Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Foundation Year
29MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£32,000
SATISFACTION94%
CONTINUATION75%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS75%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 29% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).
Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Foundation Year
BEng · University of Derby · 4 years
CONTINUATION ALERT
25% of this course's students did not continue past year one. Worth asking the university about directly.
The pay story
- £32,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £29,000Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £33,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 56th percentile of 1,186 Engineering and Technology courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).
Graduate voice
- 80%Found their work meaningful
- 80%Felt on track with their career
- 75%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
- 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 38 / 100Quality and Regulatory Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 20% 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).