Mathematical Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
5 years after Graduation.
EXPLAINER NOTES BY ANDY GARDNER
Subjects covered include:
Mathematics, Operational research, Statistics
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 little penetration of old polytechnics into the higher median earnings here. Also, only two courses in England are in the low prior attainment band. All the others are mid or high. Sixth Formers with a strength in maths may also want to consider the new Data Analyst Apprenticeship
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
Mathematical Sciences
Data Set

HE provider | Upper quartile | Median earnings | Lower quartile |
---|---|---|---|
The University of Oxford | 64700 | 49900 | 37500 |
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine | 64200 | 48500 | 40300 |
London School of Economics and Political Science | 79500 | 46700 | 37200 |
University College London | 61600 | 46200 | 31500 |
The University of Cambridge | 61300 | 44700 | 31400 |
The University of Warwick | 56400 | 41100 | 30500 |
The University of Bristol | 59300 | 40200 | 29200 |
University of Nottingham | 51600 | 39400 | 29300 |
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College | 48900 | 38900 | 32300 |
The University of Bath | 53500 | 38700 | 29600 |
King's College London | 50500 | 36900 | 28600 |
University of Durham | 49200 | 36300 | 28600 |
The University of St Andrews | 52300 | 35300 | 28200 |
The University of Southampton | 44700 | 34700 | 28100 |
York St John University | 41800 | 34500 | 25900 |
The University of Manchester | 44300 | 34200 | 25700 |
The University of York | 44500 | 34000 | 24300 |
The City University | 40300 | 33500 | 28700 |
The University of Birmingham | 41900 | 33000 | 24700 |
The University of Sussex | 42000 | 32800 | 25100 |
The University of Kent | 41800 | 32600 | 28200 |
The University of Reading | 41700 | 32100 | 25200 |
Loughborough University | 44100 | 32000 | 26900 |
GB | 44100 | 31900 | 24600 |
The University of East Anglia | 39000 | 31500 | 25700 |
The University of Lancaster | 34300 | 31400 | 27100 |
The University of Leeds | 39200 | 31400 | 25000 |
The University of Surrey | 38800 | 31300 | 25800 |
The University of Brighton | 39800 | 31200 | 26000 |
The University of Edinburgh | 44100 | 31200 | 23200 |
Brunel University London | 42600 | 30400 | 23200 |
Heriot-Watt University | 41700 | 30400 | 25600 |
The Open University in England16 | 38200 | 29400 | 19000 |
The University of Sheffield | 40500 | 29400 | 22300 |
Swansea University | 30600 | 28600 | 23100 |
The University of Strathclyde | 33200 | 28600 | 23100 |
The Manchester Metropolitan University | 37900 | 28300 | 22500 |
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 35700 | 28300 | 23200 |
Cardiff University | 33700 | 28300 | 20400 |
The University of Stirling | 32900 | 28200 | 23900 |
Coventry University | 34700 | 28100 | 24600 |
The University of Keele | 33000 | 28000 | 22600 |
Queen Mary University of London | 36700 | 27800 | 19700 |
The University of Glasgow | 33700 | 27600 | 23500 |
The University of Greenwich | 34700 | 27100 | 19200 |
The University of Exeter | 36900 | 26800 | 22100 |
University of Hertfordshire | 44600 | 26800 | 19700 |
The University of Leicester | 31000 | 26800 | 22100 |
The University of Liverpool | 33700 | 26600 | 21300 |
The Nottingham Trent University | 34400 | 26300 | 23300 |
Sheffield Hallam University | 30700 | 25400 | 17800 |
University of Plymouth | 30200 | 25200 | 16700 |
University of the West of England, Bristol | 36700 | 24800 | 20700 |
The University of Central Lancashire | 33800 | 24700 | 20500 |
London Metropolitan University | 33600 | 24700 | 17800 |
University of Northumbria at Newcastle | 32000 | 24500 | 17700 |
University of Cumbria | 29800 | 24400 | 15800 |
The University of Dundee | 35000 | 24200 | 16500 |
Aberystwyth University | 28400 | 23700 | 19600 |
The University of Wolverhampton | 26900 | 23000 | 18400 |
The University of Portsmouth | 30600 | 22700 | 15800 |
University of Chester | 26400 | 22300 | 16700 |
Liverpool John Moores University | 34500 | 21700 | 18600 |
University of South Wales | 26300 | 19100 | 14900 |