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Arts, creative arts and humanities : Languages

Who responded?

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

  • Female 4,540
  • Male 2,070
  • Total in survey 6,610
  • Total number graduating 8,105

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 44.4%
b In overseas employment 10.4%
c Working and studying 6.6%
d Studying in the UK for a higher degree 10.1%
e Studying in the UK for a teaching qualification 4.3%
f Undertaking other further study or training in the UK 5.9%
g Undertaking other further study or training overseas 0.9%
h Believed to be unemployed 8.4%
i Not available for employment, study or training 4.8%
j Other 4.2%

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 4,055 graduates - 2,855 female and 1,205 male.

Marketing, sales and advertising professionals 13.0%
Commercial, industrial and public sector managers 10.2%
Scientific research, analysis and development professionals 0.0%
Engineering professionals 0.5%
Health professionals and associate professionals 0.2%
Education professionals 5.9%
Business and financial professionals and associate professionals 12.8%
Information technology professionals 0.9%
Arts, design, culture and sports professionals 7.0%
Legal professionals 0.5%
Social and welfare professionals 2.6%
Other professionals, associate professional and technical occupations 3.0%
Numerical clerks and cashiers 2.0%
Other clerical and secretarial occupations 13.1%
Retail, catering, waiting and bar staff 16.1%
Other occupations 12.0%
Unknown occupations 0.3%

In detail: Marketing, sales and advertising professionals

The table below shows a more detailed breakdown of occupations within the marketing, sales and advertising professionals group.

Advertising and marketing executives 4.2%
Public relations officers 2.0%
Sales representatives and agents 2.0%
Sales controllers, administrators and co-ordinators 1.1%
Fundraising, campaigns and appeals organisers 0.7%
Market research analysts 0.7%
Buyers and purchasing officers 0.6%
Marketing associate professionals 0.5%
Other marketing, sales and advertising professionals 1.2%
Total marketing, sales and advertising professionals
13.0%

 

Further information

 
Written by HECSU and AGCAS
Date: 
October 2011
 
 
 
 

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