The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2013

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1 The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2013 Research Briefing

2 Universities in the Survey St Andrews Glasgow Edinburgh Strathclyde A total of 18,252 final year Newcastle students were Durham Belfast interviewed in February for the 2013 survey. Lancaster York Leeds Liverpool Sheffield Manchester Nottingham Birmingham Aston Oxford Warwick Loughborough Cambridge Cardiff Bristol Southampton Exeter Reading Bath London Imperial College King s College School of Economics University College

3 Average A-level Qualifications UNIVERSITY Average A-Level UNIVERSITY Average A-Level Cambridge AAAA Southampton AAA+ Oxford AAAA Nottingham AAA+ London School of Economics AAA+ Birmingham AAA+ London Imperial College AAA+ Manchester AAA+ London University College AAA+ Newcastle AAA St Andrews AAA+ Sheffield AAA Warwick AAA+ Strathclyde AAA Durham AAA+ Cardiff AAA London King's College AAA+ Lancaster AAA Bristol AAA+ Leeds AAA Bath AAA+ Belfast Queens University AAA York AAA+ Liverpool AAB Exeter AAA+ Loughborough AAB Edinburgh AAA+ Aston ABB Glasgow AAA+ Reading ABB

4 Finalists Expected Degree Results 1st 21% % 2.2 5% 3rd <1% Other 1% <1% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percentage of finalists

5 Plans for After University

6 Finalists Plans for After University No definite plans Taking time off or going travelling 11% 11% 24% Expecting to start a graduate job Intending to do a postgraduate course 26% 8% 20% Expecting to be looking for a graduate job Expecting to take other work

7 44% of finalists expect to join the graduate job market in 2013

8 Finalists Expecting to Join the Graduate Job Market % 49% 40% 43% 42% 40% 39% 37% 35% 36% 40% 40% 40% 36% 36% 40% 42% 44% 30% 20% 10% 0%

9 Finalists Expecting to Join the Graduate Job Market in 2013 UNIVERSITY % UNIVERSITY % Aston 68 Leeds 42 Bath 55 London University College 42 London Imperial College 53 Sheffield 42 Loughborough 53 York 42 London School of Economics 52 Nottingham 41 Warwick 51 Cardiff 40 Reading 50 Manchester 40 Durham 47 Newcastle 40 Southampton 47 Belfast Queen s University 39 Bristol 46 Birmingham 39 Lancaster 44 Exeter 39 Strathclyde 44 Edinburgh 38 Cambridge 43 St Andrews 38 London King s College 43 Liverpool 36 Oxford 43 Glasgow 35

10 Finalists Expecting to Join the Graduate Job Market in 2013 Computer science & IT Business & management Engineering 56% 60% 65% Law Social sciences Science Languages Arts & humanities 45% 42% 40% 39% 36% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percentage of finalists

11 Applications for Employment

12 Total of All Job Applications by Finalists in CAREER SECTOR % CAREER SECTOR % Marketing 15.6 Human resources 8.0 Media 14.0 Finance 7.6 Consulting 13.5 General management 6.9 Teaching 13.2 Retailing 5.6 Charity or voluntary work 12.0 Buying or purchasing 4.5 Research & development 11.8 IT 3.9 Investment banking 11.7 Armed Forces 2.7 Accountancy 10.8 Transport or logistics 2.6 Law 9.6 Actuarial work 2.3 Engineering 8.6 Property 2.2 Sales 8.5 Police 1.7

13 Top Destination of Choice % 15% 11.7% 11.8% 12.7% 12.4% 13.4% 13.1% 13.7% 15.2% 14.1% 15.6% 15.6% 10% 5% 0% Media Media Media Teaching Media Media Media Teaching Media Marketing Marketing

14 Applicants for Marketing 20% 16% 15.6% 15.6% 12% 10.8% 11.2% 11.7% 11.0% 11.8% 11.4% 12.6% 13.9% 13.6% 8% 4% 0%

15 Applicants for Consulting 20% 16% 12% 9.6% 10.2% 9.9% 10.3% 10.2% 10.8% 9.8% 10.6% 11.5% 12.3% 13.5% 8% 4% 0%

16 Applicants for Investment Banking 20% 16% 12% 9.0% 10.5% 10.8% 11.1% 12.4% 12.6% 8.7% 10.1% 11.5% 11.9% 11.7% 8% 4% 0%

17 Applicants for IT 20% 16% 12% 8% 4% 6.1% 5.7% 5.2% 5.2% 4.4% 3.5% 3.7% 3.5% 3.9% 3.9% 3.9% 0%

18 When Finalists Made or Expected to Make Applications in During penultimate year During summer holidays September 2012 October November December January 2013 February March or April May or June July, August or later 21% 15% 15% 20% 25% 25% 25% 19% 16% 14% 16% Not planning to apply 24% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percentage of finalists

