Birmingham is home to several of the West Midlands' large universities. An alternative to London and the South East, graduates find a range of opportunities waiting for them.
Competitive
BDO LLP
East Midlands, West Midlands, Yorkshire, Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham
Competitive
BDO LLP
East Midlands, West Midlands, Birmingham, Nottingham
Starting at £27,600
EY
South East, South West, London, West Midlands, North West, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Reading
£18,000 to £40,000 Yr 1
8G2V Recruitment Group Ltd
West Midlands, Birmingham
Competitive
BDO LLP
The East, East Midlands, West Midlands, Birmingham, Ipswich, Nottingham
Competitive starting annual salary
EY
South West, London, West Midlands, North West, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Yorkshire, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester
Competitive
EY
London, West Midlands, North West, Scotland, Yorkshire, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester
Competitive starting annual salary
EY
East Midlands, West Midlands, Birmingham
Competitive starting annual salary
EY
East Midlands, West Midlands, Birmingham
£31,000
3Lloyds Banking Group
South West, London, West Midlands, Scotland, Yorkshire, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Halifax, Leeds
£23,500 to £26,500
6QA Limited
West Midlands, Edgbaston
23,500 to 26,500
6QA Limited
West Midlands, Edgbaston
Competitive
graduate-jobs.com
South East, South West, London, The East, East Midlands, West Midlands, North West, North East, Yorkshire, Nationwide
Competitive + Benefits
graduate-jobs.com
South East, South West, London, The East, East Midlands, West Midlands, Wales, North West, North East, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Yorkshire, Nationwide
Paid work experience
EY
South East, South West, London, The East, East Midlands, West Midlands, Wales, North West, North East, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Yorkshire, Nationwide
The average graduate salary in Birmingham in September 2020 is £26,170 , based on analysis of all graduate jobs in Birmingham the past 3 months. The average graduate starting salary across the UK in September 2020 is £24,985 .
The latest graduate salary analysis 2020
Based on data gathered in the past three months we estimate that it is challenging to get a graduate job in Birmingham in September 2020, compared to other major locations.
Birmingham is our 3rd most popular location for graduates from a possible choice of 45. Birmingham is therefore ranked as 'popular' as a career destination for UK graduates and students.
In the past 18 months the Management sector has received the most job postings located in Birmingham , followed by Finance and Consultancy .
It could be suggested these are typically the type of graduate jobs you can get in Birmingham.
In the past 18 months EY, PwC and Capgemini UK Plc have advertised the most graduate jobs in Birmingham .
Birmingham is often referred to as the second city of the UK, and it is home to some of the best universities in the country.
Students who study there, and graduates who stay there, are part of a leading European city. So what impact does the city have on graduates' career ambitions and academic achievements, and how ready they are for the workplace?
We looked at data collected from graduates who registered to the site in the last five years and compared their preferred sectors, grades, and whether or not they had work experience to the rest of the UK. From the study, we found that Birmingham is able to compete not only with London, but the rest of the country as well.
Birmingham's universities and graduates are varied, but we can see from the most popular sectors for their graduates that they are right in line with the national average. Not only do they match the same sectors, but also the same order of popularity as the rest of the UK, with Management in the top spot, followed by Marketing, Banking, Advertising and PR and Finance.
One thing which stands out from the results is that Birmingham's graduates' career ambitions are extremely varied, and there is no one outstanding career choice. This can be seen in the small difference between the top five preferred sectors: there is just a 7.6 percentage point gap between Management, chosen by 32.5% of Birmingham graduates, and Finance, chosen by 24.9%.
Universities in Birmingham ring in at the second highest in the UK for awarding First Class degrees. A staggering 11.5% of graduates from Birmingham earn the top classification, putting the West Midlands second only to Manchester with 11.7%, and well over the 9.8% UK average.
As for 2:1s, they are not awarded as often as in cities like Sheffield and Liverpool, but at 56.7% Birmingham's graduates still exceed the national average of 48.1%.
Not only are Birmingham graduates second highest in the UK for achieving top classifications, they are also second highest in the UK for having earned work experience alongside their degrees.
An impressive 17.9% of graduates from Birmingham have work experience, surpassing the national average of 16.6% and only slightly behind Sheffield at 18.7%. No wonder Birmingham's graduates are sought after!
