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Arts, creative arts and humanities : History

Who responded?

The figures below tell you how many people graduated in 2009/10 with a history degree, how many answered the survey and what the gender balance is for this cohort.

  • Female 4,235
  • Male 4,015
  • Total in survey 8,255
  • Total number graduating 10,030

What were graduates doing six months after graduating?

Below is the breakdown of activities that graduates from 2009/10 were doing after they graduated, whether that was working, studying or looking for work.

a In UK employment 50.5%
b In overseas employment 2.4%
c Working and studying 6.9%
d Studying in the UK for a higher degree 13.2%
e Studying in the UK for a teaching qualification 2.9%
Undertaking other further study or training in the UK 5.8%
Undertaking other further study or training overseas 0.5%
Believed to be unemployed 8.5%
i Not available for employment, study or training 4.7%
j Other 4.7%

What types of work did they go into?

This is a breakdown of the types of work graduates who were working full or part time, voluntary or unpaid, or combining work with further study in the UK went into, based on 4,940 graduates - 2,620 female and 2,320 male.

Marketing, sales and advertising professionals 7.8%
Commercial, industrial and public sector managers 10.0%
Scientific research, analysis and development professionals 0.1%
Engineering professionals 0.5%
Health professionals and associate professionals 0.4%
Education professionals 4.1%
Business and financial professionals and associate professionals 9.9%
Information technology professionals 0.9%
Arts, design, culture and sports professionals 4.5%
Legal professionals 0.7%
Social and welfare professionals 3.5%
Other professionals, associate professional and technical occupations 3.7%
Numerical clerks and cashiers  2.7%
Other clerical and secretarial occupations 12.7%
Retail, catering, waiting and bar staff  21.3%
Other occupations 16.8%
Unknown occupations 0.5%

In detail: Commercial, industrial and public sector managers

The table below shows a more detailed breakdown of occupations within the commercial, industrial and public sector managers group.

Retail and wholesale managers 1.3%
Managers and proprietors in other services not elsewhere classified 1.0%
Publicans and managers of licensed premises 0.6%
Sales managers 0.6%
Charity officers 0.5%
Restaurant and catering managers 0.5%
Other commercial, industrial and public sector managers 5.5%
Total commercial, industrial and public sector managers
10.0%

 

Further information

 
Written by HECSU and AGCAS
Date: 
October 2011
 
 
 
 

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