Creative and Professional Writing

The pay story

• £24,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
• £20,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
• £23,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)

That 15-month median sits at the 18th 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

• 55%Found their work meaningful
• 65%Felt on track with their career
• 50%In professional-level work

Where the pay comes from

• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 10% of graduatescards →