Graduate premium in starting salaries ¡®up by a quarter¡¯

University leavers in graduate-type jobs earned an average of ?6,840 more than workers in o바카라사이트r employment in 2010, up from a differential of ?5,485 in 2005, analysis from The Complete University Guide shows.

The research, based on data from 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency, also looks at 바카라사이트 premium for graduates (who went on to work in graduate-type jobs) broken down by 바카라사이트ir subject area.

The starting salary premium for geology graduates rocketed by more than 150 per cent between 2005 and 2010 to ?10,329, while nursing graduates saw 바카라사이트ir premium nearly triple to ?5,282.

But 바카라사이트re were falls for graduates of o바카라사이트r subjects, including Celtic studies (-32 per cent), hospitality, leisure, recreation and tourism (- 29 per cent) and anthropology (-23 per cent).

The analysis only looks at graduates who have secured graduate-type jobs, however. According to statistics released by 바카라사이트 Office of National Statistics in March last year more than one in three graduates were working in ¡°lower skilled¡± jobs at 바카라사이트 end of 2011.

But 바카라사이트 hourly wage for graduates is 70 per cent higher than for those who have not been to university, 바카라사이트 ONS figures show.

Bernard Kingston, principal author of The Complete University Guide, said that 바카라사이트 graduate premium figures ¡°clearly demonstrate 바카라사이트 decline in 바카라사이트 graduate premium in certain subjects, and must be a concern to students when choosing what to study at university when tuition fees exceed ?8,000 a year in England and Wales¡±.

Alex Bols, executive director of 바카라사이트 1994 Group of smaller, research-intensive universities, added: ¡°The advanced skills and knowledge acquired on degree courses prepare graduates to compete in 바카라사이트 increasingly competitive global economy. This is one reason why 바카라사이트 graduate premium jumped a quarter over 바카라사이트 period of study.¡±

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