The given table shows the destinations of UK undergraduate degree holders over a 4-year period from 2007 to 2010, and the chart provides information about income ranges for graduates by gender in the years 2009 and 2010.
Overall, the noticeable trend is that UK graduates tend to choose a full-time job throughout the period. This is clearly shown in the numbers, with the proportion at 64% in 2007 and 63% in 2010. In contrast, the destination with the lowest figure is part time employment and further study, at 9% in 2007 and remaining the least chosen option until 2010.
The destination with the second highest figure is ‘further study only’, far behind ‘full-time employment’ at 16% in the 2007 academic year. Showing little variation, this number increased and decreased by only about 1–2% in the following years.
A closer look at the ‘not employed’ and ‘part-time employment and study’ options reveals that their numbers have similar patterns with two other options, with slightly different numbers about 1-2% year by year. Nine in a hundred graduates in 2007 chose the part-time employment and study path, and eleven in a hundred bachelor degree holders chose to be unemployed.
Women graduates in the 2009–10 academic year mostly earned 20000–25000 USD, while men in the same academic year mostly earned 15000–20000 USD. However, a small percentage of male graduates earned over 40000 USD in salaries.