The table and charts illustrate data about the destinations and employment of graduates in the UK.
Overall, graduates working full-time represented the largest share in all the years examined, The most women earned $20,000-$24,999, while the biggest fraction of men earned slightly less.
Regarding possible destinations, first degree holders who worked full-time constituted the biggest share in the years given with their maximum of 64% in 2007. Meanwhile, people who were employed at a part-time job represented the lowest percentage, with its minimum amounting to 7% in 2010. Graduates who were unemployed and who decided to study further made up 11 and 16% in the first given year, and 13 and 17% in the last given year, respectively.
As for the salary bands, the highest one for women was $20,000-$24,999 with slightly more than 30%, while the share of men receiving this salary represented approximately a quarter. By contrast, the largest proportion of men, at nearly 30%, got paid $15,000-$19,999, whereas it was the second common option among female wages. The smallest salary of $5,000-$9,000 was earned by only 1% of both women and men. The quantity of men getting paid $10,000-$14,999 made up 19% which is quite similar to female’s share earning the same wages with 22%.
The higher the salary got, the lower the percentage was. To be more specific, the highest salary of more than $40,000 was registered only in the male section, accounting for only 2%. The second highest salary of $35,000-$39,999 was earned only by 1 and 2% of women and men, accordingly. The percentage of men who received $30,000-$34,999 and $25,000 -$29,999 made up 7 and 14%, respectively, which was slightly higher than the female indicators of 5 and 10%, accordingly.