University & Beyond Understanding the Graduate Job Market The Abbey School Thursday 23rd February 2017 University & Beyond
Martin Birchall Managing Director, High Fliers Research University & Beyond
High Fliers Research The Graduate Market in 2017 Annual review of graduate vacancies & starting salaries at Britain s leading employers Produced by High Fliers Research University & Beyond
Employers who Use our Research The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2016 Produced by High Fliers Research Limited
Employers who Use our Research The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2016 Produced by High Fliers Research Limited
Why do Students go to University? to study a degree subject they re interested in to enjoy university life and being a student to experience living away from home to become more independent to learn new skills and interests to help them get a good job and a successful career after university University & Beyond
What do Graduates do after University? 70,000 places each year for doctors, nurses, pharmacists, teachers & vets 25,000-30,000 places annually on graduate development programmes at the major national & international employers 75,000-100,000 direct entry places at organisations large and small up to 400,000 graduates will leave university in 2017 University & Beyond
Graduates from the Class of 2016 The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2016 Produced by High Fliers Research Limited
Universities in the Survey St Andrews A total of 18,353 final year Edinburgh Glasgow Strathclyde students were interviewed Newcastle in Durham Belfast February for the 2016 survey. Lancaster York Leeds Manchester Liverpool Sheffield Birmingham Cardiff Bristol Exeter Loughborough Aston Oxford Bath Southampton Nottingham Leicester Warwick Cambridge London Imperial College King s College School of Economics University College The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2016 Produced by High Fliers Research Limited
Finalists Plans for After University No definite plans Taking time off or going travelling 12% 10% 28% Expecting to start a graduate job Intending to do a postgraduate course 25% 3% 6% 16% Expecting to be looking for a graduate job Run own business Expecting to take other work The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2016 Produced by High Fliers Research Limited
Finalists Expecting to Join the Job Market in 2016 UNIVERSITY % UNIVERSITY % Aston 61 Newcastle 43 Bath 56 Nottingham 43 Belfast Queen s University 55 Leeds 41 Loughborough 55 Oxford 41 London School of Economics 52 Birmingham 40 Sheffield 52 Cambridge 40 London Imperial College 51 London King s College 40 Warwick 51 London University College 40 Strathclyde 49 Southampton 40 Leicester 47 Cardiff 39 Bristol 44 Liverpool 39 Durham 44 Glasgow 38 Exeter 43 St Andrews 38 Lancaster 43 Edinburgh 37 Manchester 43 York 37 The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2016 Produced by High Fliers Research Limited
Finalists Expecting to Join the Graduate Job Market in 2016 Computer science & IT 70% Engineering Business & management 58% 62% Law Languages Social sciences Science Arts & humanities 45% 40% 39% 37% 32% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percentage of finalists The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2016 Produced by High Fliers Research Limited
Finalists Graduate Job Applications in 2015-2016 CAREER SECTOR % CAREER SECTOR % Consulting 16.2 Human Resources 8.5 Marketing 14.6 Sales 7.9 Media 12.2 General Management 6.3 Research & Development 12.0 IT 4.7 Investment Banking 11.4 Retailing 4.7 Finance 11.4 Buying or Purchasing 4.0 Teaching 11.0 Transport or Logistics 3.2 Charity or Voluntary Work 10.7 Actuarial Work 2.3 Accountancy 10.0 Armed Forces 2.3 Law 9.9 Property 2.1 Engineering 8.9 Police 1.8 The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2016 Produced by High Fliers Research Limited
Preferred Type of Employer for First Graduate Job Major national or international company 46% Small or medium-sized firm Government or public sector organisation Academic institution Artistic institution or company Voluntary sector organisation Own business or freelance 20% 14% 8% 6% 4% 4% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percentage of job hunters The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2016 Produced by High Fliers Research Limited
Preferred Location for First Graduate Job 4% Overseas - 22% <1% 1% 2% 6% 3% 2% 5% 6% 1% 4% 46% The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2016 Produced by High Fliers Research Limited
Average Expected Graduate Starting Salary 2006-2016 25,000 22,500 20,300 21,700 22,700 22,300 22,000 22,600 22,600 22,800 23,000 23,700 24,100 20,000 17,500 15,000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2016 Produced by High Fliers Research Limited
