Software Engineering
60MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£30,000
SATISFACTION77%
CONTINUATION88%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS75%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 60% of the work its graduates go into (Very High).
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Software Engineering
BEng · Sheffield Hallam University · 3 years
The pay story
- £30,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £28,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £39,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 58th percentile of 708 Computer Science courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).
Graduate voice
- 85%Found their work meaningful
- 85%Felt on track with their career
- 75%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 70% of graduatescards →
- 40 / 100Sales occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
- 28 / 100Engineering professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 5 / 100Elementary occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
- 3 / 100Process, plant and machine operatives · 5% 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).