Statistics - Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE)
Headline and summary statistics
| % employed 2004/05 to 2010/11 (all survey respondents) |
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| Academic year | Employed | Unemployed |
| 2010/11 | 74.5% | 7.6% |
| 2009/10 | 74.4% | 7.4% |
| 2008/09 | 72.4% | 7.6% |
| 2007/08 | 74.9% | 6.5% |
| 2006/07 | 77.0% | 4.7% |
| 2005/06 | 76.7% | 5.1% |
| 2004/05 | 76.3% | 5.3% |
| More free destinations tables: Statistical First Release 178 | ||
Full-time first degree leavers
Graphic from Press Release 180 - large version here (909x478)
Graphic from Press Release 180 - large version here (958x522)
Performance Indicators - Employment of full-time first degree leavers by institution
All survey respondents
| % employed by region of HEI 2010/11 | ||
| Region | Employed | Unemployed |
| England | 74.4% | 7.8% |
| North East | 75.6% | 8.0% |
| North West | 75.6% | 8.2% |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 73.6% | 7.1% |
| East Midlands | 75.3% | 7.0% |
| West Midlands | 76.1% | 8.4% |
| East of England | 73.8% | 7.7% |
| London | 71.9% | 9.1% |
| South East | 75.2% | 7.0% |
| South West | 74.6% | 6.5% |
| Wales | 74.8% | 7.1% |
| Scotland | 74.9% | 5.9% |
| Northern Ireland | 76.8% | 8.4% |
| Detail by country of HEI in Statistical First Release 178 | ||
| % employed by subject area 2010/11 | ||
| Subject area | Employed | Unemployed |
| Medicine & dentistry | 90.8% | 1.4% |
| Subjects allied to medicine | 86.1% | 4.4% |
| Biological sciences | 67.5% | 8.1% |
| Veterinary science | 86.8% | 6.4% |
| Agriculture & related subjects | 67.1% | 6.7% |
| Physical sciences | 62.0% | 9.2% |
| Mathematical sciences | 61.6% | 9.0% |
| Computer science | 68.2% | 12.7% |
| Engineering & technology | 73.1% | 8.8% |
| Architecture, building & planning | 77.5% | 7.9% |
| Social studies | 73.8% | 8.2% |
| Law | 61.5% | 7.1% |
| Business & administrative studies | 76.6% | 8.4% |
| Mass communications & documentation | 75.9% | 11.0% |
| Languages | 64.7% | 8.7% |
| Historical & philosophical studies | 63.2% | 8.5% |
| Creative arts & design | 70.5% | 10.8% |
| Education | 88.4% | 3.8% |
| Combined | 70.8% | 5.9% |
| Full-time first degree leavers by subject in Statistical First Release 178 | ||
| Activity 2009/10 and 2010/11 | ||
| Activity | 2009/10 | 2010/11 |
| Full-time paid work only | 52.5% | 51.4% |
| Part-time paid work only | 10.6% | 11.0% |
| Voluntary/unpaid work only | 1.7% | 1.9% |
| Work and further study | 9.6% | 10.1% |
| Further study only | 14.0% | 13.7% |
| Assumed to be unemployed | 7.4% | 7.6% |
| Not available for employment | 3.1% | 3.0% |
| Other | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| Breakdowns by level of study in Statistical First Release 178 | ||
Leavers in employment
| Occupations of leavers in employment 2009/10 and 2010/11 | ||
| Occupation | 2009/10 | 2010/11 |
| Managers and senior officials | 9.5% | 9.5% |
| Professional occupations | 33.9% | 33.1% |
| Associate professional and technical | 30.1% | 30.3% |
| Administrative and secretarial | 7.1% | 6.7% |
| Skilled trades | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Personal service | 5.4% | 5.7% |
| Sales and customer service | 8.5% | 8.7% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Elementary occupations | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| Occupation and Industry stats in Statistical First Release 178 | ||
Salaries
Early survey (six months after leaving)
2010/11 - SFR178 - Table 5 - average salaries by location of HEI
2010/11 Publication intro - Table K - Salary bands by gender
2010/11 Publication intro - Chart 9 - Salary bands by gender for full-time leavers
2010/11 Publication intro - Chart 10 - Salary bands by gender for part-time leavers
Longitudinal survey (3½ years after leaving)
Table 10 - Salary bands by level, mode, gender, mission group, country
Table 11 - Salary bands by level and subject
Definitions
2011/12 stats coming soon
The first release of 2011/12 DLHE data will be published on 27 June 2013
Please note that the survey changed significantly for 2011/12 leavers and the results will not be comparable with previous years. More information.
Latest 2010/11 DLHE statistics
Press Release 180 - 45% of full-time first degree leavers enter managerial & professional jobs
Free online data tables - Destinations of leavers by mode, level, domicile and gender 2002/03 to 2010/11
Publication Introduction - more tables and charts
Performance Indicators - Employment of leavers by institution. See these tables for percentage of 2010/11 leavers entering employement or
further study:
Table E1a full-time first degree
Table E1b part-time first degree
Table E1c full-time other undergraduate
Table E1d part-time other undergraduate
Table SE1 by subject
Table SE2 by entry qualification
Table SE3 by age on entry
Table SE4 by gender
Press release 179
Statistical
First Release 178 - Overview of survey
results 2006/07 to 2010/11 including Excel tables:
Table
1 - full-time leavers by level and
gender
Table 1a - England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Table
2 - part-time leavers by level and
gender
Table 2a - England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Table
3 - first degree graduates by subject area and gender
Table
4a - occupation (def) of full-time first
degree graduates entering employment in the UK by country of
institution and
subject area
Table
4b - industry (def) of full-time first
degree graduates entering employment in the UK by country of
institution and
subject area
Table
5 - UK
domiciled first
degree graduates entering
full-time
paid employment in the UK
by country of institution, mode of study and salary
Table
6a - full-time UK
domiciled leavers entering UK employment by location of
study and location of employment
Table
6b - full-time UK
domiciled leavers entering UK employment by domicile and location of
employment
All tables in one workbook
Older Statistical First Releases
Longitudinal Survey of 2006/07 graduates
Full Report - detailed tables
Introduction - summary tables and charts
Press Release 165 - summary results
Results of the next survey of leavers from 2008/009 will be published late August 2013
External sources
Higher Education Careers Services Unit
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Publications
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2011/12 publication coming late July 2013 Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Institutions 2010/11 Read the Introduction online - includes many more useful summary tables |
Destinations of
from HigherLeavers Education Institutions 
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2008/09 leavers' survey report coming late August 2013
Destinations
of Leavers from Higher Education Longitudinal Survey |
Destinations of
from HigherLeavers Education Institutions Longitudinal Survey 
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About the DLHE survey
The DLHE survey asks UK and EU domicile leavers what they are doing on a particular reference date roughly six months after graduation.
Full definitions
Data collection homepage for 2010/11 survey
2010/11 questionnaire
Response rates can be found in the Performance indicators and the Publication introduction (2009/10)