Average Expected Starting Salaries UNIVERSITY AVERAGE UNIVERSITY AVERAGE London School of Economics 31,800 Strathclyde 23,500 Oxford 28,600 Leicester 23,400 London Imperial College 27,900 Manchester 23,300 Warwick 27,300 Edinburgh 23,100 Cambridge 26,600 Lancaster 23,000 Bath 25,400 Newcastle 23,000 London King s College 25,200 York 23,000 Bristol 25,100 Birmingham 22,900 Durham 25,100 Southampton 22,800 Aston 24,900 Leeds 22,700 St Andrews 24,600 Sheffield 22,600 Loughborough 24,300 Glasgow 22,000 Exeter 24,200 Belfast Queen s University 21,800 Nottingham 24,000 Liverpool 21,600 London University College 23,900 Cardiff 21,500 The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2016 Produced by High Fliers Research Limited
Finalists Expecting Starting Salary Computer science & IT Law Engineering Business & management Social Science Science Languages Arts & Humanities 27,600 26,400 25,900 25,000 24,600 23,500 22,500 21,400 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 Average expected starting salary The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2016 Produced by High Fliers Research Limited
Expectations by the Age of 30 Own your own house or flat 67% Be married Lived and worked in a different country 53% 53% Have achieved a professional qualification Had holidays in at least ten foreign countries Have completed a postgraduate course 43% 40% 40% Have children Have reached a senior management position Have worked for three or more organisations Repaid student debts and loans Be earning at least 100,000 per year Set up own business Have taken a career break 32% 30% 23% 23% 17% 16% 13% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percentage of final year students The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2016 Produced by High Fliers Research Limited
Average Graduation Debts 2006-2016 40,000 32,000 30,000 36,100 24,000 16,000 10,400 10,900 11,600 15,700 17,900 18,700 19,400 20,300 20,400 8,000 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2016 Produced by High Fliers Research Limited
2015 2015 2015 2015 1 1 PwC 26 20 BP 51 64 ExxonMobil 76 76 Network Rail 2 2 Aldi 27 26 Shell 52 81 Amazon 77 84 Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3 4 Teach First 28 35 Army 53 55 Newton Europe 78 87 Norton Rose Fulbright 4 5 Civil Service 29 29 Microsoft 54 34 Marks & Spencer 79 93 Lloyd s of London 5 3 Google 30 33 Clifford Chance 55 83 MI5 - The Security Service 80 54 Diageo 6 9 KPMG 31 36 Morgan Stanley 56 50 Slaughter and May 81 90 Grant Thornton 7 6 Deloitte 32 24 Tesco 57 63 Baker & McKenzie 82 61 Hogan Lovells 8 7 NHS 33 31 Arup 58 78 Nestlé 83 73 Siemens 9 8 EY 34 27 Procter & Gamble 59 48 Citi 84 86 Oxfam 10 10 BBC 35 51 RBS 60 66 Danone 85 NEW Irwin Mitchell 11 13 Unilever 36 39 Allen & Overy 61 85 Penguin Random House 86 45 European Commission 12 14 J.P. Morgan 37 53 Boston Consulting Group 62 58 Police 87 52 British Airways 13 12 GSK 38 32 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 63 NEW Santander 88 67 Local Government 14 25 Lidl 39 41 Linklaters 64 NEW Virgin Media 89 79 BlackRock 15 15 Goldman Sachs 40 42 Atkins 65 59 Deutsche Bank 90 89 Facebook 16 18 HSBC 41 43 Sky 66 100 Bank of England 91 46 Cancer Research UK 17 17 Accenture 42 40 Frontline 67 47 The Royal Navy 92 92 UBS 18 11 John Lewis Partnership 43 49 BAE Systems 68 62 Airbus 93 99 Credit Suisse 19 19 Jaguar Land Rover 44 37 Apple 69 96 Herbert Smith Freehills 94 NEW Savills 20 16 Barclays 45 38 Mars 70 97 AECOM 95 NEW Standard Life 21 22 McKinsey & Company 46 75 AstraZeneca 71 70 Boots 96 65 Bloomberg 22 28 L Oréal 47 44 BT 72 95 Wellcome Trust 97 80 Mondelez International 23 23 Rolls-Royce 48 69 Transport for London 73 NEW RAF 98 68 McDonald s 24 21 IBM 49 72 WPP 74 60 DLA Piper 99 NEW BMW 25 30 Lloyds Banking Group 50 56 Bain & Company 75 71 Mott MacDonald 100 94 BDO
The Graduate Job Market in 2017 University & Beyond
Graduate Recruitment 2007-2017 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007-17.8% -6.7% -0.8% 4.3% 1.6% 3.3% 7.9% 2.5% 2.8% 12.6% 10.1% -25% -20% -15% -10% -5% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Percentage annual change in graduate vacancies University & Beyond
Graduate Vacancies in 2017 By Sector or Industry SECTOR TOTAL Accounting & professional services 4,489 Public sector 4,287 Engineering & industrial 2,155 Investment banking 2,005 Armed Forces 1,580 Banking & finance 1,436 Retailing 1,313 IT & telecommunications 961 Law 789 Consulting 691 Media 545 Consumer goods 321 Oil & energy 160 University & Beyond
