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Exhibition Manchester
06 & 07 February 2009
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Exhibition London
06 & 07 March 2009
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- National Graduate Recruitment
Exhibition London
29 & 30 May 2009
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Exhibition Birmingham
05 & 06 June 2009
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- National Work Placement
Exhibition London
08 October 2009
- National Work Placement
Exhibition Birmingham
29 October 2009
- National Work Placement
Exhibition Birmingham - Register Now!
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- National Work Placement
Payday for public sector jobs
Starting pay for graduates in the public sector is for the first time higher than that in the private sector, according to new research.
Management consultancy Hay Group's report, entitled First Rung: Graduate Pay Trends, found that the average graduate starting salary in the public sector this year will be £21,445 – seven per cent above the average private sector wage of £20,035.
Rob McPherson, pay analyst at Hay Group, said: ‘As we see a trend towards increasing professionalism in the public sector, management training schemes in public bodies such as the NHS and the civil service are paying graduates very competitive wages.’
The research discovered that engineering was the most highly paid graduate profession, with an average starting salary of £21,681 – seven per cent above average graduate pay of £20,306. Call centre and customer service jobs remain the worst paid for graduates, with pay 7.7 per cent below the norm at £18,746.
However, these figures are substantially higher than those revealed by the latest data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency, which looked at salaries earned by graduates who left university last year.
Average pay for graduates in employment – no matter what the job level or qualifications needed – was £18,000, up £1,000 on last year. Of those students, 29 per cent were in associate professional posts or technical occupations and a quarter were in professional occupations.
However, 16 per cent found themselves in administrative and secretarial occupations and 11 per cent were in sales and customer service jobs.
Of the graduates whose career paths were known to HESA, 63 per cent were in full-time work, 16 per cent were studying full-time, eight per cent were both working and studying and seven per cent were unemployed.
Management consultancy Hay Group's report, entitled First Rung: Graduate Pay Trends, found that the average graduate starting salary in the public sector this year will be £21,445 – seven per cent above the average private sector wage of £20,035.
Rob McPherson, pay analyst at Hay Group, said: ‘As we see a trend towards increasing professionalism in the public sector, management training schemes in public bodies such as the NHS and the civil service are paying graduates very competitive wages.’
The research discovered that engineering was the most highly paid graduate profession, with an average starting salary of £21,681 – seven per cent above average graduate pay of £20,306. Call centre and customer service jobs remain the worst paid for graduates, with pay 7.7 per cent below the norm at £18,746.
However, these figures are substantially higher than those revealed by the latest data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency, which looked at salaries earned by graduates who left university last year.
Average pay for graduates in employment – no matter what the job level or qualifications needed – was £18,000, up £1,000 on last year. Of those students, 29 per cent were in associate professional posts or technical occupations and a quarter were in professional occupations.
However, 16 per cent found themselves in administrative and secretarial occupations and 11 per cent were in sales and customer service jobs.
Of the graduates whose career paths were known to HESA, 63 per cent were in full-time work, 16 per cent were studying full-time, eight per cent were both working and studying and seven per cent were unemployed.
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