Creative Writing and English Literature

The pay story

• £26,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
• £25,000Median, 3 years out (LEO)
• £30,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)

That 15-month median sits at the 50th percentile of 704 Languages and Area Studies courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).

Graduate voice

• 80%Found their work meaningful
• 40%Felt on track with their career
• 55%In professional-level work

Where the pay comes from

• 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 20% of graduatescards →