Social Work (Wales)

The pay story

• £34,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
• £33,000Median, 3 years out (LEO)
• £38,000Median, 5 years out (LEO)

That 15-month median sits at the 91th percentile of 656 Social Sciences courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).

Graduate voice

• 96%Found their work meaningful
• 92%Felt on track with their career
• 95%In professional-level work

Where the pay comes from

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 1% of graduatescards →
• 50 / 100Business and Financial Project Management Professionals · 1% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 4% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare Professionals · 87% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 4% of graduatescards →