We asked graduates ‘how satisfied are you with your current salary level?’… the Energy & Utilities sector came in with the highest satisfaction ratings, with an average score of 8.03 (/10), whilst the Charity, Education & Public Services sector came in with the lowest score at 6.20.
However, when it came to other sectors, average salary satisfaction scores were fairly constant. As you can see from the graph, 39% of sectors scored between 7.74 and 7.40, whilst the other 50% scored between 7.12 and 6.62.
So what makes graduates working in the Energy & Utilities sector feel so much more satisfied with their salary level than those in the Charity, Education & Public Services sector? Let’s take a look at a few more of our statistics…
– Around 65% of graduates working in Charity, Education & the Public Services sector are female compared to 35% in the Energy & Utilities sector
– High salary is selected as the most important factor in a career by 18% of females and 27% of males
– Around 50% graduates working in the Energy & Utilities sector have masters or PhD qualification compared to around 25% working in the Charity, Education & Public Services sector
– 24% of graduates working in the Energy & Utilities sector chose their company because of high salary compared to only 2% in the Charity, Education & Public Services sector
We asked graduates working in the Energy & Utilities and the Charity, Education & Public Services sector to comment on their salary…
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“Salary is performance based, salary will increase one year into the graduate scheme depending on performance scores from quarterly reviews. “ Graduate, at Severn Trent |
“Tough to live on this little.” Marketing and Brand Assistant, Communications at Charityworks
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“There has been no confirmation of this but apparently the salary goes up to ~£40,000 once you go back to Rolls-Royce after the scheme (for RR sponsored grads).” nucleargraduate, Rolls-Royce at nucleargraduates
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“This salary is low compared to other graduate schemes but is still a good starting salary considering the amount that is paid for your place on the scheme, and your development. Councils willl often pay for you to do training. “ National Management Trainee, at National Graduate Development Programme
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“Good share and pension scheme.”
Income Expert, at Severn Trent
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“Bonus scheme where you can earn an additional £240 each month as well as quarterly compos for all expenses holidays! Only one pay rise a year but it is likely to be an 8% pay rise. (most companies may do two 2%/ 3% pay rises each year)” Assistant director, Bradley Stoke, Bristol at Explore Learning
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For more information on what sort of salaries you can expect as a graduate, take a look at our job reviews on a wide range of careers here!
When each graduate completes a job review with TheJobCrowd, we ask them a number of questions such as ‘what is most important to your career?’ or ‘how long do you expect to stay in your current job?’. These responses from thousands of grads have given us some great insights into what they’re really after.
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