EngineeringUK finds strong employment prospects for engineering and tech grads

The report found that almost three-quarters of graduates who studied engineering and technology (72.5 per cent) were in paid work for an employer 15 months after graduation, which is higher than that for graduates from all other subjects combined (69.7 per cent).

A significant proportion of those studying engineering and tech in higher education are going on to work in engineering, the report found. Of the engineering and technology graduates in paid work for an employer, 67.8 per cent went on to work in an engineering occupation, and most of these (66.5 per cent) are working in the engineering industry, up from 60 per cent reported last year.

Furthermore, researchers found that engineers were significantly more likely to agree that their degree was relevant to their job than non-engineering graduates. Longer term career prospects were also found to be ‘promising’ as engineers were significantly more likely to agree that they feel “on track” with their plans for the future compared to non-engineers.