Social Work

The pay story

• £35,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
• £30,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
• £34,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)

That 15-month median sits at the 95th percentile of 656 Social Sciences courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).

Graduate voice

• 95%Found their work meaningful
• 95%Felt on track with their career
• 85%In professional-level work

Where the pay comes from

• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare Professionals · 70% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 6 / 100Caring personal services · 15% of graduatescards →