Engineering news
Graduates of engineering courses are more likely to start their careers with higher salaries than graduates of other subjects, according to the
Times Good University Guide 2015.
The Guide, which is due for publication next month, compiles the salaries of graduates according to the course they have studied and six of the top ten highest graduate starting salaries are engineering disciplines.
The top engineering discipline, and second on the overall salary list, is Chemical Engineering at £29,582, followed by General Engineering at £26,362, Mechanical Engineering at £26,076, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering at £25,343, Electrical and Electronic Engineering at £24,639 and Civil Engineering at £24,524.
Law came only 47th out of the 66 courses with a starting salary of £19,598. Bottom of the list was Creative Writing at £16,903. The average overall starting salary is £21,982.
Chief Executive, of the IET, Nigel Fine,said: “It’s very encouraging to see that graduates beginning their engineering careers are starting on such good salaries.
“There has never been a better time to be an engineer: demand that far outstrips supply, competitive graduate salaries and fantastic career prospects are typical characteristics of the engineering profession today.”
Earlier this year,
a survey by the Engineering Council, the registration body for professional engineers and technicians, found that chartered engineers are paid an average of £63,000 a year, a 14.5% increase since 2010, the last time the research was carried out.