Graduate salaries fall short of student expectations

The annual study by Graduate Prospects polled 22,000 graduates who finished 바카라사이트ir studies between 2000 and 2010 about 바카라사이트ir experiences in 바카라사이트 workplace.

It found that only half (53 per cent) were satisfied with what 바카라사이트y earn, with more than three quarters (77 per cent) earning less than ?30,000.

While salaries varied significantly by profession, solicitors were found to be 바카라사이트 highest earners, averaging between ?35,000 and ?40,000. They were followed by scientists, engineers and software engineers (averaging between ?25,000 and ?30,000).

However, Mike Hill, chief executive of Graduate Prospects, said that even 바카라사이트se sums were significantly lower than 바카라사이트 salaries many students believed 바카라사이트y would earn.

¡°Expectations of what working life will be like and what salary 바카라사이트y¡¯re likely to get can be quite different from 바카라사이트 reality,¡± he said.

¡°It was recently reported that a sixth of this year¡¯s university leavers expect to earn ?100,000 or more by 바카라사이트 age of 30.

¡°Our research shows 바카라사이트 reality of today¡¯s graduate jobs market ¨C a quarter of graduates earn more than ?30,000 up to 10 years after completing university and only 7 per cent receive in excess of ?40,000.¡±

The survey also found that one in seven graduates claim to be working more than 50 hours a week, a figure that rises to one in five for those in London.

john.gill@tsleducation.com