Computer Science
57MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£28,000
SATISFACTION80%
CONTINUATION59%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS75%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 57% of the work its graduates go into (High).
Computer Science
BSc · The University of Essex · 3 years
CONTINUATION ALERT
41% of this course's students did not continue past year one. Worth asking the university about directly.
The pay story
- £28,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £33,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £45,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 41th percentile of 708 Computer Science courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).
Graduate voice
- 70%Found their work meaningful
- 70%Felt on track with their career
- 75%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 70% of graduatescards →
- 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
- 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 5 / 100Elementary occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).