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Career & Outcomes

Start with what a student earns and can work, then what's in demand, how to pivot, and the specialist professional routes counsellors get asked about.

Sources: UK Job Market report (Apr 2026) · HESA Graduate Outcomes · GOV.UK · professional bodies

A UK degree still adds roughly £100k over a career, but it gets a graduate to the starting line, not the finish. The 2025–26 market has tightened — general management, media and marketing are harder; tech, finance, healthcare and regulated professions hold up. For cautious families, steer toward employability-embedded programmes (placement years, degree apprenticeships) and be honest that outcomes depend on the student, not just the university name.