Graduate Starting Salaries 2007-2017 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 0 Median starting salaries 30,000 30,000 30,000 29,500 29,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 27,000 25,500 24,500 10,000 20,000 30,000 University & Beyond
Graduate Starting Salaries in 2017 By Sector or Industry SECTOR MEDIAN Investment banking 47,000 Law 43,000 Oil & energy 38,000 Banking & finance 32,500 Consulting 31,500 Accounting & professional services 30,000 Consumer goods 30,000 IT & telecommunications 30,000 Media 30,000 Retailing 30,000 Armed Forces 27,000 Engineering & industrial 26,500 Public sector 23,000 University & Beyond
31% of this year s vacancies will be filled by graduates who ve completed work experience with the organisation. University & Beyond
Vacancies likely to be filled by graduates who ve already worked for the employer Investment banking 77% Law Banking & finance Consumer goods Oil & energy 56% 52% 47% 41% Consulting IT & telecommunications Media Engineering & industrial Accounting & professional services Retail 33% 33% 32% 31% 29% 22% Public sector 8% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Percentage of total graduate vacancies available in sector University & Beyond
Likelihood of graduates with no work experience getting a job offer Very likely 5% Quite likely 39% Not very likely 47% Not at all likely 9% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Percentage of Top 100 graduate employers University & Beyond
Applications per Graduate Vacancy 2016 By Sector or Industry SECTOR APP/VAC Consumer goods 202 Media 103 Retail 75 Oil & energy 68 Banking & finance 61 Engineering & industrial 43 Investment banking 38 Public sector 26 Accounting & professional services 19 Consulting 18 ALL SECTORS 35 University & Beyond
Making the Most of University University & Beyond
Why is Career Planning Important? A-levels Career GCSEs University University & Beyond
I know what kind of job I want to do after university. I ve no idea what I ll want to do after university. University & Beyond
I know what kind of job I want to do after university... study a specific degree subject which prepares you for a particular profession or occupation aim for the very best course available courses could be at any university in the country what counts is their reputation with employers check that courses have a good employment record don t assume that because there are places on the course, there will be a similar number of jobs on offer University & Beyond
I ve no idea what I ll want to do after university... that s fine for 70% of graduate jobs, it doesn t matter what subject you study at university choose a subject you ll enjoy and will do well at try for the best university you can get into start job-hunting as early as possible at university make sure you get plenty of work experience do as many extra-curricula things as you can University & Beyond
Employers Minimum Academic Requirements in 2016 First class degree 0% 2.1 degree 67% 2.2 degree 9% Minimum UCAS tariff 19% No minimum academic requirement 20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percentage of Top 100 graduate employers The Graduate Market in 2016 Produced by High Fliers Research Limited
Most Targeted Universities in 2015-2016 UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY 1 28 Manchester 11 17 Birmingham 2 25 Nottingham 12 3 London Imperial College 3 6 Warwick 13 22 Edinburgh 4 20 Bristol 14 9 London School of Economics 5 1 Cambridge 15 13 Loughborough 6 2 Oxford 16 21 Sheffield 7 10 London University College 17 16 Southampton 8 5 Durham 18 7 Exeter 9 12 Bath 19 23 Newcastle 10 14 Leeds 20 27 London King s College The Graduate Market in 2016 Produced by High Fliers Research Limited
When the Class of 2016 Started their Job Search Final year of university Before university 23% 19% Penultimate year of university 30% 28% First year of university The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2016 Produced by High Fliers Research Limited
Final year students who d completed an internship or other work experience were three times more likely to have received a definite graduate job offer, compared with those who d had no work experience at all. University & Beyond
Finalists Experiences at University Active member of university society Undertook charity or voluntary work Been a senior member of university society Ran a student society event or social activity Went backpacking for a month or more Spent three months living in a foreign country Organised a student trip or expedition Took part in political campaigns or protests Worked as an Officer of Student Union Ran own business 39% 38% 29% 19% 16% 11% 8% 5% 4% 56% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percentage of finalists The UK Graduate Careers Survey 2016 Produced by High Fliers Research Limited
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