UK Universities: Best Starting Salary

Ranked by average graduate salary 15 months after graduation. This measures what graduates earn right out of the gate — before career progression kicks in.

Starting salary rankings often differ from 5-year rankings. Some universities place graduates into high-paying roles immediately (finance, consulting, tech), while others produce graduates whose earnings accelerate over time.

#	University	Avg Starting	5yr Median	Top Earning Subject
1	Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine London	£45,250	£53,500	Computing (£70,000)
2	The London School of Economics and Political Science London	£42,750	£55,500	Politics (£50,000)
3	Birkbeck College London	£37,625	£31,500	Computing (£47,500)
4	The University of St. Andrews Total	£35,375	£38,500	Computing (£50,000)
5	The University of Cambridge East of England	£35,045	£46,500	Computing (£55,000)
6	The University of Oxford South East	£34,864	£42,500	Business and management (£52,000)
7	University College London London	£33,962	£42,500	Computing (£45,000)
8	City St George's, University of London London	£33,100	£41,000	Business and management (£35,000)
9	Buckinghamshire New University South East	£32,667	£28,000	Business and management (£49,000)
10	The University of Bath South West	£32,050	£46,500	Computing (£39,000)
11	University of Durham North East	£31,962	£41,000	Computing (£41,500)
12	The University of Warwick West Midlands	£31,667	£39,000	Computing (£40,000)
13	Loughborough University East Midlands	£31,600	£42,500	Computing (£38,000)
14	King's College London London	£31,538	£42,500	Computing (£35,000)
15	Queen Mary University of London London	£30,792	£39,500	Medicine and dentistry (£36,000)
16	The Open University South East	£30,667	£31,000	Computing (£36,000)
17	Heriot-Watt University Total	£30,389	£37,500	Computing (£33,000)
18	University of Exeter South West	£30,167	£40,000	Computing (£39,000)
19	University of East London London	£30,125	£27,500	Politics (£41,000)
20	University of Bristol South West	£30,036	£43,500	Computing (£38,000)
21	The University of Edinburgh Total	£29,967	£35,500	Languages and area studies (£38,000)
22	The University of Leeds Yorkshire and The Humber	£29,821	£35,000	Medicine and dentistry (£37,500)
23	The University of Birmingham West Midlands	£29,817	£34,500	Medicine and dentistry (£36,250)
24	The University of Nottingham East Midlands	£29,750	£39,500	Medicine and dentistry (£37,000)
25	London South Bank University London	£29,688	£30,500	Allied health (£32,000)
26	The University of Leicester East Midlands	£29,600	£34,500	Medicine and dentistry (£37,000)
27	The University of Surrey South East	£29,600	£41,000	Mathematical sciences (£33,000)
28	Glasgow Caledonian University Total	£29,571	£32,500	Architecture, building and planning (£34,500)
29	The University of Northampton East Midlands	£29,450	£27,500	Engineering (£52,000)
30	Staffordshire University West Midlands	£29,417	£25,500	Business and management (£52,000)
31	The University of Glasgow Total	£29,250	£30,000	Computing (£39,000)
32	Brunel University London London	£29,222	£36,500	Biosciences (£33,500)
33	University of Southampton South East	£29,188	£42,000	Medicine and dentistry (£38,000)
34	The University of Manchester North West	£29,063	£34,000	Computing (£40,000)
35	University of York Yorkshire and The Humber	£29,038	£34,000	Computing (£35,000)
36	University of Greenwich London	£29,000	£31,000	Engineering (£37,000)
37	Leeds Beckett University Yorkshire and The Humber	£28,909	£28,000	Business and management (£44,000)
38	University of The Highlands and Islands Total	£28,844	£23,500	Computing (£45,000)
39	The University of Lancaster North West	£28,786	£36,000	Medicine and dentistry (£37,000)
40	Aston University West Midlands	£28,667	£39,500	Architecture, building and planning (£32,000)
41	The University of Aberdeen Total	£28,600	£30,000	Medicine and dentistry (£38,000)
42	Middlesex University London	£28,429	£29,500	Engineering (£36,500)
43	Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh Total	£28,333	£27,000	Medical sciences (£30,000)
44	University of Newcastle Upon Tyne North East	£28,327	£36,000	Medicine and dentistry (£37,000)
45	Royal Holloway and Bedford New College South East	£28,250	£31,500	Computing (£35,000)
46	The University of Sheffield Yorkshire and The Humber	£28,250	£36,000	Medicine and dentistry (£37,500)
47	Cardiff University Total	£28,156	£33,500	Medicine and dentistry (£37,000)
48	The University of Dundee Total	£28,154	£30,500	Medicine and dentistry (£40,000)
49	The University of The West of Scotland Total	£28,125	£28,000	Health and social care (£37,000)
50	The University of Kent South East	£28,083	£36,000	Computing (£35,000)
51	Robert Gordon University Total	£28,056	£32,500	Engineering (£35,000)
52	Kingston University London	£28,000	£33,000	Economics (£34,000)
53	The University of Liverpool North West	£27,967	£33,500	Medicine and dentistry (£37,000)
54	University of Hertfordshire East of England	£27,962	£33,000	Allied health (£32,000)
55	University of Sussex South East	£27,818	£34,500	Computing (£30,000)
56	The University of Bradford Yorkshire and The Humber	£27,750	£29,000	Health and social care (£29,250)
57	The University of West London London	£27,750	£27,500	Business and management (£29,000)
