Engineering & Technology
Engineering & Technology
5 years after Graduation.
EXPLAINER NOTES BY ANDY GARDNER
Subjects covered include:
General engineering, Civil engineering, mechanical engineering, Aerospace engineering, Naval architecture, Electronic & electrical engineering, Production & manufacturing engineering, Chemical, process & energy engineering, Metallurgy, Ceramics & glass, Polymers & textiles, Materials technology, Maritime technology, Biotechnology
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:
Very few courses below the national average of median earnings. 30k plus median earnings from Derby and Harper Adams from the lowest prior attainment band – Well done! Be aware of local Engineering apprenticeship opportunities at Advanced, higher and Degree level.
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
Engineering & Technology
Data Set

HE provider | Upper quartile | Median earnings | Lower quartile |
---|---|---|---|
The University of Aberdeen | 59400 | 49000 | 34600 |
The Robert Gordon University | 62100 | 44200 | 28400 |
The University of Oxford | 54100 | 42800 | 32300 |
The University of Cambridge | 55300 | 41900 | 33800 |
University of the Highlands and Islands | 62300 | 41900 | 25800 |
Bournemouth University | 43900 | 39800 | 30100 |
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine | 55200 | 39700 | 32800 |
The University of Leicester | 47000 | 39300 | 28600 |
The Open University in England16 | 52400 | 39200 | 27900 |
The University of Bath | 46600 | 38100 | 32800 |
The University of Bristol | 44200 | 37700 | 31100 |
University of Durham | 43300 | 37200 | 31200 |
The University of Southampton | 42400 | 37200 | 29900 |
The University of Edinburgh | 48200 | 36700 | 29600 |
The University of Surrey | 41500 | 36000 | 29300 |
Loughborough University | 42400 | 35800 | 29900 |
The University of Brighton | 39900 | 35400 | 28300 |
King's College London | 48100 | 35400 | 23400 |
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 40900 | 35400 | 28100 |
University of Nottingham | 41700 | 35400 | 27700 |
Heriot-Watt University | 55300 | 35300 | 28700 |
University College London | 44200 | 35200 | 30000 |
The University of Strathclyde | 43900 | 34600 | 25800 |
The University of Sheffield | 39800 | 34400 | 27700 |
The University of Hull | 44400 | 34300 | 27900 |
The University of Exeter | 38800 | 34200 | 26700 |
Cardiff University | 39300 | 34200 | 28800 |
The University of Warwick | 41100 | 34100 | 28300 |
Glyndŵr University | 42100 | 33900 | 25500 |
The Nottingham Trent University | 39000 | 33400 | 26600 |
The University of Sunderland | 43600 | 33300 | 23300 |
Brunel University London | 40300 | 33100 | 25700 |
Oxford Brookes University | 43200 | 33100 | 22400 |
Edinburgh Napier University | 44100 | 32800 | 25300 |
The University of Glasgow | 40600 | 32800 | 27200 |
The University of Birmingham | 40600 | 32300 | 25300 |
Harper Adams University | 38900 | 32100 | 28500 |
University of Northumbria at Newcastle | 41300 | 32000 | 24800 |
Coventry University | 41300 | 31900 | 24000 |
The University of Liverpool | 39400 | 31800 | 25700 |
GB | 40500 | 31800 | 23400 |
University of Hertfordshire | 37200 | 31600 | 23500 |
The University of Leeds | 38800 | 31600 | 25500 |
The University of York | 36400 | 31300 | 25800 |
The City University | 38100 | 31200 | 22200 |
The University of Manchester | 39500 | 31200 | 25000 |
Aston University | 37900 | 31000 | 23100 |
University of Derby | 41900 | 31000 | 22100 |
Southampton Solent University | 37800 | 31000 | 21100 |
The University of Portsmouth | 38500 | 30900 | 23300 |
The University of Reading | 37600 | 30700 | 25500 |
The University of the West of Scotland | 41600 | 30500 | 22000 |
London South Bank University | 42900 | 30300 | 20300 |
The University of Northampton | 36400 | 30100 | 21500 |
The University of Wolverhampton | 35200 | 30100 | 23900 |
Swansea University | 38400 | 30100 | 24300 |
Queen Mary University of London | 39500 | 30000 | 22000 |
Sheffield Hallam University | 37800 | 29800 | 23900 |
The University of Dundee | 41900 | 29800 | 25000 |
Liverpool John Moores University | 38400 | 29700 | 22300 |
The University of Lancaster | 42900 | 29300 | 23400 |
University of the West of England, Bristol | 37000 | 29200 | 22000 |
The University of Sussex | 36100 | 29100 | 22900 |
The University of East London | 39600 | 29000 | 12100 |
University of South Wales | 36200 | 29000 | 20500 |
University of Plymouth | 36800 | 28800 | 19600 |
University of Wales Trinity Saint David | 41000 | 28800 | 20800 |
Kingston University | 38600 | 28500 | 20900 |
Glasgow Caledonian University | 37200 | 28200 | 20600 |
Anglia Ruskin University | 40800 | 27800 | 19200 |
The University of Central Lancashire | 37300 | 27600 | 20100 |
The University of Westminster | 37800 | 27300 | 17900 |
The University of Greenwich | 38500 | 26900 | 16000 |
The University of Bradford | 36700 | 26700 | 20100 |
The University of Salford | 32500 | 26600 | 19600 |
The Manchester Metropolitan University | 32100 | 26200 | 20500 |
University of Abertay Dundee | 31900 | 26100 | 18000 |
Birmingham City University | 33000 | 25800 | 18600 |
London Metropolitan University | 30300 | 25200 | 14400 |
The University of Huddersfield | 35300 | 25000 | 17300 |
Buckinghamshire New University | 32200 | 23200 | 15500 |
Ravensbourne | 31800 | 23200 | 14500 |
De Montfort University | 30000 | 22500 | 17400 |
Leeds Beckett University | 31200 | 22500 | 16900 |
Staffordshire University | 29000 | 22500 | 16700 |
Teesside University | 38700 | 22300 | 15000 |
The University of Bolton | 31500 | 21500 | 15000 |
University of the Arts, London | 27200 | 21100 | 12200 |
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts | 27700 | 20700 | 18000 |
Cardiff Metropolitan University | 35200 | 20200 | 15000 |
Bath Spa University | 27600 | 19300 | 13000 |