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UK Universities: Fastest Salary Growth

Ranked by average salary increase from 15 months to 5 years after graduation. Universities with at least 3 subjects with progression data are included.

A high growth rate means graduates' earnings accelerate quickly — often a sign of strong career trajectories, employer demand, and professional development.

# University Avg Growth
1 The University of Oxford +57%
2 The University of Cambridge +53%
3 University of Bristol +51%
4 The University of Bath +43%
5 University of Exeter +41%
6 Queen Mary University of London +41%
7 University of Durham +38%
8 Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine +38%
9 The London School of Economics and Political Science +37%
10 University College London +36%
11 The University of Birmingham +35%
12 King's College London +35%
13 Loughborough University +35%
14 The University of Warwick +35%
15 University of Sussex +33%
16 The University of Kent +32%
17 The University of Nottingham +32%
18 The University of Manchester +31%
19 The University of Reading +31%
20 University of Southampton +31%
21 The University of Surrey +31%
22 The University of Leicester +30%
23 The University of Sheffield +30%
24 Cardiff University +29%
25 The University of Leeds +29%
26 Oxford Brookes University +29%
27 Aston University +28%
28 University of Newcastle Upon Tyne +28%
29 The University of St. Andrews +28%
30 Brunel University London +27%
31 City St George's, University of London +27%
32 The University of Edinburgh +27%
33 Bournemouth University +26%
34 University of York +26%
35 The University of Aberdeen +25%
36 The University of Lancaster +25%
37 The University of East Anglia +24%
38 The University of Glasgow +24%
39 Royal Holloway and Bedford New College +24%
40 University of Brighton +23%
41 Canterbury Christ Church University +23%
42 The University of Liverpool +23%
43 University of Wolverhampton +23%
44 The University of Dundee +22%
45 The University of Essex +22%
46 Heriot-Watt University +22%
47 Kingston University +22%
48 The University of Strathclyde +22%
49 University of Hertfordshire +21%
50 University of The West of England, Bristol +21%
51 University of Central Lancashire +20%
52 University of Keele +20%
53 Nottingham Trent University +20%
54 University of Portsmouth +20%
55 Swansea University +20%
56 Teesside University +20%
57 The University of Westminster +20%
58 Anglia Ruskin University +19%
59 Coventry University +19%
60 University of Wales Trinity Saint David +19%
61 Abertay University +18%
62 Bangor University +18%
63 University of Bedfordshire +18%
64 Liverpool John Moores University +18%
65 University of Plymouth +18%
66 University of Sunderland +18%
67 Cardiff Metropolitan University +17%
68 The University of Hull +17%
69 University of Lincoln +17%
70 Staffordshire University +17%
71 The University of Stirling +17%
72 Aberystwyth University +16%
73 The University of Cumbria +16%
74 Edinburgh Napier University +16%
75 Glasgow Caledonian University +16%
76 The University of Huddersfield +16%
77 The University of Salford +16%
78 University of Suffolk +16%
79 University of Greenwich +15%
80 London South Bank University +15%
81 The University of Northampton +15%
82 Sheffield Hallam University +15%
83 The Open University +15%
84 London Metropolitan University +14%
85 Robert Gordon University +14%
86 The University of The West of Scotland +14%
87 Manchester Metropolitan University +13%
88 Bath Spa University +12%
89 Birmingham City University +12%
90 De Montfort University +12%
91 Goldsmiths' College +12%
92 Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh +12%
93 Solent University +12%
94 Leeds Beckett University +11%
95 Middlesex University +11%
96 University of Northumbria At Newcastle +11%
97 University of South Wales +11%
98 The University of Bradford +10%
99 University of Chester +10%
100 University of Gloucestershire +10%
101 University of Winchester +10%
102 University of Derby +9%
103 Liverpool Hope University +9%
104 Edge Hill University +8%
105 University of The Highlands and Islands +8%
106 University of Worcester +8%
107 York St John University +7%

Data from Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and LEO (5 years) via Discover Uni 2024/25. Growth = average percentage increase across all subjects with data at each university.

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