Real Earnings Data

Salary Explorer

Compare graduate earnings across every subject. Real salary data from HMRC tax records — 15 months, 3 years & 5 years post-graduation.

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21 subjects · Full-time · Starting salary (15 months)

Median Graduate Salary by Subject

Full-time graduates only · Click a bar to see top courses
Trajectory key:15 months3 years5 years
Medicine & Dentistry
£37,000
Education
£36,000
Computer Science
£30,000
£30,000£34,000+13% over 5yrs
Mass Communications & Documentation
£30,000
Languages
£30,000
£30,000£38,500£49,000+63% over 5yrs
Law
£29,500
£29,500£30,000£35,500+20% over 5yrs
Subjects Allied to Medicine
£28,000
£28,000£30,500+9% over 5yrs
Politics
£28,000
Psychology
£26,000
Veterinary Science
£26,000
£26,000£26,500+2% over 5yrs
Combined
£26,000
Historical & Philosophical Studies
£25,000
Economics
£25,000
£25,000£26,000+4% over 5yrs
Engineering & Technology
£24,500
£24,500£29,500£32,500+33% over 5yrs
Architecture, Building & Planning
£24,500
£24,500£25,000+2% over 5yrs
Nursing
£24,500
Agriculture & Related
£24,000
Sociology
£24,000
Biological Sciences
£23,000
£23,000£23,500+2% over 5yrs
Physical Sciences
£23,000
£23,000£25,000+9% over 5yrs
General Studies
£21,500
Top earning courses

Subjects Allied to Medicine

15 months after graduation · sorted by starting salary

1
Children's Nursing
London South Bank University
£32,000
£32,000···£30,000···£34,500
2
Paramedic Science
Whitefield Academy Trust
£30,000
£30,000···£32,500···£36,500
3
Nursing Studies (Mental Health)
Glasgow Caledonian University
£30,000
£30,000···£29,000···£34,000
4
Occupational Therapy
University of Brighton
£30,000
£30,000···£33,000···£35,000
5
Midwifery
Robert Gordon University
£30,000
£30,000···£32,000···£35,000
6
Hearing Aid Audiology
Anglia Ruskin University
£29,000
£29,000···£23,000···£26,500
7
Nursing (Adult)
Stratford College London Limited
£29,000
£29,000···£30,000···£33,500
8
Nursing (Adult)
The University of Essex
£28,500
£28,500···£29,500···£34,500
9
Nursing (Registered Nurse - Child)
University of Lincoln
£28,500
£28,500···£29,000···£32,000
10
Nursing (Adult)
Manchester Conservatoire of Creative and Performing Arts Limited
£28,500
£28,500···£22,000···£25,500
11
Occupational Therapy
Cardiff University
£28,500
£28,500···£26,500···£31,500
12
Biomedical Sciences
Bangor University
£28,500
£28,500···£32,500···£38,000
13
Nursing (Child Health and Mental Health)
University of Plymouth
£28,500
£28,500···£29,000···£31,500
14
Pharmaceutical Science
University of Lincoln
£28,000
£28,000···£27,500···£30,000
15
Dental Hygiene and Therapy
The University of Manchester
£28,000
£28,000···£29,000···£33,000
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