Computer Science
Computer Science
5 years after Graduation.
EXPLAINER NOTES BY ANDY GARDNER
Subjects covered include:
Computer science, Information systems and networks, Software engineering, Artificial intelligence, Health informatics, Games, Computer generated visual & audio effects
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:
Well done University of Hertfordshire, high median earnings from students in the lowest prior attainment band with an extremely large cohort. Like Architecture, Building and Surveying, there seems to be genuine Social Mobility going on here, with students in the middle or low prior attainment bands earning well above the national median average. BTW this sector has very well-developed Apprenticeships with many sixth formers now going onto Advanced, Higher or Degree Apprenticeships
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 https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/institute-for-apprenticeships
https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsearch
Computer Science
Data Set

HE provider | Upper quartile | Median earnings | Lower quartile |
---|---|---|---|
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine | 74700 | 51800 | 34100 |
The University of Cambridge | 70800 | 51300 | 38300 |
University College London | 53500 | 43700 | 36500 |
The University of Warwick | 49600 | 43600 | 34600 |
The University of Oxford | 73500 | 43000 | 34100 |
The University of Edinburgh | 54600 | 42700 | 29600 |
The University of St Andrews | 53400 | 40800 | 31300 |
The University of Bristol | 51200 | 40000 | 33700 |
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College | 42100 | 40000 | 32300 |
The University of Southampton | 53800 | 39800 | 28300 |
The University of York | 49500 | 39600 | 28800 |
The University of Reading | 46000 | 39500 | 30300 |
King's College London | 53400 | 38400 | 30500 |
The University of Glasgow | 46800 | 37800 | 24500 |
Oxford Brookes University | 41700 | 37600 | 26600 |
Loughborough University | 46900 | 36800 | 27900 |
University of Durham | 48300 | 36700 | 28600 |
The University of Manchester | 45900 | 36600 | 26200 |
The University of Bath | 45400 | 36300 | 27600 |
Queen Mary University of London | 48000 | 36300 | 30400 |
The Open University in England16 | 53300 | 36200 | 23500 |
The University of Strathclyde | 46500 | 35900 | 27300 |
The University of Birmingham | 42200 | 34700 | 28500 |
The City University | 44600 | 34000 | 23400 |
Bournemouth University | 41300 | 33500 | 25100 |
The University of Leicester | 44800 | 33500 | 27500 |
The University of Leeds | 44700 | 33200 | 25000 |
The University of Aberdeen | 36000 | 32800 | 20700 |
The University of Surrey | 46600 | 32500 | 27900 |
University of Nottingham | 49900 | 32400 | 22500 |
The University of Sussex | 40500 | 32400 | 25600 |
The University of Exeter | 36000 | 32000 | 25700 |
The University of Sheffield | 39400 | 31500 | 26400 |
Swansea University | 36200 | 31100 | 24600 |
The University of Brighton | 41100 | 30900 | 20200 |
Brunel University London | 41400 | 30500 | 22900 |
Heriot-Watt University | 43300 | 30500 | 19300 |
The University of Kent | 42600 | 30100 | 24400 |
Aston University | 42300 | 29900 | 20800 |
University of Hertfordshire | 37900 | 29400 | 22600 |
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 35000 | 29200 | 22500 |
The Nottingham Trent University | 37700 | 28700 | 20300 |
The University of East Anglia | 33500 | 28600 | 19300 |
The University of West London | 38000 | 28400 | 15800 |
The University of Stirling | 33000 | 28400 | 22800 |
University of the West of England, Bristol | 39500 | 28100 | 21200 |
London South Bank University | 34600 | 27800 | 15800 |
Goldsmiths College | 36100 | 27700 | 21200 |
The University of Essex | 35700 | 27600 | 18300 |
The University of Hull | 33600 | 27600 | 22100 |
Southampton Solent University | 33400 | 27500 | 21700 |
Cardiff University | 37600 | 27500 | 20800 |
University of Northumbria at Newcastle | 33600 | 27400 | 21900 |
University Campus Suffolk | 37100 | 27400 | 20300 |
Kingston University | 35800 | 27300 | 20400 |
Canterbury Christ Church University | 30600 | 27200 | 16200 |
University of Worcester | 30200 | 27200 | 22600 |
GB | 36000 | 27100 | 19200 |
Coventry University | 36200 | 27000 | 20200 |
The Robert Gordon University | 41400 | 27000 | 21600 |
Aberystwyth University | 39000 | 26900 | 20800 |
The University of Central Lancashire | 34000 | 26600 | 17600 |
The University of Lancaster | 36100 | 26600 | 22200 |
The University of Liverpool | 36000 | 26500 | 20500 |
Sheffield Hallam University | 34600 | 26400 | 19900 |
The University of Keele | 32900 | 26300 | 20000 |
Staffordshire University | 34200 | 26300 | 19500 |
London Metropolitan University | 31900 | 26200 | 17900 |
Buckinghamshire New University | 34700 | 26100 | 14600 |
Middlesex University | 32300 | 26000 | 16800 |
University of Plymouth | 32200 | 26000 | 18800 |
The University of Dundee | 40900 | 25900 | 15200 |
University of Wales Trinity Saint David | 30900 | 25700 | 21000 |
Roehampton University | 33500 | 25600 | 12900 |
University of Derby | 31300 | 25500 | 20000 |
The University of Portsmouth | 32900 | 25400 | 18600 |
The University of Salford | 30000 | 25300 | 17400 |
Cardiff Metropolitan University | 28100 | 25300 | 19000 |
Edge Hill University | 29800 | 25200 | 17900 |
The University of Greenwich | 33400 | 25000 | 17100 |
Birmingham City University | 30400 | 24800 | 17600 |
Anglia Ruskin University | 33000 | 24500 | 17900 |
Liverpool John Moores University | 32600 | 24500 | 18500 |
The University of Westminster | 32700 | 24400 | 17400 |
The University of Huddersfield | 30000 | 24300 | 17800 |
The University of Northampton | 31200 | 24300 | 16900 |
De Montfort University | 33500 | 24200 | 15700 |
University of Chester | 29700 | 24000 | 18800 |
University of Abertay Dundee | 32600 | 24000 | 17600 |
Edinburgh Napier University | 31100 | 24000 | 20100 |
University of Bedfordshire | 32900 | 23900 | 16300 |
The University of East London | 31700 | 23800 | 13400 |
Glasgow Caledonian University | 30500 | 23700 | 18600 |
Leeds Beckett University | 30800 | 23500 | 17800 |
The University of Wolverhampton | 28400 | 23400 | 16000 |
The Manchester Metropolitan University | 31300 | 23300 | 18200 |
University of Gloucestershire | 27300 | 23000 | 15500 |
Liverpool Hope University | 28700 | 23000 | 16300 |
Teesside University | 29200 | 22900 | 17400 |
Glyndŵr University | 25400 | 22800 | 17600 |
The University of Bolton | 24900 | 22200 | 13100 |
University of South Wales | 29400 | 22200 | 17000 |
The University of Sunderland | 29100 | 22000 | 15500 |
The University of Bradford | 27100 | 20700 | 16500 |
The University of Lincoln | 27300 | 20500 | 15400 |
The University of the West of Scotland | 27600 | 20100 | 13500 |
University of Cumbria | 30000 | 19800 | 17000 |