58	The University of East Anglia East of England	£27,607	£29,500	Medicine and dentistry (£37,500)
59	The University of Reading South East	£27,607	£36,000	Architecture, building and planning (£32,000)
60	University of Northumbria At Newcastle North East	£27,571	£28,500	Engineering (£31,000)
61	University of Portsmouth South East	£27,500	£32,000	Architecture, building and planning (£33,000)
62	Swansea University Total	£27,389	£31,000	Computing (£30,000)
63	Glyndwr University Total	£27,375	£28,000	Engineering (£30,000)
64	The University of Essex East of England	£27,364	£30,500	Mathematical sciences (£30,000)
65	Birmingham City University West Midlands	£27,350	£27,500	Economics (£32,000)
66	Oxford Brookes University South East	£27,339	£32,500	Engineering (£31,750)
67	University of Brighton South East	£27,333	£33,000	Engineering (£30,000)
68	The University of Strathclyde Total	£27,286	£34,000	Computing (£33,000)
69	University of The West of England, Bristol South West	£27,233	£30,000	Engineering (£31,000)
70	University of Central Lancashire North West	£27,212	£26,500	Economics (£34,000)
71	Birmingham Newman University West Midlands	£27,167	£22,500	Education and teaching (£29,000)
72	Bournemouth University South West	£27,143	£33,500	Engineering (£29,000)
73	Sheffield Hallam University Yorkshire and The Humber	£27,133	£30,500	Engineering (£30,000)
74	Coventry University West Midlands	£27,117	£31,500	Mathematical sciences (£31,000)
75	Abertay University Total	£27,000	£27,250	Computing (£30,000)
76	Anglia Ruskin University East of England	£27,000	£28,500	Architecture, building and planning (£31,000)
77	University of Plymouth South West	£26,971	£30,500	Medicine and dentistry (£38,000)
78	University of Suffolk East of England	£26,900	£24,500	Medical sciences (£28,500)
79	University of Keele West Midlands	£26,885	£29,000	Medicine and dentistry (£38,000)
80	University of Wolverhampton West Midlands	£26,861	£25,500	Engineering (£30,000)
81	Nottingham Trent University East Midlands	£26,853	£30,000	Engineering (£30,500)
82	Goldsmiths' College London	£26,833	£30,000	Computing (£30,000)
83	Canterbury Christ Church University South East	£26,682	£27,500	Medical sciences (£29,000)
84	The University of Chichester South East	£26,625	£25,000	Health and social care (£28,500)
85	The University of Cumbria North West	£26,600	£26,000	Medical sciences (£28,500)
86	The University of Hull Yorkshire and The Humber	£26,596	£30,000	Languages and area studies (£30,000)
87	The University of Salford North West	£26,538	£26,500	Architecture, building and planning (£30,000)
88	Edge Hill University North West	£26,500	£26,500	Computing (£30,000)
89	Solent University South East	£26,500	£27,500	Engineering (£30,000)
90	The University of Westminster London	£26,438	£29,000	Business and management (£27,500)
91	University of Derby East Midlands	£26,429	£26,000	Engineering (£32,000)
92	The University of Stirling Total	£26,429	£29,000	Languages and area studies (£32,000)
93	Teesside University North East	£26,375	£26,500	Engineering (£30,000)
94	London Metropolitan University London	£26,286	£28,000	Computing (£29,000)
95	Cardiff Metropolitan University Total	£26,250	£28,000	Health and social care (£28,500)
96	The University of Huddersfield Yorkshire and The Humber	£26,208	£27,500	Engineering (£30,000)
97	Liverpool John Moores University North West	£26,167	£27,500	Engineering (£29,500)
98	University of Gloucestershire South West	£26,125	£27,500	Business and management (£28,000)
99	Manchester Metropolitan University North West	£26,125	£26,500	Engineering (£31,750)
100	University of Wales Trinity Saint David Total	£26,100	£23,000	Architecture, building and planning (£30,000)
101	University of Lincoln East Midlands	£26,000	£27,000	Engineering (£30,000)
102	University of Bedfordshire East of England	£25,900	£26,500	Health and social care (£28,000)
103	Edinburgh Napier University Total	£25,900	£30,000	Engineering (£30,500)
104	University of Worcester West Midlands	£25,722	£26,500	Computing (£30,000)
105	University of Sunderland North East	£25,700	£23,500	Allied health (£29,000)
106	De Montfort University East Midlands	£25,673	£27,500	Allied health (£28,500)
107	Bangor University Total	£25,550	£24,500	Engineering (£30,000)
108	Aberystwyth University Total	£25,542	£27,000	Languages and area studies (£30,000)
109	Liverpool Hope University North West	£25,429	£25,000	Business and management (£27,000)
110	Falmouth University South West	£25,333	£23,500	Computing (£26,500)
111	University of Chester North West	£25,295	£25,500	Health and social care (£28,250)
112	University of Winchester South East	£25,222	£26,500	Health and social care (£28,000)
113	Leeds Trinity University Yorkshire and The Humber	£24,833	£24,000	Business and management (£25,500)
114	University of South Wales Total	£24,813	£26,500	Engineering (£28,000)
115	Bath Spa University South West	£24,643	£25,500	Education and teaching (£26,500)
116	York St John University Yorkshire and The Humber	£24,125	£24,500	Allied health (£28,500)

Starting salary from Graduate Outcomes survey (15 months after graduation) via Discover Uni 2024/25. Universities with at least 3 subjects with data are included.

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