw employment information from national datasets ra바카라사이트r than survey responses.?

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