Real Earnings Data

Salary Explorer

Compare graduate earnings across every subject. Real salary data from HMRC tax records — 15 months, 3 years & 5 years post-graduation.

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21 subjects · Full-time · Starting salary (15 months)

Median Graduate Salary by Subject

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Trajectory key:15 months3 years5 years
Medicine & Dentistry
£37,000
£37,000£24,000£23,500-36% over 5yrs
Education
£36,000
£36,000£26,500£28,000-22% over 5yrs
Computer Science
£30,000
£30,000£29,000£34,000+13% over 5yrs
Mass Communications & Documentation
£30,000
£30,000£20,000£23,500-22% over 5yrs
Languages
£30,000
£30,000£38,500£49,000+63% over 5yrs
Law
£29,500
£29,500£30,000£35,500+20% over 5yrs
Subjects Allied to Medicine
£28,000
£28,000£26,000£30,500+9% over 5yrs
Politics
£28,000
£28,000£22,500£26,000-7% over 5yrs
Psychology
£26,000
£26,000£20,000£24,500-6% over 5yrs
Veterinary Science
£26,000
£26,000£22,000£26,500+2% over 5yrs
Combined
£26,000
£26,000£21,000£24,500-6% over 5yrs
Historical & Philosophical Studies
£25,000
£25,000£19,000£23,500-6% over 5yrs
Economics
£25,000
£25,000£22,500£26,000+4% over 5yrs
Engineering & Technology
£24,500
£24,500£29,500£32,500+33% over 5yrs
Architecture, Building & Planning
£24,500
£24,500£20,500£25,000+2% over 5yrs
Nursing
£24,500
£24,500£18,000£22,500-8% over 5yrs
Agriculture & Related
£24,000
£24,000£18,500£22,000-8% over 5yrs
Sociology
£24,000
£24,000£16,500£20,000-17% over 5yrs
Biological Sciences
£23,000
£23,000£18,500£23,500+2% over 5yrs
Physical Sciences
£23,000
£23,000£22,000£25,000+9% over 5yrs
General Studies
£21,500
£21,500£16,500£20,500-5% over 5yrs