The table provides the data about the destinations of UK first-degree graduates from 2007 to 2010, while the pie charts illustrate the proportion of salaries distribution between male and female for 2009 and 2010.
Overall, full-time employment had the highest percentages throughout the period, whereas part-time employment and study had the lowest percentages. Regarding salaries, men and women both earned mid-range salaries.
To begin with, in 2007, 64% of graduates were in full-time employment, this figure fell at 59% in 2009, before rising to 63% in 2010. The figure for part-time employment and study was 9% in 2007, which decreased marginally at 7% in 2010. 16% of UK graduates were in further study in 2007, which increased to 18% in 2009 before falling slightly to 2010 at 17%. The UK graduates, who were not employed was 11% in 2007, which rose to 15% in 2009, then fell in 2010 at 13%.
On the other hand, the largest proportion of female graduates earned between $20,000 and $24,000 at 32%, whereas male graduates only had 26% in the same salary category. Moreover, the proportion of men and women in several salary categories were quite similar. Nevertheless, similar proportion of both genders earned between $15,000 and $19,000.