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The Open University

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£31,000
SATISFACTION90%
CONTINUATION62%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS54%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 31% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).
CONTINUATION ALERT

The pay story

  • £31,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
  • £23,000Median, 3 years out (LEO)
  • £26,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)

That 15-month median sits at the 92th percentile of 834 History and Philosophy courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).

Graduate voice

  • 83%Found their work meaningful
  • 73%Felt on track with their career
  • 54%In professional-level work

Where the pay comes from

  • 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 4% of graduatescards →
  • 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 14% of graduatescards →
  • 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 9% of graduatescards →
  • 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 3% of graduatescards →
  • 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 11% 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).