Architecture, Building & Planning
Architecture, Building & Planning
5 years after Graduation.
EXPLAINER NOTES BY ANDY GARDNER
Subjects covered include:
Architecture, Building, Construction Management, Landscape architecture , Planning (urban, rural & regional), Architectural Technology, Building surveying, Quantity surveying
General Median salaries to compare with below:
For all 24-29-year-olds in work in 2014-15: £20,800 WonkHE. For all ages, £27,600 in 2015 ASHE
Interesting points from the depths of the LEO spreadsheet:
Go Anglia Ruskin! Also London South Bank, which is in the lowest band of prior attainment, is above UCL, in the highest band of prior attainment, in terms of median earnings five years after graduation.
The majority of the courses in this sector have students in the mid and low prior attainment range, yet their earnings are very strong. Could SOCIAL MOBILITY actually be happening in this sector?
It’s not just about the money!
There are many reasons to go to university; love of a subject, independent and critical thinking, independent living (if affordable!). It’s not just about salary levels, however applicants must not be misled by general statements about a blanket graduate dividend, these can be clearly bogus. See information below.
For courses with a clear vocational link, check to see if there is a relevant apprenticeship standard:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/apprenticeship-standards and https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/institute-for-apprenticeships
https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsearch
Architecture, Building & Planning
Data Set

HE provider | Upper quartile | Median earnings | Lower quartile |
---|---|---|---|
Anglia Ruskin University | 50400 | 39500 | 30800 |
The University of Reading | 46900 | 37300 | 28700 |
The University of Westminster | 50600 | 37300 | 27500 |
Loughborough University | 45600 | 37000 | 30400 |
The Nottingham Trent University | 42900 | 33400 | 25500 |
University of Nottingham | 38700 | 33100 | 29500 |
The Robert Gordon University | 43500 | 33000 | 23500 |
The University of Salford | 42400 | 32900 | 24000 |
The University of Central Lancashire | 42100 | 32200 | 25200 |
Oxford Brookes University | 43600 | 31800 | 24900 |
Glasgow Caledonian University | 38600 | 31500 | 25800 |
Kingston University | 44300 | 31400 | 25100 |
Royal Agricultural University | 39500 | 31400 | 21900 |
London South Bank University | 42100 | 31200 | 21400 |
University College London | 42000 | 31100 | 23000 |
The University of Greenwich | 42600 | 30900 | 22000 |
The University of Northampton | 38100 | 30500 | 26300 |
University of the West of England, Bristol | 40500 | 30500 | 24800 |
Middlesex University | 36900 | 30400 | 17400 |
Southampton Solent University | 38300 | 30400 | 24600 |
Liverpool John Moores University | 39200 | 30000 | 22600 |
University of Northumbria at Newcastle | 39900 | 30000 | 21700 |
Cardiff University | 34000 | 29700 | 25100 |
The University of Bath | 32000 | 29600 | 26200 |
The University of Brighton | 40200 | 29600 | 22800 |
The University of Aberdeen | 42600 | 29600 | 22900 |
Coventry University | 40200 | 29500 | 20600 |
GB | 38400 | 29300 | 22300 |
The University of Cambridge | 43300 | 28900 | 13200 |
The University of Kent | 42300 | 28900 | 18700 |
Birmingham City University | 39400 | 28600 | 19300 |
Sheffield Hallam University | 35900 | 28400 | 22800 |
University for the Creative Arts | 30700 | 28000 | 20600 |
The University of Manchester | 37700 | 27900 | 21500 |
University of South Wales | 35100 | 27600 | 21200 |
Heriot-Watt University | 36000 | 27600 | 24600 |
Glyndŵr University | 31900 | 27500 | 18500 |
The Manchester Metropolitan University | 32600 | 27300 | 22300 |
Leeds Beckett University | 35600 | 27200 | 20600 |
The University of Strathclyde | 30400 | 27100 | 22000 |
The University of Wolverhampton | 36200 | 26700 | 18900 |
University of Derby | 30700 | 26500 | 21700 |
The University of Sheffield | 31700 | 26500 | 22300 |
Cardiff Metropolitan University | 29500 | 26500 | 21400 |
The University of Liverpool | 30400 | 26300 | 21500 |
University of Plymouth | 31900 | 26300 | 20600 |
London Metropolitan University | 32600 | 26200 | 17900 |
Glasgow School of Art | 32100 | 25900 | 18300 |
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 30700 | 25800 | 18800 |
The University of Bolton | 34900 | 25700 | 16900 |
The University of Portsmouth | 31600 | 25600 | 21200 |
The University of Edinburgh | 31500 | 25600 | 21100 |
Edinburgh Napier University | 34300 | 25200 | 18500 |
De Montfort University | 30800 | 24800 | 20700 |
The University of Dundee | 26800 | 23300 | 19600 |
The University of Lincoln | 30800 | 22500 | 18600 |
University of Gloucestershire | 27200 | 21400 | 14000 |
The University of Huddersfield | 28100 | 20500 | 15000 |