Computer science and data: postgraduate courses compared

Median pay

Estimate: the computing master’s figure, adjusted by how University College London’s computing master’s graduates were paid compared with all universities (HESA survey of 2011/12 to 2016/17 leavers, 168 graduates, each salary brought up to date with its industry’s pay growth). Because that data is older, it counts for 40%; the other 60% comes from today’s undergraduate pay at University College London.

Range of pay

£37,000 to £68,200 after 1 year

£41,100 to £89,900 after 5 years

In work or study

82.9% after 5 years, all universities

95% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, University College London

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in computing in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample

Median pay

Estimate: the computing master’s figure, adjusted by how University College London’s computing master’s graduates were paid compared with all universities (HESA survey of 2011/12 to 2016/17 leavers, 168 graduates, each salary brought up to date with its industry’s pay growth). Because that data is older, it counts for 40%; the other 60% comes from today’s undergraduate pay at University College London.

Range of pay

£37,000 to £68,200 after 1 year

£41,100 to £89,900 after 5 years

In work or study

82.9% after 5 years, all universities

95% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, University College London

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in computing in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample

Median pay

Estimate: the computing master’s figure, adjusted by how University of Warwick’s computing master’s graduates were paid compared with all universities (HESA survey of 2011/12 to 2016/17 leavers, 26 graduates, each salary brought up to date with its industry’s pay growth). Because that data is older, it counts for 40%; the other 60% comes from today’s undergraduate pay at University of Warwick.

Range of pay

£37,000 to £68,200 after 1 year

£41,100 to £89,900 after 5 years

In work or study

82.9% after 5 years, all universities

93% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, University of Warwick

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in computing in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample

Median pay

Estimate: the computing master’s figure, adjusted by how University of Warwick’s computing master’s graduates were paid compared with all universities (HESA survey of 2011/12 to 2016/17 leavers, 26 graduates, each salary brought up to date with its industry’s pay growth). Because that data is older, it counts for 40%; the other 60% comes from today’s undergraduate pay at University of Warwick.

Range of pay

£37,000 to £68,200 after 1 year

£41,100 to £89,900 after 5 years

In work or study

82.9% after 5 years, all universities

93% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, University of Warwick

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in computing in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample

Median pay

Estimate: the computing master’s figure, adjusted by a quarter of the gap between University of Southampton’s computing undergraduates’ pay 5 years on (£66,200) and all universities in England (£40,600) (Department for Education, LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels).

Range of pay

£37,000 to £68,200 after 1 year

£41,100 to £89,900 after 5 years

In work or study

82.9% after 5 years, all universities

92% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, University of Southampton

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in computing in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample