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

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