19 Early Applicants % 42% 40% 30% 25% 29% 29% 27% 28% 28% 31% 31% 34% 37% 20% 10% 0%

20 Number of Applications Made by the end of February , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

21 Expectations of First Employer

22 Type of Organisation Job Hunters Wanted to Join Major national or international company 46% Small or medium-sized firm 19% Government or public sector organisation 13% Academic institution 8% Artistic institution or company 6% Own business or freelance 4% Voluntary sector organisation 4% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Percentage of job hunters

23 Preferred Location of First Employer 4% Overseas - 21% 1% 5% 2% 3% <1% 4% 1% 1% 50% 4% 4%

24 Preferred Location of First Employer UNIVERSITY 1st choice UNIVERSITY 1st choice Aston London London King's College London Bath London London School of Economics London Belfast Queens University N. Ireland London University College London Birmingham London Loughborough London Bristol London Manchester London Cambridge London Newcastle London Cardiff London Nottingham London Durham London Oxford London Edinburgh London Reading London Exeter London St Andrews London Glasgow Scotland Sheffield London Lancaster London Southampton London Leeds London Strathclyde Scotland Liverpool London Warwick London London Imperial College London York London

25 Mobility of Student Job Hunters Home stay University settlers 10% 11% 39% Jet setters Savers 11% 29% Returners

26 Average Expected Starting Salaries UNIVERSITY AVERAGE UNIVERSITY AVERAGE London School of Economics 28,700 Lancaster 22,100 Oxford 26,500 St Andrews 22,100 London Imperial College 26,400 Manchester 21,900 Warwick 26,300 Birmingham 21,700 Cambridge 26,200 Edinburgh 21,600 Bath 25,600 Leeds 21,600 Durham 25,200 Sheffield 21,400 London King's College 25,000 York 21,400 London University College 24,900 Strathclyde 21,300 Aston 23,300 Newcastle 21,200 Bristol 23,200 Reading 21,000 Loughborough 22,600 Glasgow 20,700 Exeter 22,400 Cardiff 20,500 Nottingham 22,300 Liverpool 20,400 Southampton 22,200 Belfast Queens University 19,200

27 Finalists Expecting Starting Salary Computer science & IT Law Engineering Business & management Social Science Science Languages Arts & Humanities 25,700 25,000 24,600 23,300 22,700 22,500 20,800 20, ,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 Average expected starting salary

28 The Future

29 Expectations by the Age of 30 Own your own house or flat 73% Be married Lived and worked in a different country 58% 55% Have achieved a professional qualification Had holidays in at least ten foreign countries Have completed a postgraduate course Have children Have reached a senior management position 44% 41% 39% 36% 30% Have worked for three or more organisations Be earning at least 100,000 per year Set up own business Have taken a career break 21% 16% 15% 12% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percentage of final year students

30 Students Job Hunting

31 Students Job Hunting University Careers Services Employers Graduate Websites Employers Graduate Brochures Campus Presentations 95% 83% 60% 55% Recruitment Guides Social Media Recruitment Websites Up to 48% Campus Careers Fairs 46% Up to 42% Up to 30%

32 When Finalists Started their Job Search Before university Final year of university 30% 18% 20% First year of university 32% Penultimate year of university

33 Finalists who Started their Job Search Before their Final Year at University 100% 80% 60% 57% 57% 61% 61% 63% 64% 70% 40% 20% 0%

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35 Which employer do you think offers the best opportunities for graduates?

36 PwC Army MI5 - The Security Service 76 NEW Channel Deloitte Microsoft Mars Santander 3 4 Teach First L Oréal Deutsche Bank Herbert Smith Freehills 4 3 KPMG Shell Boston Consulting Group EDF Energy 5 7 Civil Service McKinsey & Company Boots UBS 6 5 Aldi Lidl British Airways 81 NEW Coca-Cola 7 8 Ernst & Young Marks & Spencer ExxonMobil Diageo 8 6 NHS Lloyds Banking Group European Commission GE 9 10 John Lewis Partnership Allen & Overy Dept. for International Development 84 NEW Morrisons Google Sky BT Oxfam 11 9 BBC Clifford Chance Atkins Grant Thornton Barclays Sainsbury s Credit Suisse Lloyd s of London Unilever Morgan Stanley Police Royal Navy BP Arup DLA Piper RAF Tesco Apple Local Government Airbus Accenture BAE Systems Bank of America Merrill Lynch 91 NEW Danone HSBC Linklaters Penguin 92 NEW BlackRock Goldman Sachs Nestlé Hogan Lovells 93 NEW Balfour Beatty GlaxoSmithKline Slaughter and May Foreign & Commonwealth Office 94 NEW Newton Europe IBM Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 70 NEW Siemens Network Rail Jaguar Land Rover Citi Bain & Company Kraft Foods J.P. Morgan McDonald s 72 NEW Baker & McKenzie 97 NEW Thomson Reuters Procter & Gamble ASDA 73 NEW Red Bull Centrica Rolls-Royce Cancer Research UK Co-operative Group Transport for London RBS Group WPP Arcadia Group National Grid